Barefoot Beach, FL Divorce Law Firms & Lawyers

This is a good example of the issues facing women as they consider divorce. You should probably squirrel away three months cash for living. The court can be asked to order the husband to pay temporary spousal and child support, but that will not come immediately. Is there a family member you can live with? Or a friend who knows your circumstances and will split or charge decreased rent. You will also have to determine how to pay your lawyer's retainer. Some lawyers used to working with women in your situation automatically apply to the court to have the husband pay their bill. Sometimes this is granted, sometimes not. You need to confer with a family law lawyer soon. If your divorce planning has gone this far, it is likely so has his.

The decree of divorce should contain a provision that awards the vehicle to you or to your husband, and which provides that he should sign off on the title in your favor if the vehicle is in his name. It sounds like you have the vehicle, but you may have difficulty registering it in your name if your husband will not sign over the title to you. The decree might be sufficient for the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a duplicate title in your name. The decree could also authorize the clerk of the court to sign over the title to you, if your husband refuses to do so.

A QDRO is required to divide an interest in a pension or other retirement asset, telling the plan administrator how to split the payments. If a retirement asset was awarded to your ex-wife, either in whole or in part, a QDRO is not optional, but you should have an attorney review it before signing, as there are different ways of calculating the distributions and you don't want to pay more than necessary.