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Datz Reappointed As Co-Chair To AAML's Law Practice Management & Technology Committee
For the second year, Lawrence Datz, a Board Certified Family Law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, has been appointed as Co-Chair of the Law Management and Technology committee for the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML). The committee is responsible for looking at the future of family law practice from a holistic management prospective, such as…
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Women Most Likely To Initiate Divorces In U.S.
According to a 2020 study by the Pew Research Center, women initiated 69% of divorces in the United States. This has been the case for decades, and the trend is only expected to continue. According to Lawrence Datz, a Jacksonville attorney who has been in the family law practice for 40 years, there are a…
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Cryptocurrency Has Made It Difficult To Divide Assets In Divorce Settlements
The use of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in divorce settlements is a relatively new phenomenon, but it is one that is becoming increasingly common. The major problems with this type of asset is the anonymity of cryptocurrencies can make them attractive to spouses who are trying to hide assets from their ex-partners, and the volatility…
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Who Gets the Pet In A Divorce?
In most cases, pets are often considered to be part of the family, almost like children. That’s why the question of who gets “custody” of the family pet may become hotly contested in a divorce. While the term “custody” is associated with children in a divorce, family pets are not treated like children under the…
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Transgender Issues And Divorce
Does being transgender affect divorce? Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court recognized the right of same gender couples to marry in Obergefell v. Hodges, one might assume gender is of little or no significance in a divorce. After all, if one can marry, certainly one ought to be able to divorce. The idea of a…