See today’s article from the Sun Sentinel concerning the failure of alimony reform in the 2017 legislative session. Politics makes strange bedfellows, as demonstrated by an accord reached by The Florida Bar and alimony reform advocates. But even though the one-time adversaries reached reconciliation over a controversial alimony overhaul, the proposal is dead for this […]

The first step to becoming a competent co-parent is to put your child’s needs ahead of your own. Research shows that children who have had equal time with both their mother and father grew into adults who had higher self-confidence and fewer trust issues. Children can benefit from guidance and advice from both parents. It […]

A recent article in the Huffington Post came up with several ways to deal with different political views in a marriage. Some of the ideas include the following: Don’t make the politician a surrogate for your spouse. In other words, just because they have different political views does not mean they are similar in everyway […]

Recently, we took over a case for a gentleman who was not 100% cooperating with the divorce court regarding his divorce documents. At some point, the Judge, in laymen’s terms kind of threw out his case. At the end of the day the client did not show up for his divorce trial held in Fort […]

Mr. Schantz has recently been rated as an AV Preeminent Attorney in family law by Martindale.com. Mr. Hale Schantz and Laura Schantz law practice is limited to family law matters such as Divorce, Child Custody, Paternity, High Net Worth Divorces, and all other family law type of matters. For a free consultation the family law […]

A recent client came in to talk about getting divorced in Florida. As a government employee she accumulated a fairly substantial pension. The question came up because she was the person who accumulated her pension while her husband did not save one dime of retirement assets. Unfortunately, Florida Divorce law is fairly clear when it […]

Many people wait until after January 1st of each year to file their divorce in Florida. Nobody could be blamed for not wanting to deal with a divorce until after the holidays. Divorces are emotionally draining situations for both Husbands and Wives. No matter how simple or complex if is a great idea for a […]

So how do you protect children from drug or alcohol abusing parents? With holiday’s in full swing, many parents with substance abuse problems cannot or will not stop using drugs or alcohol. The holidays are the perfect time for people with substance abuse issues to let go of all inhabitations. As everyone should be aware, […]

One of the many issues that comes up in a divorce matter with children is the fact that one spouse uses illegal narcotics or prescribed narcotics to excess. It is easy to understand that a parent who wants timesharing with their children cannot in any way justify the use of cocaine, heroin, LSD, ketamine or […]

Posted on Huffington Post on July 14, 2015 a Therapist gives advice how to be a Superhero during your divorce. Protect the children. Be careful and fair in your dealings. Connect with friends who divorces when fairly smooth. People do crazy things when getting divorced. Try not to rehash the infidelity and cheating. It will […]