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Vacations and time-sharing schedules in Florida

 When we talk about vacations, we of course mean holidays like new year’s eve, Christmas, spring break, and indeed all periods that we traditionally understand to be part of national vacations. However, they can also mean trips that the children undertake with one of the parents, maybe to another country, to another city, and the list goes on. Vacations can be a wonderful occasion for both the parent and the children alike since they have the opportunity to share and bond without the stresses of work and school. Parents who have been divorced or separated from their spouse know that who gets to share with the kids during the vacation period can become an issue. Such a situation is far from uncommon, as parents many times struggle to get along or are in the middle of a divorce process that hasn’t finished yet, holidays with the kids can become a real source of pain and anxiety for the parents. Having said that, it is much better if the parents were to work together or at least agree on

Mandatory disclosures in Florida

Family cases tend to be complicated as a lot of issues have to be settled, including financial ones. Things like alimony, child support, asset division, and property have to be taken into consideration when contemplating a dissolution of a marriage. What makes it hard to settle such issues is that both parties will logically try to protect their finances, but nevertheless, transparency is key in these kinds of cases, and it’s there where mandatory disclosures come in. What are mandatory disclosures in Florida Mandatory disclosure is the process in which financial information is disclosed within both parties in a family law case. This procedure is established by the Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.285, and the purpose of such rule is to ensure that each party will be fully informed about the financial circumstances of the other party, before any possible settlement of the case through mediation, negotiation, or trial. Mandatory disclosure must be exchanged by the parties w