BALS
Our service area can reach these counties
What are Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, and Sarasota counties?
A written plan describing each parent's rights and responsibilities
What is a Parenting Plan?
This is the legal term for court-ordered financial support paid to a former spouse
What is Alimony
Weighing around eight pounds, this is the human body's largest organ
This monthly giving group gathers to promote networking opportunities with other philanthropic leaders who share a passion for justice.
What is the Collective?
A growing legal presumption favoring equal time with both parents, shifting the baseline for custody negotiations.
What is 50/50 Time-Sharing?
Alimony payments cannot exceed this percentage of the paying spouse’s net income.
What is 35%?
In a 1995 divorce case, a judge famously ordered a couple to divide their massive collection of what on the courtroom floor.
What are Beanie Babies
You can call this 800 number to apply for BALS assistance.
(800) 625-2257
Parents often use this messaging app to communicate about the child
What is Talking Parents?
Property acquired before the marriage, or during the marriage by gift or inheritance, generally falls into this category.
What is non-marital (or separate) property?
This state is the "Quickie Divorce Capital," famously allowing people to gain residency in just six weeks to end their marriage
What is Nevada
Our compliance attorney includes this tag line in her emails regarding LSC file reviews.
What is "Better me than LSC"?
The abbreviation UCCJEA stands for what
What is Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
These are the types of Alimony in Florida
Temporary Alimony: For immediate needs during the divorce process; ends when the divorce is final.
Bridge-the-Gap Alimony: Up to 2 years to help a spouse transition to financial independence (e.g., for rent, moving).
Rehabilitative Alimony: Supports education or job training for self-sufficiency, requiring a written plan and lasting up to 5 years.
Durational Alimony:
This is the only U.S. state that can be typed in using only one row of a standard “QWERTY” keyboard
What is Alaska?
This is the "magic" button on Zoom that allows you to vent to your coworker about a client while the client is still talking
What is the mute button?
This program recognizes family relationships in which a grandparent or other relative is the head of a household that includes a child otherwise at risk of foster care placement.
What is the Relative Caregiver Program?
This acronym refers to a court order used to divide a retirement account or pension plan without tax penalties
What is QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order)?