LEWERT LAW, LLC
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA

At Lewert Law, our Boca Raton family law practice provides clients with sound legal advice and trustworthy representation in a wide range of family law matters including divorce, child custody and timesharing, child support, equitable distribution of assets and debts, alimony, post-judgment modifications, enforcement and contempt actions, paternity actions, and pre-nuptial or post-nuptial agreements. Experienced Boca Raton family attorney Tina L. Lewert also offers mediation services as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. We work to understand your unique circumstances, to protect your best interests, to respect your needs, and to maintain contact as your case develops to ensure that you understand your options at all times. This is our commitment to you. Florida, like every other state, is now a “no-fault divorce” state. It takes only one partner to affirm that the marriage is “irretrievably broken.” Fault may still enter into the case, however. A Florida divorce judge may refuse to order alimony, for example, if the spouse who would receive the alimony is “at fault” in the divorce. If you are divorcing or anticipating divorce in south Florida, get the legal help you need and contact an experienced Boca Raton divorce lawyer as quickly as possible. may be contested or uncontested. In an uncontested divorce, there are no disputes between the spouses regarding child support, child custody, child visitation, the division of property and debts, and the alimony question. When nothing is in dispute, an uncontested divorce can be accomplished sometimes in less than six weeks. If the divorce is contested, and a judge has to settle disputes, a divorce in Florida can take six months or more and up to a year in counties where the courts are backlogged. Most divorcing Florida spouses settle their disputes privately or with the help of a neutral mediator. To begin the divorce process in Florida, have your divorce attorney help you file a document called the “Petition for Dissolution of Marriage.” In this petition, you make and explain any claims you have for child support, custody, alimony, and division of property and debts. Typically, a process server will deliver the papers to the other spouse personally. If you are a parent, Florida law requires you to attend a seminar about children and divorce, but spouses are not required to attend the seminar together. To obtain a divorce in Florida, one spouse must be a Florida resident for at least six months prior to filing for the divorce. If you need a divorce attorney in south Florida, or if you simply need more information about divorce so that you can make informed decisions about your future, contact an experienced Boca Raton divorce lawyer promptly. In settlement negotiations, during mediation, and at trial, we help clients understand the consequences of their decisions and help them make the best decisions possible. Whether through litigation or mediation, we are dedicated to helping clients resolve whatever family law matters they face. We focus on finding solutions that are fair to all parties and in the best interests of the children. More than 100,000 lawyers practice in Florida, but only 281 are “Board Certified” in Marital and Family Law, which is the Florida Bar’s only expert or specialist designation. Our firm’s founder, Boca Raton family attorney, Tina L. Lewert, Esquire, is one of those specialists. She has extensive experience litigating and mediating complicated family law cases, and 100 percent of her practice focuses on family law. Ms. Lewert’s expertise, specialized knowledge, and skill as a trial lawyer ensure that all aspects of your case, including the most complicated financial and parenting matters, are fully and fairly resolved on your behalf. By consistently providing the highest-quality professional services, we have built a reputation for effectively representing our clients in Boca Raton and the surrounding communities. Many clients are referred to us by satisfied former clients and by other Florida attorneys familiar with our dedication and proficiency. At Lewert Law, we explain your options, protect your rights, and help you take the appropriate legal steps toward a brighter future for you and your children. We invite you to schedule an appointment by phone at 561-220-0123 or by e-mail through this website to discuss your needs, options, and legal rights as quickly as possible. If you would like to discuss your case in a free, confidential consultation session, contact Boca Raton divorce lawyer Tina L. Lewert, of Lewert Law, by calling 561-220-0123. , Boca Raton clients can be confident that their interests are protected and that they have an expert on their side helping to achieve the best possible outcome. So what will your attorney do precisely? Well, a divorce lawyer is equipped to handle every aspect of the divorce process, including the division of assets, arranging a child custody agreement (also known in Florida as a Parenting Plan) and determining how much will be paid in alimony and/or child support. Your attorney may also employ a team of experts or other professionals, depending on the needs of your case, including a forensic accountant, business valuation expert, certified divorce financial planner, vocational expert, social investigator, guardian ad litem, or others. Rehabilitative alimony may provided if one spouse was the sole breadwinner and the other party lacks the skills and experience required to survive independently. So over the course of several months or several years, one party may pay rehabilitative alimony as their former partner seeks the education or training they need to start a career or rehabilitate themselves back into the workforce. Not every case necessitates an alimony award as part of the divorce proceedings, but if you do wish to seek alimony from your soon-to-be-former spouse, or if your spouse is seeking alimony from you, you’ll want a divorce and alimony lawyer with a great deal of experience in negotiating and trying such cases. This is precisely the experience and skill that Attorney Tina L. Lewert provides to her clients.