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The Family Law Source Linda I. Braithwaite, Attorney, Board Certified in Marital and Family Law, Collaborative Family Law With her unique experience and qualifications, Ms. Ms.

Braithwaite, Attorney at Law, with The Family Law Source PA has more than 20 years of experience in the practice of law in the state of Florida, and she is Board Certified in the area of Family Law. Braithwaite promotes the Collaborative Family Law approach and is a member attorney of Next Generation Divorce, a group of collaborative divorce professionals in the Tampa Bay area. During the collaborative process, the parties are committed – from the start – to a avoiding litigation against each other and resolving all issues through negotiation. Braithwaite has a wealth of experience in all aspects of family law, including in divorce, child custody arrangements, support matters, prenuptial agreements, and domestic partnerships, as well as in criminal defense and bankruptcy matters arising from divorce. Braithwaite also has been a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator since 1998. As a certified mediator, Ms. Braithwaite serves as a neutral facilitator and guides parties through the process – this role allows Ms. Braithwaite to utilize her legal experience to discover new solutions to sometimes long and difficult disputes.

Does getting married automatically make you responsible for your partner's prior debt? While pre-marital balances genera...
10/10/2026

Does getting married automatically make you responsible for your partner's prior debt? While pre-marital balances generally stay individual, joint loans and state community property rules can change things. Learn how marital debt works.

Marriage can change how debt affects your finances, so it's important to know where the responsibility falls.

Building your family through adoption? From terminating parental rights to completing mandatory court filings and finali...
10/03/2026

Building your family through adoption? From terminating parental rights to completing mandatory court filings and finalization hearings, an adoption attorney helps protect your legal rights every step of the way. Learn more about navigating the adoption process.

https://adoption.com/adoption-laws/adoption-attorneys/?

How might child welfare proceedings change for tribal families? A new model state law aims to provide consistent rules f...
09/26/2026

How might child welfare proceedings change for tribal families? A new model state law aims to provide consistent rules for state courts handling cases under the Indian Child Welfare Act. Discover how this could impact family law nationwide.

The Uniform Law Commission is proposing a state-level update of ICWA, the federal statute passed in 1978 to protect tribal children families.

Affordable childcare is essential for working parents, yet federal subsidy waitlists have more than tripled in two years...
09/19/2026

Affordable childcare is essential for working parents, yet federal subsidy waitlists have more than tripled in two years. As funding changes hit state programs, many families face difficult financial choices. Explore how these shifts impact low-income families nationwide.

The Child Care and Development Fund, the U.S. government's main source of funding to help low-income families pay for childcare, serves over 1.6 million children in a typical month.

"Gray divorce" brings unique financial challenges, including dividing pension rights, updating estate plans, and re-eval...
09/12/2026

"Gray divorce" brings unique financial challenges, including dividing pension rights, updating estate plans, and re-evaluating Social Security benefits. Understanding how your marital property is split ensures your retirement remains secure.

Divorcing after 50? Use this gray divorce checklist designed to protect your finances, retirement, and assets – before you sign anything.

Premarital and postmarital agreements allow couples to define how debts, property, and personal assets will be handled d...
09/05/2026

Premarital and postmarital agreements allow couples to define how debts, property, and personal assets will be handled during and after marriage. These legal contracts help establish clear financial roles and protect separate interests rather than relying on standard state laws. Understanding what rights can be protected—and what limits exist—helps ensure both partners enter the agreement with full clarity.

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Transferring property during divorce may be tax-free initially, but future sales can trigger significant capital gains l...
08/29/2026

Transferring property during divorce may be tax-free initially, but future sales can trigger significant capital gains liabilities. Understanding cost-basis rules and IRS exclusions helps protect your post-divorce financial stability.

Dividing assets fairly in a divorce means looking beyond their current values and asking whether they'll create tax liabilities — or tax breaks — in the future.

Adoption laws can be complex and vary quite a bit from state to state. Different states have their own specific rules re...
08/22/2026

Adoption laws can be complex and vary quite a bit from state to state. Different states have their own specific rules regarding background checks, financial stability, and personal history requirements for prospective parents. Being unprepared for the court-ordered investigation process can often lead to unexpected delays and complications.

Learn more about how adoption laws work: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/adoption?

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