Once a parenting plan is approved, most Tennessee parents file it away and move on. What many don't realize is that the plan can come with a yearly obligation built right into it. The form used for parenting plans in Tennessee includes language that requires parents to exchange income information every year and recalculate child support, if needed. It's one of the most commonly forgotten parts … [Read more...] about Do Tennessee Parents Have to Recalculate Child Support Every Year?
When Can You Modify Child Support in Florida?
A child support order is based on the facts at the time it was entered. Incomes change, jobs change, and schedules change, so it's common for Florida parents to wonder whether the amount they pay or receive still fits their situation. Florida allows parents to modify child support when there has been a substantial change in circumstances, and it uses specific numbers to measure whether a change is … [Read more...] about When Can You Modify Child Support in Florida?
Does a Florida Parenting Plan Include Child Support?
It's one of the most common points of confusion for parents going through a divorce or paternity case in Florida. You spend weeks working out a parenting plan, and then you learn child support isn't in it. That's by design. In Florida, the parenting plan and child support are handled in separate documents. Understanding how the two fit together makes the process easier to follow and helps you … [Read more...] about Does a Florida Parenting Plan Include Child Support?
Collaborative Process and Mediation vs Litigation: Client Agency
One common warning clients receive from their attorneys is that litigation is pricey. The back and forth between opposing counsels, hours spent drafting motions and then responses to said motions, etc. It's true but not what I'm interested in discussing today. Instead, I'm interested in drawing attention to another key benefit that mediation holds over litigation: a client's agency in the … [Read more...] about Collaborative Process and Mediation vs Litigation: Client Agency
Now Offering Services in Tennessee
The Eaton Family Law Firm is proud to announce that we have expanded our services to Tennessee. We offer mediation as well as child time-sharing & support with a focus on Collaborative Divorce practices saving you the headache, financial burden, and lack of control that can follow from typical litigation. As with our Florida office, our Tennessee office is based on the principles of compassion … [Read more...] about Now Offering Services in Tennessee
Neuroscience & Mediation
Back in August, Mediate.com released an article about neuroscience and valuable insights gathered from research that can improve the mediation process. The writer, Lucia Kanter St. Amour, is a member of the Neuroleadership Institute and a long time expert on matters of dispute resolution and negotiation. While reading the article, I was reaffirmed to see that the techniques our firm has developed … [Read more...] about Neuroscience & Mediation