Florida Unmarried Couples

  • Collaborative “Divorce” for Unmarried Couples

    ByGoodblatt • Leo Hours Categories Collaborative Divorce, Divorce, Family Law

    In decades past, most couples’ relationships followed a similar progression pattern: start dating, get engaged, get married, buy a home, then have children. Today, although many couples continue to follow this pattern, it is not unusual to see unmarried couples purchase homes and have children together. Sometimes, these couples marry later and in other cases, they never marry. For many years, same sex couples could not marry, which left them without many of the legal protections enjoyed by heterosexual couples. If you are not married, you cannot get divorced. The divorce process provides couples with a set of legal guidelines for determining how their assets will be divided. Some decisions are out of the couple’s hands, such as their timesharing agreement for their children. But…

  • The Rights of Unmarried Couples in Florida

    ByGoodblatt • Leo Hours Categories Divorce, Family Law, Parenting Plans, Timesharing

    Many couples eventually decide to marry at some point in their relationship, especially including now same-sex couples who may now marry nationwide. However, some couples decide not to legally marry, for a variety of reasons. Unmarried couples still have very limited legal rights in Florida. The exception concerns unmarried couples and their children; the law provides many protections in that area. Property Rights The property rights of married spouses are codified in law, and they may also be specified in other documents such as prenuptial agreements. Couples who are not married, but cohabitate, do not have statutory rights to each other’s property, therefore it is a good idea to draw up a property agreement with the help of an lawyer. The longer you live together,…