I am getting a divorce; Do I need to hire an attorney?
I would recommend hiring an attorney because in the divorce, everything has to be split equally. You have debts, you have assets. If you have a mortgage on your home, if you have equity in your home, if you have a car. If you have children, you have child support. They can help facilitate the division of all these assets and debts, and they can also help facilitate a reasonable time sharing plan and child support for the children if they're involved as well.
How is a legal separation different from a divorce?
In Florida there is no legal separation, there is only divorce, so I would recommend speaking with an attorney if you're thinking about divorce, or some type of separation because you have assets and liabilities that continue to accrue until the date you file for divorce. If you are thinking about that, I would speak with an attorney because the assets and liabilities would continue to accrue, there is no legal separation, so if you're separated for two years and you win the lottery, that would be a marital asset.
