Practice Areas
The Firm offers legal services in many area of law, but primarily in the following area:

• Domestic Law, including:
  • Divorce
    • Whenever a marriage comes to an end, it is always best if both parties can agree on all of the important issues.  Whether the parties agree or disagree on the various issues, a dissolution always involves the legal system, and there are two broad categories of that system with which you should be somewhat familiar - procedural and substantive considerations.
      • Procedural considerations involve the steps that must be taken in order to have a dissolution granted by a judge.  Even when the parties agree to all of the financial and other issues between them - commonly referred to as an uncontested dissolution - there are several steps that must be followed in order to legally achieve a dissolution.  A broad overview of the procedures involved in a dissolution is very important.  Please refer to our site's dissolution procedure page for more details.
      • Substantive considerations involve the rights and duties of the parties and the court throughout the dissolution process.
        • Florida has an extensive web of statutes and court decisions which determine the various rights and responsibilities of the husband, the wife and the Court.  While some of these laws are fairly straightforward, others are wholly dependent on a wide variety of facts that may exist among the parties.  For a review of some of the more common substantive legal questions, please refer to our answers to commonly asked dissolution questions link.
  • Paternity
  • Child Support - establishing, and modifying for increases or decreases.
  • Custody of child and parenting and time-sharing agreements.
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Collaborative Divorce
  • Mediations and mediated divorce settlements.
  • Domestic Violence Injunctions
• Wills, trusts,
• Contract disputes
• IRS Disputes - click here for more information
• Debtor Harassment / Abusive Collections Practices
  • Federal and State laws protect consumers from harassing and abusive collection techniques.  To learn more about the protections to which you are entitled contact Ronald L. Sims, P.A.

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