LaVia Law

09/01/2024

A little LaVia Law Team building outing for the long weekend. Happy Labor Day y’all!

08/18/2024

For a fun conversation about family law, check out "I'm Just Hear to Listen" with Juming Delmas.

In this episode, we introduce Jennifer LaVia, an expert in family law, who guides us through some of the most pressing issues surrounding divorce, child cust...

08/18/2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgNeV2Z9-n0

In this episode, we introduce Jennifer LaVia, an expert in family law, who guides us through some of the most pressing issues surrounding divorce, child cust...

05/15/2024

Wednesday Wisdom: Sat Cito Si Recte - “Soon Enough if Done Rightly”

Sat Cito Si Recte (pronounced saht see-to see rayk-yay), which means “Soon enough if done Rightly.” We are sometimes impatient about how long it takes a judge to decide a case, but it is more important for the decision to be RIGHT than for it to be fast.

05/06/2024

Myth Monday with Momo:

I can appeal my case whenever I want.

The truth: All appeals have a deadline. The order you want to appeal should tell you when the deadline is (often it is 30 days, but sometimes it is shorter). Also, in most family law cases you can’t appeal without a transcript of your hearing. This means that if you didn’t have a court reporter and the hearing wasn’t recorded, your appeal will probably be denied.

05/01/2024

Today's word(s) is "Child Support Guidelines."

Florida uses Child Support Guidelines to calculate child support. In most cases, the income of the parents, the cost of daycare, and the cost of health insurance are plugged into an Excel spreadsheet that does the calculations automatically.

Have more questions about child support? Check out our blog on our website for a quick read with lots of info on child support! https://www.lavialaw.com/post/what-is-child-support.

04/29/2024

Myth Monday: Child support ends when my child turns 18.

Truth: If your child turns 18 and is still in high school and expected to graduate before turning 19, child support continues until the child graduates. Child support may also continue after the child turns 18 if the child is disabled.

04/12/2024

Jennifer LaVia will be out of the office next week for some family time! If you need anything urgently, you can call the office at (850) 570-8069 to get in touch with our firm administrator.

04/03/2024

Ready for a little Lunch and Learn for Word Wednesday?!

Today's Word is "Indigence" or "Civil Indigence."

“Civil Indigence” is a fancy term for poverty. In family law cases, some fees, like court filing fees, can be waived for people who are indigent. In Florida courts, someone is indigent if they earn less than twice the Federal poverty level and meet other qualifications based on assets and liabilities. For example, in a household with one person, the poverty line is $15,060 and indigence would be $30,120. You can find the 2024 poverty guidelines at
https://aspe.hhs.gov/topics/poverty-economic-mobility/poverty-guidelines

04/02/2024

Such a wonderful opportunity getting to work with the Legal Aid Foundation, a fabulous group of attorneys, LAF employees, and FSU students to help many clients with various legal needs at the Mobile Law Clinic. This amazing group was able to help 23 individuals with legal issues ranging from family law, expungement, landlord/tenant, insurance issues, property/probate & trusts.
The Legal Aid Foundation will be holding its next Mobile Law Clinic on April 10th from 12:00 - 2:00 at Jack McLean Community Center. Check out the flyer for more information! (If you look closely, you might see a familiar face 😉)

04/01/2024

It's a Math Myth Monday!
Myth: If I make $1,000 biweekly, I make $2,000 a month, which is $24,000 a year.

Truth: Seems right, but it's wrong! If you make $1,000 biweekly, then you get paid $1,000 every two weeks. There are 52 weeks in a year, which means you get 26 paychecks a year (not 24). So you're really making $26,000 a year! To figure out what you make monthly, divide $26,000 by 12 months = $2,166.67 per month.

03/29/2024

Happy Friday! Still have burning questions about injunctions? Check out our blog written by Jennifer LaVia on Domestic Violence Injunctions (DVI)!
https://www.lavialaw.com/post/what-is-a-domestic-violance-injunction