Grand Old Opry
Q I am the mother of a lovely 12-year-old young woman. Her father and I were never married but lived together for several years, before and after her birth. During our relationship I worked, and still work as a schoolteacher. He never worked. His father however, is a multi-millionaire who has a face and voice which everyone in the world would More...
At the Mall, and to the Max
I love the Town Center mall. I don’t shop a lot, but when I do… that is where you can find me. And there I was one recent evening in search of presents for my secretary and paralegal. My wife Bonnie was More...
The Shaft
Q. I think that the judge in my case is about to give me the shaft. My case was set for trial a couple of days ago. Everything was ready to go, and I was looking forward to getting my divorce case behind More...
Child Support Guidelines
Q: What are “Child Support Guidelines” forFlorida residents? How do they work? Does it matter how much people make, whether or not both parents are working? I read in your recent column that judges More...
Death’s Door
By: Dr. Mike Gora As my wife Bonnie and I came away from the front door of a local steak house where we had dinner with our friends Kathy and Joe on August 15th my iPhone called me to attention. I noticed then More...
Bye, Bye Bucks
By: Dr. Mike Gora Q My husband and I used to have a lot more money then we do now. After a year of litigation and a two-week trial, we have spent about two million dollars on lawyers, accountants and psychologists More...
Trading Places
By: Mike Gora Q: When my husband and I got married, he had a great career going in real estate sales and I was a neophyte real estate attorney, in my own practice, barely making ends meet. That was 15 years ago. About More...
The Prenuptial
By: Mike Gora Q. I met this nice man who is about my age on “Frumster.Com” a dating site for orthodox Jewish people. I am financially very secure, and have children of my long marriage with the love of More...
Understanding “Removal”
By: Mike Gora Q: My wife and I have been going through a difficult divorce for some time. We have a mediation coming up. We have two boys. We have agreed to a “Parenting Plan” in which I have More...
Changes in the System
The architecture of the legal system in Florida underwent a sea change on July 1, 2012. No, it was not the acceptance of gay marriage or any other major change in your rights. The Florida Supreme Court ordered More...