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It is difficult to say how much your divorce will cost, but will be determined by the issues and complexity of the issues in your particular case. Also, the cost will vary depending on whether your spouse is "hotly contesting" any of the specific issues, such as each party's time sharing with their minor children.

The court costs must be paid prior to filing. However, in a contested divorce our office will accept payments over a specified period of time, which will be written into the retainer agreement. Attorney's fees are also based on the comparative ability to pay. So if your spouse has a greater ability to afford an attorney, that is, if your spouse's income is greater than yours, we will ask the court to award you attorney's fees and costs.

When a neutral third party tries to help you, your spouse and the lawyers for each of you resolve all the issues involved in your divorce. It is normally court ordered, with the parties splitting the cost of mediation. Mediation normally last one-half to one full day.

Florida Statute Section 61.13002 addresses temporary timesharing modification and child support modification due to military service, that is, if a parent is activated, deployed or temporarily assigned to military service for more than 90 days. Furthermore, for this statute to apply, the parent's ability to comply with timesharing must be materially affected as a result of his or her military service commitment. If the parent meets this criteria, the parent may designate a person or persons to exercise their timesharing with the child on the parent's behalf.

The administration of a decedent's (person who has died) estate begins with the filing of a Petition for Administration by an interested person, normally the personal representative named in the decedent's Last Will and Testament (may be called Executor in other states). The Petition for Administration must be verified, that is, be signed in the presence of a notary, and should contain the allegations required by the Probate Rules of Procedure. The Will must accompany the Petition unless it has already been filed with the probate court. The personal representative is a fiduciary, that is, acting for the benefit of the decedent, and is sometimes generally described as a trustee. The Order Appointing the Personal Representative requires that the personal representative make and file an Oath to faithfully administer the estate.