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  • Client Questionnaire

  • My goal with this form is to simplify data collection. If you are having problems with the form - don't use it. Please call the office at (904) 858-4334 and I can collect your information the old fashioned way.

     

    At the end of this Client Questionnaire, you will be directed to a page to schedule a time when I can call you to discuss your submission.

  • STOP: Please call the office at (904) 858-4334 before submitting this Questionnaire if you have a contested case. 

    You have a contested case if you and your spouse do not agree on all the issue of your case (asset division, debt division, existence/amount/duration of alimony, time-sharing of children, child support, etc.). A contested case is much more expensive and will take much longer.

    If you do agree on all issues, you can have an uncontested case. An uncontested divorce case is much less expensive and can be finalized much quicker.

  • Contact Information

  • for Military Addresses

    use "City" box to enter both APO/FPO and AA/AE/AP (for example: "APO AE" or "FPO AP"). Then pick any state.

  • Miscellaneous Information

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  • STOP

    You must be a resident of the State of Florida for the six (6) month period immediately prior to the filing of your Petition for Dissolution of Marriage. If you have not completed this six (6) month period, you can still proceed with the document preparation. However, filing your case will be delayed until you have completed the six (6) month period.
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  • ASSETS

  • Real Property

  • Quitclaim Deed

    You should consider having me prepare a quitclaim deed if you jointly own your home and one person will remain in the home after the divorce. A quitclaim deed is used by one person to transfer all their legal interest to the other person. Having a spouse sign the deed and recording it in your county soon after your divorce will allow you to avoid most of the fees associated with recording that have to do with the value of your home. There is an additional $100 fee to prepare the Quitclaim deed.

  • Personal Property

    Personal Property includes, but is not limited to, clothes, jewelry, electronics, furniture, appliances, kitchenware, animals, and other household items. Below, you can list what you want done with the personal property. The following suggestions are popular choices: (1) Each party will keep the items of personal property that are currently in their possession. (2) One party gets all items of property in the marital home except for items contained on a list which the other party may remove. These are only suggestions. If the parties agree, you can do what you want with your property. THIS IS NOT THE PLACE TO LIST HOUSES, CARS OR BANK ACCOUNTS.

  • Bank Accounts

    Bank accounts include, but are not limited to, checking, savings, investment, brokerage, money market, certificates of deposit. There are basically three (3) different types of these accounts: accounts in your name, accounts in your spouse's name, and joint accounts. You can divide each account - if you want - any way you want. A popular choice is for people to keep the accounts in their own names and divide the joint accounts - if any still exist.

  • Retirement Accounts

    Retirement accounts include, but are not limited to, IRAs, 401(k), 403(b), pensions, and TSP accounts. Retirement accounts are not generally held in both parties' names. Most people keep their own retirement accounts. However, you can divide the accounts if that is your agreement. Please note that dividing some retirement accounts requires the entry of a separate Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO). This order should be obtained from a lawyer who specializes is preparing those orders (there is an additional cost associated with their preparation).

  • Vehicles

    Vehicles include automobiles, motorcycles, boats, trailers, recreational vehicles (ATVs and jet skis), and planes. You need to reach an agreement on who will keep each vehicle and who will pay for it (if there is still a loan outstanding). You can also agree to sell a vehicle. If you do this, you also need to agree how the proceeds will be divided or who will be responsible (or if both will be responsible) for the debt if the vehicle sells for less than what is owed on a loan.

  • Other Assets

  • Debts & Alimony

  • Debts

    In general, there are three (3) types of marital debts: (1) debts in your name, (2) debts in your spouse's name, and (3) joint debts. Please make sure all debts are listed unless they are discussed elsewhere (as are homes and vehicles). You can simply state that each person will pay their own debts. Or, you can list the debts, in whose name the debt was incurred, approximate balance and who will pay for them. Please use the last four (4) digits of account numbers. For Example: "Husband's Citi Bank Visa (balance $5000) - the parties will divide 50/50. Wife's Navy Federal MasterCard (balance $1000) - Wife will pay. Joint debt owed for Vystar Bank loan (balance $2000) - parties will divide 50/50." Please remember that the Judge does not have the authority to affect who is legally responsible for a debt. For example, if the Husband's name alone is on a loan, the divorce agreement may require the Wife to repay the loan. However, if she does not pay, the creditor may go after the Husband for repayment. The Husband could - at a later time - sue the Wife for what he had to pay. 

  • Alimony

    Please list - if any - the amount, start date, and duration of any alimony that will be paid. If there will not be any alimony, please state that. For example: "The Husband will pay $800 to the Wife starting on April 1, 2020 and continuing each month for 5 years"  or "There will not be any alimony."

  • Information on Children

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  • Prior Addresses

  • Time Sharing Provisions

    A child's time is divided between the majority and minority time sharing parents unless the parents will have equal time with the child. Use the questions and responses below to describe the time the MINORITY time sharing parent has the child.

  • Important

    In your agreement (and eventual court order), you cannot state that you the children will make the decisions about time sharing. Judges will not allow this. However, if you want to let the children make the decisions, then you need to agree on a written plan that will be in the order, but then you and your spouse verbally agree not to follow the order. This verbal agreement to do something other that what is in the written order only last as long as you both agree. As a result, you should not agree to a written plan that you cannot live with if the other parent chooses to enforce the written plan.

  • Child Support

  • Enter monthly amounts in the table below to assist in the child support determination. These amount can be updated when you speak with Mr. Mullaney. PLEASE ENTER A VALUE IN EACH BOX - INCLUDING 0.

  • To get a better idea of a child support amount, please use my child support calculator on my website at the link below:

     

    FLORIDA CHILD SUPPORT CALCULATOR

     

     

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  • Please enter amounts in response to the following questions. Please enter an amount in each box (including "0"). What is the Father's monthly gross income:   *   ? What is the Mother's monthly gross income:   *? What does the Father pay monthly for his own medical insurance (not including children):   *   ?   What does the Mother pay monthly for her own medical insurance (not including children):   * ? What does the Father pay monthly for day care:   * ? What does the Mother pay monthly for day care:   * ? What does the Father pay monthly for the child(ren)'s medical insurance:   * ? What does the Mother pay monthly for the child(ren)'s medical insurance:   * ?

  • To use the calculator:

    1. Enter values in the Gray, Blue and Orange Fields.

    2. Most (but not all) questions ask for monthly amounts.

    3. The child support amount will appear near the bottom in a Red field.

    4. To send the calculation to Mr. Mullaney, scroll past the child support amount (in Red), enter your name and email address and then click "Email This Child Support Calculation". You will also receive the calculation by email.

    5. To advance to the next page of this Questionnaire, you must either (a) scroll to the very bottom of this page and click "NEXT", or (b) close the calculator and then click "NEXT".

  • Final Questions

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  • After you SUBMIT the form, you will be redirected to a page to SCHEDULE a time when I can call you to discuss your submission. If you are unavailable, please call me.

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