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Boca Raton Divorce Lawyer & Board Certified Family Law Attorney
Board Certified Specialist
Marital & Family Law, 2009 to present; The Florida Bar’s Only “expert” designation; limited to 275 out of over 100,000 lawyers in Florida
Top Attorneys in Florida
Super Lawyers’ Magazine’s “Top Attorneys in Florida” 2013 to 2022
Nationally Board Certified in Family Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
2021 Power Lawyers
Featured in the New York Times as one of Lawyers of Distinction’s “2021 Power Lawyers”
Boca Raton Observer’s 2021 “Power Players”
founder and managing partner of Lewert Law, LLC
Attorney Tina L. Lewert
Lewert Law, LLC provides each prospective client with a free confidential consultation. This consult session serves as an opportunity to share your circumstances, ask questions and discuss cost. Legal fees vary depending upon the exact nature of your situation and where you are in the divorce process.
Tina L. Lewert is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. A mediator serves as a neutral party who can help guide you through pre-divorce negotiations in a manner that allows the couple — not a judge — to decide upon the terms of the divorce. Couples are empowered as both parties work together to arrive at an agreement concerning assets, child custody and finances. And it all occurs outside of a courtroom setting.
What We Do
Our Practice Areas
Divorce
Child Custody
Alimony
Experienced Boca Raton
Domestic Violence and Child Custody Lawyer
Attorney Tina L. Lewert can also assist with domestic violence related matters and post-divorce issues, such as modifying your child custody agreement or addressing a situation involving an ex who refuses to pay child support or alimony.
Getting a divorce is difficult. It is emotional. It is stressful. It is also the first step toward the next season of your life. When you hire a Boca Raton divorce lawyer from Lewert Law, LLC to represent you, you can enjoy peace of mind knowing that you have someone working on your side and guarding your interests.
Experienced Boca Raton
Divorce Lawyer
Why Hire
Lewert Law, LLC?
- Board Certified Specialist, Marital & Family Law, 2009 to present; The Florida Bar’s Only “expert” designation; limited to 275 out of over 100,000 lawyers in Florida
- Super Lawyers’ Magazine’s “Top Attorneys in Florida” 2013 to 2022
- Featured in the New York Times as one of Lawyers of Distinction’s “2021 Power Lawyers”
- Nationally Board Certified in Family Trial Law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Boca Raton Observer’s 2021 “Power Players”
- Top Lawyers in Florida 2016 and 2017, Miami Herald
- 10 Best Family Law Attorneys in Florida 2017 and 2018, American Institute of Family Law Attorneys
- Nation’s Top One Percent, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Women in Law, Award, 2018, Lawyer Monthly Magazine
- Highest Rating – 10 out of 10/Superb on Avvo.com
- Top 100 Family Law Attorneys in Florida 2016, 2017, 2018, American Society of Legal Advocates
Hire a Trusted Boca Raton Divorce Lawyer to Handle Your Case
When hiring a Board Certified Boca Raton Divorce Lawyer, clients can be confident that their interests are protected and that they have a Family Law expert on their side. This will help to achieve the best possible outcome for your case.
So what will your attorney do precisely? A Board Certified Family Law Attorney is equipped to handle every aspect of the divorce process, including the division of assets, arranging a child custody agreement (also known in Florida as a Parenting Plan) and determining how much will be paid in alimony and/or child support.
Your attorney may also employ a team of experts or other professionals depending on the needs of your case such as:
- Forensic accountants
- Business valuation experts
- Certified divorce financial planners
- Vocational experts
- Social Investigators
- A guardian ad litem
- or many others
Alimony Lawyer
Deciding if Your Divorce Will Include an Alimony Agreement
Alimony Types
Permanent alimony may be awarded in long term marriages if one party is incapable of earning enough to maintain the standard of living that they enjoyed during the marriage, or if a party is disabled and can never regain employment. The court may also award what is known as durational alimony, which typically involves a marriage of moderate duration and payments that span a maximum timeframe of the marriage. So if a couple was married for 15 years, then durational alimony could be paid out for a period of 15 years, although it is usually less.
Notably, alimony is usually discontinued if the recipient gets remarried.
Some cases don’t fall neatly into one of these categories, but whatever the situation, Boca Raton Divorce Lawyer Tina L. Lewert will work on your behalf to secure the best possible arrangement.
Not every case necessitates an alimony award as part of the divorce proceedings, but if you do wish to seek alimony from your soon-to-be-former spouse, or if your spouse is seeking alimony from you, you’ll want a divorce and alimony lawyer with a great deal of experience in negotiating and trying such cases. This is precisely the experience and skill that Attorney Tina L. Lewert provides to her clients.
Child support
Getting Child Support With Help From a Board Certified Boca Raton Divorce Lawyer
Child support can be determined during the actual divorce process, but it’s not uncommon for child support to be revisited in the future as financial circumstances change.
In some instances, child support may be negotiated alongside the child custody agreement, since the amount of child support that a parent receives is largely influenced by the custody arrangement. A parent who has a child 90% of the time will receive more child support than a parent who has custody of the child 50% of the time. In Florida, however, there is a presumption in favor of close and continuing contact for both parents with their children.
In addition to determining the amount of child support that is paid out to the other parent, it is not uncommon to arrange for one parent to pay certain expenses. For instance, a parent may also be required to pay the child’s school tuition, extra-curricular activities, or summer camp, or they may be ordered to maintain health insurance coverage for the children.
Your lawyer can also assist if you need to go before the court to request a reduction in child support due to a job loss or another significant change in your financial circumstances. Boca Raton Divorce Lawyer Tina L. Lewert also deals with cases involving a former partner who is inconsistent with their child support payments. The courts typically intervene when this occurs, so it is prudent to have an attorney who can represent you during these proceedings.
Child Custody
Establishing and Altering Your Child Custody Agreement
Child custody is a very emotional topic, as every parent loves their child. It’s understandably painful to realize that you may no longer be with your child on a daily basis. This pain can evolve into anger, making a difficult situation all the more challenging.
Determining child custody may begin with the mediation process. But in cases where the parents cannot arrive at an agreement, the matter will be brought before a family court judge who will evaluate the situation. Your career and your working hours, your home and its condition, your lifestyle and your overall ability to care for a child are all considered. Sometimes a guardian ad litem or social investigator is appointed to make recommendations to the court as to the best interests of the children.
There are many different issues that will be addressed as you develop a child custody agreement, including a detailed timesharing schedule, outlining pick up and drop off times, holiday and school break timesharing, and which parent’s address should be utilized for school district designation.
When hiring a family law and divorce lawyer, Boca Raton parents can move forward knowing that they have an experienced Board Certified family lawyer Boca Raton who can help them arrive at an out-of-court agreement. Or, if you choose to go before a judge, Family Lawyer at Lewert will represent you well as a skilled and professional advocate in the courtroom.