Qualified Domestic Relations Order-QDRO
Michael Costantino • May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019
In Florida, upon getting divorced a spouse is entitled to a portion of the other spouse’s retirement benefits. Florida Statute § 61.076 (1) governs the distribution of retirement plans upon the dissolution of marriage. This statute provides that “All vested and non vested benefits, rights, and funds accrued during the marriage in retirement, pension, profit-sharing, […]
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By Michael Costantino
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July 25, 2020
New Horizons Law, P.A. is still practicing Family Law, but this pandemic has completely changed the way that Florida Family Law attorneys practice; as well as the manner in which you, the Florida Family Law litigants, are able to gain access to our legal system.
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By Michael Costantino
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December 31, 2019
Guardians in Florida Family Law It is quite common for a new or potentially new client to state that my friend just got divorced and he or she got a very favorable custody arrangement and time sharing schedule mainly due to the report of a Guardian ad Litem. Next this new or potentially new client […]
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By Michael Costantino
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November 23, 2019
In 2001, the Florida Supreme Court recognized that our family law cases were in need of “a system that provided non-adversarial alternatives and flexibility of alternatives; a system that preserved rather than destroyed family relationships; . . . and a system that facilitated the process chosen by the parties.”[1] In 2016, the Florida Collaborative Law […]
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