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News and Notes- LAWYER Magazine Publishes Cordover Article on Collaborative Divorce
- Cordover Presents on Collaborative Divorce to Tampa Bay Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
- Adam Cordover Nominated for 2013 HCBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
- Adam B. Cordover Guest Speaker at Bay Area Volunteer Lawyers Program Event
- Attorney Adam B. Cordover Presents at Tampa Collaborative Divorce Training
Category Archives: Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Tampa Collaborative Divorce: Cordover Presenter at Training
On March 22, 2013, Tampa Bay attorney Adam B. Cordover led a discussion, along with Tampa Family Law Associate Administrative Judge Catherine M. Catlin, on Hillsborough County’s Collaborative Family Practice Law Administrative Order. The panel took place at the 2013 … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Orders, The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A.
Tagged collaborative divorce, collaborative facilitator, collaborative family law, collaborative financial professional, Collaborative Law, collaborative mental health professional, collaborative practice, Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce, Tampa Bay Collaborative Family Law
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Pinellas County’s Standing Notice for Family Law Cases with Minor Children
When you file a family law case in a Tampa Bay court that involves children (such as divorce, paternity, or modification of a parenting plan), you will get a standing notice or order which prescribes how parents should treat one … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Orders, Family Law Explanation
Tagged child custody, child custody case, child custody determination, Clearwater, co-parenting, concurrent custody, divorce, Florida child custody, parental responsibility, Parenting Course, parenting plan, paternity, Pinellas County, relocation, shared parental responsibility, St. Petersburg, temporary child custody
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Mandatory Disclosure in Florida Family Law Cases
The Florida Supreme Court provides the following commentary on Mandatory Disclosure in Florida family law cases: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, requires each party in a dissolution of marriage to exchange certain information and documents, and file a … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Family Law Explanation, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Tagged adoption, alimony, child support, contempt, divorce, enforcement, equitable distribution, family law procedure, financial affidavit, mandatory disclosure, property division, simplified dissolution of marriage
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Florida Divorce – Time to Respond to a Petition
It is important for every person who is served with a Florida petition for dissolution of marriage to respond to the petition in a timely manner. The petition, which sets out what a person wants a judge to do (such … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law Explanation, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Tagged adoption, child custody, child custody case, child support, contested divorce, divorce, equitable distribution, Florida child custody, florida divorce, Florida family law pleadings, parenting plan, petition for dissolution of marriage, property division, relocation, Tampa Bay Divorce Attorney, temporary child custody, time-sharing
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PRESS RELEASE: Tampa’s Chief Judge Signs Administrative Order on Collaborative Divorce
“They call it Collaborative Divorce. It’s apparently all the rage right now.” Jason Bateman’s character spoke these lines in the 2007 hit Juno, and now the practice has come to Tampa. On July 31, 2012, Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Orders, Collaborative Divorce, Family Law Explanation, Family Law News
Tagged collaborative attorney, collaborative divorce, collaborative family law, collaborative financial professional, Collaborative Law, collaborative mental health professional, collaborative practice, Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce, Tampa Bay Collaborative Family Law
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Chief Judge of Hillsborough County Endorses Collaborative Model in Administrative Order
Tampa’s Chief Judge Manuel Menendez has signed Administrative Order S-2012-041 endorsing the collaborative model of alternative dispute resolution for divorce and other family law cases in Hillsborough County. From the administrative order: The Florida Supreme Court recognized that family cases … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Orders, Collaborative Divorce, Family Law News
Tagged collaborative attorney, collaborative divorce, collaborative family law, collaborative financial professional, Collaborative Law, collaborative mental health professional, collaborative practice, Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce, Tampa Bay Collaborative Family Law
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Tampa’s Edgecomb Courthouse to be Closed During Republican National Convention
Hillsborough County’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit has posted its administrative plans for operations during the Republican National Convention. Although essential court services will be available at other locations, there will be no hearings, trials, or other court events from August 27 to … Continue reading
Tampa’s Head Family Law Judge Endorses Collaborative Process
Judge Catherine M. Catlin, Associate Administrative Judge of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit’s Domestic Relations Division, recently lead a round table discussion sponsored by the Collaborative Divorce Institute of Tampa Bay (“CDITB”). Judge Catlin relayed, among other things, that she encourages … Continue reading
Hillsborough County Announces New Judicial Assignments
Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, recently entered Administrative Order A-2012-24, which outlines new judicial assignments for Hillsborough County. Below are the assignments for the Family Law Division, effective June 25, 2012: Division A … Continue reading
Hillsborough Clerk Provides Update to e-Filing Status
I’ve recently been writing about e-Filing in Tampa Bay Family Law cases. Many attorneys, like myself, are pushing for swift and comprehensive implementation of e-Filing (the option of filing documents electronically through the internet rather than sending a paper copy … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Orders, Family Law News
Tagged clerk of the court, e-filing, Hillsborough County, Tampa
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