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AV Preeminent Peer Rated Attorneys
Gainesville Residents, consider several factors when selecting a lawyer including their experience, expertise, and reputation. AV Rated Attorneys represent a distinguished group of lawyers who have received top ratings from their peers for their exceptional ethical standards and an A grade (4.5 or higher).

Leslie Smith Haswell, P.A.

4.4
23 Reviews

  • 2830 NW 41st Street, Suite K, Gainesville, FL 32606

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Leslie Smith Haswell, P.A., understands the emotional challenges that come with family law matters, particularly divorce, and strives to guide clients through the legal process... Read More

  • Divorce LawyersFamily Law, Collaborative Divorce, and 9 more

Leslie Smith Haswell
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Law Office of Knellinger & Associates

4.5
23 Reviews

  • 2815 Northwest Thirteenth Street, Gainesville, FL 32609-2865

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • Attorneys in Gainesville, Florida focusing on family law, business law, estate planning, probate law, civil appeals & intellectual property (trademarks).

  • Divorce LawyersBusiness Transaction Law - Business Start-Ups, Corporate Organization, and 240 more

Richard Knellinger
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Whittel & Melton, LLC

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  • 2441 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606+11 locations

  • Law Firm with 5 lawyers1 award

  • Full service central Florida law practice with an emphasis on representing clients in all Personal Injury cases, Car Accident,Wrongful Death tragedies and Employment Law.

  • Divorce LawyersPersonal Injury, Automobile Accidents and Injuries, and 293 more

Robert G. Whittel
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The Eberst Law Firm

4.5
1 Review

  • 716 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601+2 locations

  • Law Firm with 12 lawyers2 awards

  • At The Eberst Law Firm, we understand the profound impact that negligence-related injuries can have on your life. Each year, countless individuals in Florida suffer serious... Read More

  • Divorce LawyersCar Accident, Truck Accident, and 21 more

Kathryn Roegiers
Divorce Lawyer
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Home Town Law, P.A.

4.7
14 Reviews

  • 126 NW 76th Drive, Suite B, Gainesville, FL 32607

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer2 awards

  • I Can Help You with Legal Problems in the Areas of Family Law, Divorce & Child Custody. I listen carefully to your concerns. Home Town Law, P. A.. Supports clients in Family... Read More

  • Divorce LawyersFamily Law, Child Custody/Visitation, and 27 more

Sabina Tomshinsky
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Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A.

4.5
190 Reviews

  • 4411 NW 8th Avenue, Suite B, Gainesville, FL 32605+10 locations

  • Law Firm with 37 lawyers3 awards

  • Personal Injury, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment, Real Estate; Serving Central Florida for over 40 years.

  • Divorce LawyersPersonal Injury, Bicycle Accidents, and 116 more

Justin D. Jacobson
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Folds Walker, LLC

4.7
20 Reviews

  • 527 East University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32601

  • Law Firm with 10 lawyers2 awards

  • Since 1948, the Gainesville, Florida law firm of Folds, Walker LLC and its predecessors, have provided legal services to individuals, businesses and municipalities in both State... Read More

  • Divorce LawyersGeneral Practice, State Government Law, and 9 more

Leonard Ireland Jr.
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Full Focus Law

4.6
19 Reviews

  • 3312 W. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32607+1 location

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer1 award

  • Full Focus Law is committed to providing comprehensive legal services in the areas of Personal Injury, Family Law, Traffic & Criminal Defense, and Probate & Estate Planning. With a... Read More

  • Divorce LawyersFamily Law, Adoption, and 33 more

Christian Straile
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Mark J. Fraser PA

4.7
15 Reviews

  • 5347 S.W. 91st Terrace, Ste. A, Gainesville, FL 32608-7125

  • Law Firm with 1 lawyer

  • A law firm practicing divorce law.

  • Divorce LawyersFamily Law, Landlord/Tenant Law, and 4 more

Mark Fraser
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Alba Legal, PLLC

  • 235 South Main Street, Suite W203, Gainesville, FL 32601

Scruggs, Carmichael & Wershow, P.A.

4.6
93 Reviews

  • 4923 NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32606

  • Law Firm with 12 lawyers2 awards

  • Our firm provides a broad range of representation for individual, commercial, and governmental clients in general and specialized areas of law and has done so for over 70 years.

  • Divorce LawyersReal Property Law, Probate, and 21 more

Kevin D. Jurecko
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Scruggs, Carmichael & Wershow, P.A.

4.6
93 Reviews

  • Serving Gainesville, FL and Alachua County, Florida

  • Law Firm with 12 lawyers2 awards

  • Our firm provides a broad range of representation for individual, commercial, and governmental clients in general and specialized areas of law and has done so for over 70 years.

  • Divorce LawyersReal Property Law, Probate, and 21 more

Kevin D. Jurecko
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McNeal Legal, LLC

  • 2830 N.W. 41st St., Ste. L, Gainesville, FL 32606

Galigani Law Firm, LLC

  • 317 NE 1st Street, Gainesville, FL 32601

Law Office of Jill A. Conti

  • 204 W. University Ave., Ste. 4, Gainesville, FL 32601-3241

Barton, Soraci, Frankenberger, Surrency & Turnage

  • 200 N.E. 1st St., Gainesville, FL 32601

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Kenny Leigh & Associates

  • 2270 NW 43rd, Suite P, Gainesville, FL 32606

Law Office of Cynthia Stump Swanson, P.A.

  • 2830 N.W. 41st St., Ste. M, Gainesville, FL 32606-6667

Arroyo & Talbert, P.A.

  • 912 NW 56th Terrace, Ste. A, Gainesville, FL 32607

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Law Office of Tracey Darr Carlisle

  • 4703 N.W. 53rd Ave., Ste. A1, Gainesville, FL 32653-3403

Lawrence J. Marraffino, PA

  • 3312 W. University Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32607

Steven Kalishman, P.A. Law Offices

  • Haile Village Center, 5055 SW 91st Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32608

Lawyers At This Firm

J. Mark Dubose Jr.

  • 2700 N.W. 43rd St., Ste. D, Gainesville, FL 32606

Gregory T. Buckley, Attorney at Law

  • 4509 NW 23rd Avenue, Suite 19-B, Gainesville, FL 32606

William Falik, P.A.

  • 5538 A NW 43rd Street, Gainesville, FL 32653

Hertz & Kearns

  • 618 N.E. 1st Street, Gainesville, FL 32601

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The Law Offices of Robert W. Bauer, P.A.

  • 2610 NW 43rd Street, Suite 1B, Gainesville, FL 32609

Daniel T. O'Connell

  • 3520 N.W. 43rd St., Gainesville, FL 32606-6104

Michael W. Jones, P.A.

  • 4046 Newberry Road, Gainesville, FL 32607

Law Office of Alba & Yochim P.A.

  • 2700 NW 43rd Street, Suite D, Gainesville, FL 32606

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

Do alimony laws apply from the state where it was filed or to the state where you reside?

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Answered by attorney Robert Jason De Groot (Unclaimed Profile)
Divorce lawyer at R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
Since he filed in FL, FL law applies. If it was where you last resided together as husband and wife, FL law applies.
Since he filed in FL, FL law applies. If it was where you last resided together as husband and wife, FL law applies.

Is a quick divorce granted in Dominican Republic valid and recognized in Florida?

Cindy S. Vova
Answered by attorney Cindy S. Vova
Divorce lawyer at Law Offices of Cindy S. Vova, P.A.
    The fact that one gets married in Florida does not require that one get divorced in Florida.  In fact, based on your situation, you could not file for divorce in Florida because neither of you have lived here for the past 6 months.     As to getting a "quicky" divorce in the Dominican Republic, I am not familiar nor qualified to advise on the law of that country or any other country regarding residency requirements, etc.   However, assuming that there is no property or debt to divide, and assuming there are no children,  an actual divorce should be easy.  You should contact an attorney in the Dominican Republic to find out if you can file in that country.   If you were living in Florida now and then went to the Dominican Republic without living there 6 months, to avoid the Florida residency requirement, then the divorce would not be valid.  However,  there is one case that discusses a situation where the parties divorced in the DR and then the woman lived in and then remarried in Connecticut, where, apparently, the divorce would have been valid.  Years later the "new" wife sought to divorce in Florida, and the husband successfully argued that there was no valid marriage because the wife was never divorced from her first husband.  The dissenting opinion gives a different view, stating that since the DR divorce would have been valid in Connecticut, where the wife remarried, it should be recognized.  See: Lopes v Lopes, Fla 5th DCA, 2003.    So, the short answer is, it depends on whether the DR divorce would be valid in the jurisdiction where you live now.  Of course, if you ever remarried, I would make sure at that time that your state (country?) of marriage would have recognized the divorce.    Hope this helps. Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova Law Office of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. Broward/Boca Raton/Miami-Dade 954-316-3496/561-962-2785 info@vovalaw.com      
    The fact that one gets married in Florida does not require that one get divorced in Florida.  In fact, based on your situation, you could not file for divorce in Florida because neither of you have lived here for the past 6 months.     As to getting a "quicky" divorce in the Dominican Republic, I am not familiar nor qualified to advise on the law of that country or any other country regarding residency requirements, etc.   However, assuming that there is no property or debt to divide, and assuming there are no children,  an actual divorce should be easy.  You should contact an attorney in the Dominican Republic to find out if you can file in that country.   If you were living in Florida now and then went to the Dominican Republic without living there 6 months, to avoid the Florida residency requirement, then the divorce would not be valid.  However,  there is one case that discusses a situation where the parties divorced in the DR and then the woman lived in and then remarried in Connecticut, where, apparently, the divorce would have been valid.  Years later the "new" wife sought to divorce in Florida, and the husband successfully argued that there was no valid marriage because the wife was never divorced from her first husband.  The dissenting opinion gives a different view, stating that since the DR divorce would have been valid in Connecticut, where the wife remarried, it should be recognized.  See: Lopes v Lopes, Fla 5th DCA, 2003.    So, the short answer is, it depends on whether the DR divorce would be valid in the jurisdiction where you live now.  Of course, if you ever remarried, I would make sure at that time that your state (country?) of marriage would have recognized the divorce.    Hope this helps. Best of luck, Cindy S. Vova Law Office of Cindy S. Vova, P.A. Broward/Boca Raton/Miami-Dade 954-316-3496/561-962-2785 info@vovalaw.com      
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Can you get a simple divorce without a signature from your spouse?

Sheri Smallwood
Answered by attorney Sheri Smallwood (Unclaimed Profile)
Divorce lawyer at Sheri Smallwood Chartered
You cannot use the simplified forms, but you can obtain a divorce using the forms for no property and no children.
You cannot use the simplified forms, but you can obtain a divorce using the forms for no property and no children.