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On April 1st, we celebrated the 30-year anniversary of opening The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin!

On this special occasion, we share a special note from Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law, Gary S. Dolgin – Attorney at Law:

“April 1st was the 30th anniversary of the opening of my law office.

After gaining courtroom experience as both a prosecutor and public defender, I opened up my solo practice on April 1, 1993 with no clients, no runs and no errors!

I remember being excited when my phone rang for the first time. It was a salesman from the yellow pages.

The late Arnold Levine referred me my first case, a young man charged with driving with a suspended license and a worthless check.

A few weeks later I was referred my first divorce case and seven years later became Board Certified in Marital and Family Law with the help of mentors including the late Joe Hood, Steve Sessums and Fraser Himes.

Thank you to all of my clients for trusting me to help them get through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Thank you to my colleagues, past clients and even some of their ex spouses who continue to refer me cases.

I am honored to have recently handled two matters referred by two different ex-spouses of former clients.

Thank you to all of my great legal assistants/paralegals – Dawn, Susan, Nancy, Karen, Laurel, and Cynthia who treat our clients right and have been so dedicated to me. Lastly, thank you to my wife Wendi, and my children Mallory, Corey and Ari.”

To learn more about our family law practice located in downtown Tampa, visit:
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A divorce case can often take months to conclude, therefore temporary court orders may be requested for certain issues such as alimony while the divorce case is pending.

The court may consider adultery or other misconduct of either spouse in determining a proper award of temporary alimony.

The award, however, may not be made simply as punishment for misconduct, but should relate to dissipation of marital assets.

Misconduct may also be a mitigating defense to an award of alimony, which the court in its discretion may choose to consider.

The trial court has equitable jurisdiction to award temporary relief, even in a marriage that is alleged to be bigamous.

Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law, Gary S. Dolgin is proud to be the author of Chapter 6. “Temporary Relief” in the 6th through 13th editions of The Florida Dissolution of Marriage book.

This book is published by The Florida Bar and is widely used as a reference by attorneys and judges when it comes to divorce issues in Florida.

With over 30 years of experience in divorce and family law, Gary Dolgin has the expertise you need when facing divorce or any type of family law issue.

If you are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable family law and divorce attorney in Tampa to represent your best interests, you can count on Gary Dolgin to help you.

To schedule a consultation with Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law, call (813) 999-2772 and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To learn more about The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin and to see what his past clients have to say about his exceptional representation, visit:
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If one party has a need for alimony at the time of the final judgment but the other party has only enough funds to pay child support, the court may reserve jurisdiction to award alimony later.

The reduction of a child support obligation upon each child’s emancipation may then provide a change in circumstances, enabling the payor spouse to afford alimony.

In addition, if the payor spouse’s reduction in income could be later reversed, the court may reduce alimony to a nominal amount to reserve jurisdiction to increase it later.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we will put our knowledge and 30 years of experience to work for you, whether you are seeking alimony or defending a claim against alimony.

Being Board Certified in Marital and Family Law as well as being a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator sets Gary Dolgin apart. He will put his expertise to work for you and advocate for the best possible result in your alimony case.

To schedule an alimony consultation with Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law in Tampa, Gary S. Dolgin, please call (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about alimony by visiting:
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Melinda, it was our pleasure to help you through your divorce and guide you through the process.

Providing compassionate and professional representation to clients like Melinda is part of our mission here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin.

We understand that people going through divorce may be overwhelmed and need guidance through the process, and that is what we strive to do.

If you are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable divorce attorney in Tampa to represent your best interests, you can count on Gary Dolgin to help you.

To schedule a consultation with Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law, call (813) 999-2772 and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To see what past clients have to say about retaining Gary Dolgin to represent them during their divorce, and to learn more about divorce, visit:
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With regards to child custody, the psychological condition of the parents is relevant to a determination of the best interests of the child.

Furthermore, the parents’ present ability to cope with day-to-day living is relevant.

A court-ordered psychiatric or psychological examination may be considered a suggested method for balancing the court’s need to determine the mental health of the parents as it relates to the best interests of the child, and the need to maintain confidentiality between treating psychotherapists and patients.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we have been helping mothers and fathers with child custody for over 30 years in the Tampa area.

We have also been committed to protecting children’s best interests while helping to advocate for their parent’s rights.

If you are having any child custody issues such as relocation, determining parental responsibility, time-sharing problems, or any other custody issue that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we are here to help you.

To schedule a child custody consultation with Gary Dolgin, give us a call at (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about child custody by visiting:
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Even though a judgment becomes “final,” the court never loses jurisdiction to modify some provisions.

The dissolution is final if it withstands rehearing and appeal, but parenting, time-sharing, permanent alimony, and child support provisions may be modified when circumstances change substantially.

Final judgments may also be corrected or set aside under some circumstances.

If you are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable divorce attorney in Tampa to represent your best interests, you can count on Gary Dolgin to help you.

To schedule a consultation with Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law, call (813) 999-2772 and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To see what past clients have to say about retaining Gary Dolgin to represent them during their divorce, and to learn more about divorce, visit:
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A divorce case can often take months to conclude, therefore temporary court orders may be requested for certain issues such as alimony while the divorce case is pending.

When making a case for temporary alimony, evidence of the incomes, standard of living, and expenses of the parties during their marriage must be presented.

Many avenues of documentation of the standard of living are available.

Photographs of the marital residence and its accoutrements show the court the type of living accommodations to which the parties have been accustomed.

Appraisal reports of recent gifts made by the parties to each other or the children can be helpful, as can copies of credit cared records and canceled checks.

Documentation of the parties’ lifestyle by the movant may lead to the imputing of income not acknowledged by the income-earning spouse.

Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law, Gary S. Dolgin is proud to be the author of Chapter 6. “Temporary Relief” in the 6th through 13th editions of The Florida Dissolution of Marriage book.

This book is published by The Florida Bar and is widely used as a reference by attorneys and judges when it comes to divorce issues in Florida.

With over 30 years of experience in divorce and family law, Gary Dolgin has the expertise you need when facing divorce or any type of family law issue.

If you are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable family law and divorce attorney in Tampa to represent your best interests, you can count on Gary Dolgin to help you.

To schedule a consultation with Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law, call (813) 999-2772 and it will be our pleasure to help you.
To learn more about The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin and to see what his past clients have to say about his exceptional representation, visit:
Family Lawyer in Tampa, Gary S. Dolgin

Alimony may be modified if the recipient spouse lives in a supportive relationship with another person to whom the recipient is not related.

Factors to be considered in determining the existence of a supportive relationship are listed in F.S. 61.14(1)(b)1.

For example, whether or not the recipient spouse resides with the other person, how long they have resided together, the extent to which they have pooled their assets, and the extent to which they have supported each other are some of the factors to consider in determining alimony modification.

When the recipient spouse is found to be in a “supportive relationship,” the court is still entitled to consider the recipient spouse’s needs.

Once the living arrangement has been established, the recipient has the burden of proof to show that the need for support still exists.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we will put our knowledge and 30 years of experience to work for you, whether you are seeking alimony or defending a claim against alimony.

Being Board Certified in Marital and Family Law as well as being a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator sets Gary Dolgin apart. He will put his expertise to work for you and advocate for the best possible result in your alimony case.

To schedule an alimony consultation with Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law in Tampa, Gary S. Dolgin, please call (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about alimony by visiting:
Alimony Payments Lawyer Tampa Bay – Gary S. Dolgin

“The mental and physical health of the parents” is a factor that the court should consider in determining the best interest of the child.

F.S. 61.13(3)(g).Fla.Fam.L.R.P.12.360 allows the examination of a person by experts other than physicians and may be used to obtain a compulsory examination of a parent if that parent’s mental condition has been placed in controversy.

However, a parent’s mental condition is not placed at issue simply because they are seeking child “custody.”

In addition, simply initiating a proceeding when there is a parenting dispute does not place a parent’s mental condition in controversy for purposes of compulsory examination.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we have been helping mothers and fathers with child custody for over 30 years in the Tampa area.

We have also been committed to protecting children’s best interests while helping to advocate for their parent’s rights.

If you are having any child custody issues such as relocation, determining parental responsibility, time-sharing problems, or any other custody issue that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we are here to help you.

To schedule a child custody consultation with Gary Dolgin, give us a call at (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about child custody by visiting:
Tampa Custody Attorney, Gary Dolgin

Joining a Business in Divorce Case Tampa explained:

The court can neither enter a judgment that will bind anyone other than a party nor award property owned by a nonparty.

Therefore, if one spouse seeks a judgment against a business entity that is operated or controlled by the other spouse, the business entity must be joined as a party.

A corporation must be joined if a party is requesting transfer of assets, such as a car, from the corporation.

If you are looking for an experienced and knowledgeable divorce attorney in Tampa to represent your best interests, you can count on Gary Dolgin to help you.

To schedule a consultation with Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law, call (813) 999-2772 and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To see what past clients have to say about retaining Gary Dolgin to represent them during their divorce, and to learn more about divorce, visit:
Best Divorce Attorney Tampa – Gary S. Dolgin