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Jacksonville Divorce and Family Law Attorney
Florida Attorney MaRia Rogers, USN, Retired
The Lawyer for Everyday Working People.
Divorce and other family law matters can be difficult for all members of the family. With experience as a former program manager for the Fleet and Family Support Service Centers in the southeastern United States, family law attorney MaRia Rogers has a special empathy for families going through divorce.
"Supporting and defending the constitution of the United State and the state of Florida."
Attorney MaRia Rogers, USN, Retired
(888) 817-3829 | (904) 352-2459
At the Jacksonville, Florida, Law Offices of MaRia Rogers, P.A., you will find a lawyer who provides personal service and support to her clients. When you need a friend as well as an attorney, talk to MaRia Rogers about your divorce.
- Military Divorce: If one spouse is a Florida resident, MaRia can handle your divorce through e-mails, mail, and phone calls. As a former USN officer, military divorce lawyer MaRia Rogers knows the complications that can arise as a result of the different types of military retirement systems and military benefits, such as a Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). She will work with you to obtain the divorce you need with as little delay and pain as possible. MaRia can also help in the clarification of military retirement orders.
- Uncontested Divorce: If you and your spouse agree, the Law Office of MaRia Rogers, P.A., can help you get through all the necessary paperwork in a single appointment. We call it our "one-stop service" for uncontested divorces. In 3-5 hours, your documents can be ready for the court.
- Parenting Plan, Support, Modifications: The Law Office of MaRia Rogers, P.A., helps clients resolve issues surrounding child custody, child support, visitation, support enforcement, and post-decree modifications of court orders. Developing a parenting plan is complicated, because the plan must specifically include all shared parental responsibilities and how holiday visitation will be split.
- Child Support: Child Support is aggressively pursued by the State of Florida and Child Support Enforcement. If you have received a letter regarding child support from the Department of Revenue, State of Florida Child Support Enforcement contact Attorney MaRia Rogers, P.A.. Child Support is governed by Florida Statute 61.30. Various pays are included and exempted from income to calculate child support. Various allowances and deductions are permitted in calculating child support. If you are paying a child support under more than one court order, you may be entitled to a credit. Contact MaRia Rogers, P.A. to assist you in child support enforcement.
- Guardianships: In Florida, temporary custody can be awarded in cases involving incapacitation, minors or children. Attorney MaRia Rogers also represents clients who are seeking guardianships or trusts.
- Adoptions: The Law Office of MaRia Rogers, P.A., will help you through the adoption process, making sure all documents are in order. This includes stepparent adoptions, DCF adoptions and close relative adoptions. She can also assist with relative temporary custody.
- Paternity: Knowing a child's father is important for a number of legal issues, including child support, parenting plans and adoption.
- Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements: When they are carefully written, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements protect people from unnecessary disputes about dividing assets during a divorce.
- Dependency and DCF Issues: Juvenile dependency cases can be painful for everyone involved. Lawyer MaRia Rogers can protect your interests in a child dependency matter. The firm also handles juvenile delinquency cases.
- Department of Revenue Enforcement Actions: Attorney MaRia Rogers can represent and protect your interests in administrative hearings involving Florida Department of Revenue enforcement actions. Call her to discuss your situation.
- Domestic Violence: If you are convicted of domestic violence you can lose your right to bear arms. In the military, there is an exemption that needs to be written. MaRia Rogers, USN, Retired, stays current on how various laws impact military personnel and their families.
If you need a lawyer who will walk with you step by step through a tough time, contact the Law Office of MaRia Rogers online or call the office: (904) 352-2459, or toll free at (888) 817-3829
Army - Family Law
Jacksonville, FL Army Attorney Works with Clients to Protect Rights
Members of the US Army know what it means to devote one’s life to serving one’s country. But what about when your family is struggling to stay together? There are a number of laws and guidelines that dictate family law issues for members of the US armed services, and Northern Florida army family law attorney Maria Rogers has the knowledge and skill to help you get through your family law matters with ease. As a retired service member with the US Navy, she knows what it is like to be away from family for long stretches, and how to navigate the army court system.
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Air Force - Family Law
Jacksonville, FL Air Force Family Law Attorney Assists Clients with Sensitive Legal Matters
Military families deal with the kind of challenges that most civilians will never have to face. They keep strange hours due to training and the work required for field exercises, and deployments in other states or overseas force families to spend much of their time apart. Unfortunately, there are times when the pressures involved in being in the military are more than a marriage can handle.
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Navy - Family Law
Duval County Armed Forces Attorney Works with Members of the US Navy
As an active or retired member of the US Navy, or a member of the Naval Reserves, you know first-hand that serving one’s country can put a lot of stress on a family’s personal life. Jacksonville Navy family lawyer Maria Rogers has seen what separations due to active duty can do to a family. Being a member of the United States Navy is one of the proudest accomplishments in a person’s life, and you deserve the finest in military family lawyers that the state of Florida can offer.
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Alimony Enforcement
Jacksonville Alimony Enforcement Lawyer Makes Sure Clients Are Protected
Divorce is often a painful experience, and it brings with it many hard changes for families to adjust to. Nowhere is this more evident than in the difficulty many people have in adjusting to the divorce in the aftermath. People don’t always follow through on the commitments that were legally made, commitments they are bound to: commitments like alimony. However, Florida laws provide a solution for the enforcement of alimony and spousal support orders that have been violated. Duval County Divorce Attorney MaRia Rogers, P.A. has experience representing both sides of the situation, from people who need to enforce delayed alimony payments, to people who are facing enforcement actions for not paying support.
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Alimony Modifications
Jacksonville, FL Divorce Attorney Assists with the Modification of Alimony Agreements
Divorce is never easy, even when everything seems to be over. Sometimes, things come up that force everyone to revisit decisions, agreements and prior court orders, and make the necessary modifications to account for life changes. For example, even after the marriage is officially and legally terminated, family members may recognize over time that the original stipulation of settlement, separation agreement, prior custody order or prior child support order is no longer appropriate.
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Former Spouse Deemed Election for Survivor Benefit Plan
Jacksonville Military Divorce Attorney Maria Rogers, P.a. On The Deemed Election SBP
As a Duval County family law and divorce lawyer whose clients include active members of the military, military reservists, retirees, and their spouses and former spouses, I recognize that there is often confusion and misunderstandings with regard to former spouse deemed elections for Survivor Benefit Plans.
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Facts About SGLI and Divorce
Jacksonville, FL Military Divorce And Family Law Attorney Maria R. Rogers On SGLI
Servicemember’s Group Life Insurance (SGLI) is a wartime insurance program that grants the exclusive right to an active member of the military to name a beneficiary regardless of a court order or a consensual agreement between the servicemember and other parties. As a northern Florida family law and divorce attorney who represents active members of the Armed Forces, military reservists, retirees, and their spouses, this level of protection often creates a conundrum when I am seeking child support or alimony on behalf of my clients.
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Child Support in Florida
Duval And Clay County Family Law Attorney Maria Rogers, P.a. On Florida Statutes 61.29 And 61.30 And How They Pertain To Child Support
As a family law attorney serving many parents of minor children in Northeast Florida, I’m frequently asked by clients about what they can do to minimize or increase the amount of child support that they are either paying or receiving. In the state of Florida, both parents are responsible for the financial support of their children. FSS 61.29 that [e]ach parent has a fundamental obligation to support his or her minor or legally dependent child." FSS 61.30 establishes the guidelines for determining the amount to be paid by each parent.
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Mediation in Florida
Jacksonville-Saint Augustine Family Law Attorney Maria Rogers, P.A. On Mediation
It’s a common misconception among married individuals in the state of Florida that the only way to resolve a contentious divorce or child custody battle is to take their spouses to court and have a judge settle the points of dispute. As a family law attorney who has represented clients in a multitude divorces in Duval, Clay, Baker, Flagler and St. Johns counties, it is my well-informed belief that utilizing the family courts to resolve disputes should be a last resort.
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Military Divorces & The Division of Retirement Pay
Duval And Baker County Family Law Attorney Maria Rogers, P.A. On Divorce And Military Retirement Pay
If you are on active duty, a reserve service member, or a retiree of the US Armed Forces; or you are the spouse of an active duty member, a reservist, or a retiree, one of the most significant marital assets to be distributed is yours or your spouse's military retirement pay. The husband or wife of a service member, reservist, or retiree is generally entitled to the portion of the military pension that is considered marital assets. The calculations used to determine the amounts involved in the split can be complicated.
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Parental Relocation With a Child
Jacksonville-Saint Augustine Child Custody And Parental Relocation Attorney
Child custody issues are among the most contentious disputes in Florida family law. Of those, nothing can cause greater emotional and legal turmoil than an attempt by one parent to geographically relocate a child against the wishes of the other. As a family law attorney serving clients in Jacksonville, Saint Augustine, and throughout northeastern Florida, MaRia Rogers, P.A. has represented parties who were attempting to relocate with children and those who were seeking to keep their children local. Regardless of which side of the legal battle that you're on, retaining the services of a competent, reputable family law attorney is paramount to the success of your case.
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Child Support Enforcement
Jacksonville, FL Family Law Attorney Representing Parents In Child Support Disputes
Duval County divorce and family law attorney MaRia Rogers, P.A. represents individuals who have been accused of lapsing in their child support payments. If you are a parent who is bound to pay child support and you've received a notice from the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Florida Department of Revenue, you need to take it seriously. If you ignore a Notice of Delinquency—even one that you feel was issued in error—the state of Florida may take action against you, including:
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Missing Child Support Payments & Hearings
Jacksonville Family Law Attorney Maria Rogers, P.A. Discusses The Importance Of Legal Representation For Child Support Matters
As a Duval and Clay County family law attorney, few people better understand how financially challenging when ordered to pay child support based upon the State of Florida's calculation tables. Unfortunately, many parents who know that they're likely to have to pay child support try to save money by forgoing the services of a family law attorney. As many will find out, however, trying to represent oneself in child support hearings can wind up costing more in the long run.
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Being Penalized by Child Support Enforcement
Jacksonville Attorney helping clients Penalized by Child Support Enforcement
The Florida family courts—particularly those in Duval and Saint Johns Counties—have taken a rather strict stance on the ordered payment of child support. The Florida Department of Revenue's Child Support Enforcement Division has a number of recourses available to it when a parent who has been ordered to pay child support falls in arrears.
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The Importance of a Last Will and Testament
A Jacksonville, FL Estate Planning And Family Law Attorney Discusses The Importance Of A Well-prepared Will
It’s an unfortunate fact that most people in the State of Florida are currently intestate—without a will. Many individuals feel that will preparation is something that can wait until they are of retirement age, or they don’t believe that they accumulated enough assets for a will and testament to be necessary. Some people are even under the impression that the probate laws of the State of Florida will “more of less take care” of their estate planning needs. As a veteran estate planning attorney in Duval and Saint Johns counties, I advise all of my clients to prepare a will and testament regardless of age, income, or wealth.
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Child Support Enforcement
Jacksonville, FL Family Law Attorney Representing Parents In Child Support Disputes
Duval County divorce and family law attorney MaRia Rogers, P.A. represents individuals who have been accused of lapsing in their child support payments. If you are a parent who is bound to pay child support and you've received a notice from the Child Support Enforcement Division of the Florida Department of Revenue, you need to take it seriously. If you ignore a Notice of Delinquency—even one that you feel was issued in error—the state of Florida may take action against you, including:
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Premarital Agreements
A Jacksonville, FL Family Law Attorney Writes About Prenuptial Agreements
With all of the pageantry and spiritual significance of a wedding, it's often easy to forget that the State of Florida regards a marriage as a contract that affords and limits certain rights to the parties involved. From the moment you are legally married, your spouse gains rights to your property, your earnings, and even the healthcare that you receive (under certain circumstances). Most of the time, both parties are comfortable with this legal commitment. However, with the divorce rate in Florida being well above the national average, many are not.
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Paternity
Jacksonville, FL Lawyer Settles Paternity Suits in the State of Florida
In recent years, the issue of paternity has become a hot-button topic. A man's rights to a child, after the dissolution of a relationship, is determined, in court, by the results of a paternity determination. If a man is unmarried, but has a child, a paternity action may become necessary to establish the right to visitation, custody, or financial aid in the form of child support, either to support the father or to be paid by the father to the mother. Additionally, if a marriage is being terminated and the father's rights are in the process of determination, paternity tests and settlements can resolve a lot of questions. At the Jacksonville, Florida Law Offices of Maria Rogers, Attorney Rogers works tirelessly with mothers and fathers who are trying to either prove paternity, or disprove it. No matter your side, you can benefit from having an experienced Duval County paternity lawyer to guide you through the complex process of a paternity action.
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