The Pistorio Law Firm, P.A.

04/29/2025

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02/14/2025

We’re running a Valentine’s Day Special!
Now through the month of February we are doing FLAT FEE on Uncontested Divorces. Contact our office to schedule your free over the phone consult at 904-553-4889

Estamos offreciendo un especial para la fecha de San Valentín. De ahora hasta el fin del mes de febrero estamos ofreciendo divorcios incontestados a un PRECIO FIJO. Llama a nuestra oficina para citar tu consulta telefonica gratis al 904-999-9817

11/26/2024

HUGE WIN TODAY!! So happy for my client!

07/02/2024

Out of all of these pages contained within opposing party’s exhibits for evidence, a single piece of paper was admitted at trial. It is very important to make sure you have an attorney with you for all parts of your case, but most importantly for trial.
Knowing the rules of evidence to prevent documents and exhibits like these from coming in can be crucial for a case. Today’s trial was a victory for my client and a big part of it was stopping these exhibits from coming in to evidence.

06/03/2024

Floridas child support:

In Florida the parties cannot have an agreement to child support. The Court will not accept it. Instead, child support must be calculated using floridas child support calculator.
The reason the parties cannot agree to child support in Florida is because it is not theirs to agree to. Child support in Florida is for the child, not the parents. The minor child is not able to waive their child support.

Floridas child support calculator takes into consideration:
-the gross income of the parties
-the number of “overnight” stays with each parent
-the health, dental, and vision insurance paid for the child
-the tax exemption
-any afterschool care expense.

If you have any questions regarding this information, please give us a call at 904-553-4889 for a free consultation.

06/03/2024

In an uncontested divorce, parties agree on all issues, including asset division, alimony, and child custody. In contrast, a contested divorce involves disagreement on these issues.

In all contested cases the parties would be required to mediate before trial. This is a good time to resolve all issues or some issues. At mediation you can reach partial or even temporary agreements. If you reach a partial agreement, meaning some issues have been resolved, you can leave only the remainder of issues to be heard at trial.

Temporary agreements can allow the parties to reach an agreement that will be temporary in nature, ending in the future and the issue will been to be resolved again or heard at trial on a final basis. A good example of this is when a parent doesn’t think the other parent can handle or do a 50/50 timeshare schedule. The parties will sometimes enter into a temporary agreement for 6 months or any temporary timeframe to test this theory out.

05/31/2024

Mandatory disclosures and mediation are essential steps in the legal process. Mandatory disclosures require parties to provide detailed financial information, including tax returns, bank statements, and credit reports. After both parties have complied with this requirement, they can proceed to mediation, where a neutral third-party mediator helps them reach a resolution. Mediation is a mandatory step before going to court.

05/31/2024

Common divorce question answered:

What is the process for a divorce in Florida?
The process begins with initial filing of the petition of dissolution of marriage with accompanying documents.
The next step is serving the opposing party with those documents.
Once the opposing party has been served, they have 20 days to file a responsive pleading.
Once a responsive pleading has been filed, the parties will follow rule 12.285 (mandatory disclosures).
Then set for mediation.
If there is no agreement at mediation, the parties will go to final hearing in front of a Judge on the remaining issues of their divorce.

05/31/2024

Common questions answered:

Are lawyer consultations free?
Not every law firm offers free consultations. At the Pistorio Law Firm, all of our consultations are free and done over the phone.

Are lawyer consultations confidential?
Yes. Anything you discuss with an attorney during a consultation is 100% confidential.

Are lawyer retainers refundable?
Absolutely. However, only the portion of the retainer that was not used is refundable.

08/21/2023

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