Legal Question in Family Law in Florida
Stopped direct deposit
Would an attorney tell someone to
stop their direct deposit into a
bank account if the divorcing couple
didn't come to a agreement at the
first mediation? This spouse knew
the house payment was debited
out bi-weekly.Spouse didn't even
give the other a heads up that
she would have checks bouncing
because of no funds.Is there some
kind of consequences that the
attorney giving that kind of advice
could be held accountatable for?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Stopped direct deposit
Generally speaking, there is no obligation on the part of one spouse to support the other during a divorce, so your spouse's lawyer's advice was probably legitimate.
There are at least a couple of things you can do, though: you might try to get temporary alimony or you might try a motion to prevent dissapation of assets (in other words, your spouse has to pay the mortgage because you'll lose the house on your own).
Either motion is tricky, and you really ought to get a lawyer. Call me if you need help.
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