Hoffman, Larin & Agnetti, P.A.

10/29/2026

Maybe your location is still shared through Life360. Maybe they have access to your iPhone's Find My app. Or maybe there's an AirTag in your car that you don't know about.

When a marriage is ending, technology that once helped couples stay connected can become a serious privacy concern.

Can your spouse legally track you during a divorce in Florida?

The answer depends on how the tracking is happening, whether you consented, and the circumstances of your separation.

Our latest article explains what Florida law says about AirTags, GPS trackers, location-sharing apps, and even tracking children during time-sharing.

Read the article below

You leave work, stop for coffee, and head to meet a friend. Before you even get home, your spouse asks why you were at that particular coffee shop. You never told them where you were going. Maybe they checked Life360. Maybe your location is still shared through your iPhone. Or perhaps there's an Air...

10/22/2026

Checking your balance and finding almost nothing left is a gut punch, especially with the mortgage and groceries due.

If your spouse emptied a joint account before a divorce, Florida law has more to say about it than most people expect. We wrote about what courts can consider, what the two-year look-back means, and what temporary help may be available while a case is pending.

If this is your situation, our attorneys can talk with you. There's no cost to speak with us: 305-653-5555.

You check the balance, and it’s nearly zero. Maybe your spouse moved the savings to an account you can’t see, or mentioned divorce last week and the money disappeared right after. Now you’re wondering how to cover the mortgage and the kids’ expenses. The answers depend on the facts, but Flor...

10/07/2026

Imagine your ex says something in a text that could matter in your custody case. You take a screenshot. Then your ex says, "I never sent that. It's fake."

That's a conversation more families are having now that AI can fake a text thread, and can also make real messages easier to deny.

In our newest article, we walk through how Florida courts decide whether a text is real, why a screenshot alone may not be enough, and what to save if a message matters to your case. We also talk about the texts you send, because a message written in anger can come back months later.

If digital evidence is part of your divorce or time-sharing case, it's no cost to speak with us at 305-653-5555

Say your ex's phone number sent a message that reads, "I'm taking the kids and you're never seeing them again." You have a screenshot. When it comes up, your ex says, "I never sent that. It's fake." A few years ago, that would have sounded like an excuse. Now AI tools can produce convincing text thr...

09/30/2026

Did your car insurance go up a few years ago with no real explanation?

For some drivers, the answer was sitting in their driveway. Federal regulators found that GM collected detailed driving data, including speeding, hard braking, and late night trips, and sold it to companies that supplied reports to insurers. Some drivers didn't know they'd been signed up.

GM ended that program in 2024. But there's a second part of this story most people miss. The same kind of data your car records can show up after an accident. In Florida, if you're found more than 50% at fault, you generally can't recover anything from the other driver.

We wrote a plain-English guide on how to check whether your driving data was shared, how to turn it off, and why it matters if you're ever in a crash.

If your insurance premium jumped a few years ago and nobody could tell you why, your car may have been the reason. In January 2026, the Federal Trade Commission finalized its order against General Motors and OnStar. The case showed how driving data can move from a car to an insurer without the drive...

09/09/2026

It's 11:30 at night and you're typing a question into ChatGPT that you haven't said out loud to anyone yet. Maybe it's about the house. Maybe it's about the kids.

Here's what most people don't know: those conversations aren't private. OpenAI's own CEO has said there's no legal confidentiality when you talk to ChatGPT, and those chats can be requested as evidence in a divorce case. Deleting them doesn't guarantee they're gone.

The questions you're asking are the right ones. They're just going to the wrong place. When you talk to an attorney, that conversation is protected by law.

One more thing worth knowing about how we work: everyone who calls us speaks with one of our attorneys before signing anything. Not an intake agent, not an AI bot. An attorney who will answer your questions. There's no cost to speak with us. (305) 653-5555.

If you're thinking about divorce, there's a good chance you've already asked an AI tool about it. Maybe you asked ChatGPT how alimony works in Florida. Maybe you asked what happens to the house, or how to prepare before telling your spouse. That's normal now. Millions of people use AI as a sounding....

09/02/2026

You've been the one handling school, doctors, homework, and bedtime. Then the other parent, who's barely been around, suddenly asks for 50/50 time-sharing. Can they do that? In Florida, they can ask. But asking isn't the same as getting.

Our new article walks through what the 50/50 presumption actually means, why the history of your family still matters, and what to do (and not do) first.

08/12/2026

A lot of people call us after they've already had the conversation. Sometimes after they've already moved out, or signed something, or moved money because they were scared.

Almost none of that is easy to undo.

If divorce is something you're thinking about but haven't acted on yet, there's real value in understanding your situation first. Not building a case in secret. Just knowing where you stand before you make a decision you can't take back.

We put together ten things worth thinking through before you tell your spouse, including what Florida law actually says about time-sharing now, and why "who gets custody" isn't the right question anymore.

08/05/2026

August shouldn't feel like a legal battle. But for a lot of divorced parents in South Florida, it does.

Who picks the school. Who covers the supplies. Who gets to sign the kids up for fall sports — and what happens when nobody asked you first.

These are the disputes that land in family law offices every August, and most of them come down to the same thing: a parenting plan that doesn't say enough, or a co-parent who isn't following the one that does.

We put together a breakdown of exactly how Florida law handles school enrollment decisions, back-to-school costs, and extracurricular conflicts — including what joint decision-making actually requires in practice, and what your options are when it breaks down.

If you're already in a dispute, or you can see one coming, read this first.

The school year is starting. For most Florida families, that means supply lists, new schedules, and the usual August scramble. For divorced and separated parents, it can mean something else entirely — a disagreement about which school your child attends, a dispute over who's covering the costs, or...

07/27/2026

There's a sign in some Florida waiting rooms that almost nobody reads.

It says, in capital letters, that your doctor has decided not to carry medical malpractice insurance. That's legal in Florida. State law doesn't require physicians to be insured, only to show they could pay a claim, and there's an exemption that lets almost any licensed doctor skip that too.

If something goes wrong, it doesn't mean you have no case. It does mean the details matter a lot more, and that you have less time than you think.

We wrote up what the law actually says, how to look up your own doctor's status, and what the real filing deadline is.

Most people assume every Florida doctor carries malpractice insurance. Many do not. Florida law does not require it. Section 458.320, Florida Statutes, requires physicians to demonstrate financial responsibility for malpractice claims. Most do that in one of three ways: malpractice insurance, an esc...

07/13/2026

Can you sign away your parental rights to avoid paying child support?

It's one of the most common family law questions we hear—and one of the biggest misconceptions.

Many parents believe they can simply give up their parental rights and end their child support obligation. In reality, Florida law rarely allows that.

Our latest article explains:
✔ When parental rights can actually be terminated
✔ How adoption affects child support
✔ Why past-due support usually doesn't disappear
✔ What every parent should know before signing anything

👉 Read the full article here:

The Short Answer: No. It's one of the most common—and most misunderstood—questions we hear from parents facing difficult family situations: "If I sign away my parental rights, do I still have to pay child support?" The answer, in almost every case, is no. Simply giving up your parental rights do...