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Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part IV of IV (Divorce in Stuart, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound and Martin County).

Monday November 1, 2010 • Leave a Comment

The divorce lawyers of Nugent & Zborowski practice divorce and family law in Stuart and Martin County. The firm’s attorneys also handle paternity, juvenile dependancy, modification of alimony and child support, visitation(timesharing), and child custody, and fathers’ and grandparents’ rights cases in West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County.

If you live in Stuart, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound, or anywhere else in Martin County, one of your questions about your divorce or family law matter may concern the actual location of where you need to go to have a Judge decide an aspect of your case. As an initial matter, divorce and family law related cases are handled in the circuit court level of Florida’s state court system. Florida separates circuit courts into multiple “judicial circuits.” Divorce and family law cases in Martin County are handled by the 19th Judicial Circuit, which also services St. Lucie County, Okeechobee County and Indian River County.

Divorce and family law cases in Stuart, Jenson Beach, Hobe Sound and other areas of Martin County, including paternity cases and modification of child custody, child support and alimony cases, are all held at the Martin County Courthouse, which is located in downtown Stuart (click here for a link to the courthouse location and driving directions).

All of the divorce and family law cases in Stuart, Hobe Sound, Jensen Beach (and the rest of Martin County) are all handled by Judge Robert Makemson. Furthermore, all divorce and family law cases are handled in accordance with administrative order #2007-13.

For more information about your Stuart divorce case, or a a divorce or family law case anywhere else in Martin County, including child support and alimony cases in Hobe Sound and Jensen Beach, call 561.844.1200 and speak to an attorney with the Law Offices of Nugent & Zborowski. You can also click here to email an attorney with the firm to request more information, or visit the firm’s website, www.nugentlawfirm.com.

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part III of IV (Divorce in Jupiter, Tequesta, Palm Beach Gardens and parts of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and West Palm Beach).

Friday October 29, 2010 • Leave a Comment

The divorce lawyers of Nugent & Zborowski practice all areas of divorce and family law in the Jupiter and Palm Beach Gardens, Florida area. The firm’s attorneys also handle paternity, juvenile dependancy, modification of alimony and child support, visitation(timesharing), and child custody, and fathers’ and grandparents’ rights cases.

If you live in Jupiter, Tequesta, Palm Beach Gardens or Royal Palm Beach, one of your questions about your divorce or family law matter may concern the actual location of where you need to go to have a Judge decide an aspect of your case. As an initial matter, divorce and family law related cases are handled in the circuit court level of Florida’s state court system. Florida separates circuit courts into multiple “judicial circuits.” The population of Palm Beach County is large enough to have its own judicial circuit, the 15th Judicial Circuit, which is headquartered at the main county courthouse in West Palm Beach.

Divorce and Family law cases in the West Palm Beach area are handled by Palm Beach County’s Unified Family Court. The Unified Family Court operates four primary branches, the North County Branch, South County Branch, West County Branch, and the Central (Main) Branch. All of the divorce and family law cases in Palm Beach County are initially split between the four branches based on the zip code of the residence of the person filing the case pursuant to Administrative Order NO. 5.101-4/10 (to view, click here and select the first available link).

The North County Governmental Center (click here for location information and driving directions) has three divorce and family law judges and two magistrates, and handles divorce and family law cases in Jupiter; divorce and family law cases in Palm Beach Gardens; and divorce and family law cases in parts of Royal Palm Beach, West Palm Beach and Wellington. The North County branch services cases in the following locations and zip codes:

Currently, Judge Oftedal, Judge McSorley, and Judge Phillips are the judges handling divorce and family law matters at the North County Governmental Center. However, Judge Oftedal is being transferred to another division and his role in family court will be assumed by Judge Smith in January 2011.

For more information about your Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, West Palm Beach, Royal Palm Beach, or Wellington divorce and family law case, call 561.844.1200 and speak to an attorney with the Law Offices of Nugent & Zborowski. You can also click here to email an attorney with the firm to request more information, or visit the firm’s website, www.nugentlawfirm.com.

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part II of IV (Divorce in the West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, and Palm Beach Areas)

Monday October 25, 2010 • Leave a Comment

The divorce lawyers of Nugent & Zborowski practice all areas of divorce and family law in the West Palm Beach, Florida area. The firm’s attorneys also handle paternity, juvenile dependancy, modification of alimony and child support, visitation(timesharing), and child custody, and fathers’ and grandparents’ rights cases.

If you live in West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington or Palm Beach, one of your questions about your divorce or family law matter may concern the actual location of where you need to go to have a Judge decide an aspect of your case. As an initial matter, divorce and family law related cases are handled in the circuit court level of Florida’s state court system. Florida separates circuit courts into multiple “judicial circuits.” The population of Palm Beach County is large enough to have its own judicial circuit, the 15th Judicial Circuit, which is headquartered at the main county courthouse in West Palm Beach.

Divorce and Family law cases in Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Boca Raton and the surrounding areas are handled by Palm Beach County’s Unified Family Court. The Unified Family Court operates four primary branches, the North County Branch, South County Branch, West County Branch, and the Central (Main) Branch. All of the divorce and family law cases in Palm Beach County are initially split between the four branches based on the zip code of the residence of the person filing a case pursuant to Administrative Order NO. 5.101-4/10 (to view, click here and select the first link that appears on the top of the page).

The Main Courthouse (click here for location information and driving directions) has three divorce and family law judges and three magistrates, and handles cases for the following locations and zip codes:

Currently, Judge Maass, Judge Brunson and Judge Lewis are the judges handling divorce and family law matters at Main Courthouse. However, Judge Maass is being transferred to another division and her role in family court will be assumed by the newly elected Lisa Small in January 2011.

For more information about your divorce and family law case, call 561.844.1200 and speak to an attorney with the Law Offices of Nugent & Zborowski. You can also click here to email an attorney with the firm to request more information, or visit the firm’s website, www.nugentlawfirm.com.

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part I of IV (Divorce in the Boynton Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach Area)

Friday October 22, 2010 • Leave a Comment

The divorce lawyers of Nugent & Zborowski practice all areas of divorce and family law in West Palm Beach, Florida area. The firm’s attorneys also handle paternity, juvenile dependancy, modification of alimony and child support, visitation(timesharing), and child custody, and fathers’ and grandparents’ rights cases.

If you live in Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, or Boca Raton, one of your questions about your divorce or family law matter may involve the question of where you need to go to have a Judge decide an aspect of your case. As an initial matter, divorce and family law related cases are handled in the circuit court level of Florida’s state court system. Florida separates circuit courts into multiple “judicial circuits.” The population of Palm Beach County is large enough to have its own judicial circuit, the 15th Judicial Circuit, which is headquartered at the main county courthouse in West Palm Beach.

The South County Courthouse (click here for location information and driving directions) has two divorce and family law judges and two magistrates, and handles cases for the following locations and zip codes:

Currently, Judge Burton and Judge Stern are the judges handling divorce and family law matters at the South County Courthouse. However, Judge Stern is soon retiring, and will be replaced by Judge Martz in January 2011.

Recent Posts

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part IV of IV (Divorce in Stuart, Jensen Beach, Hobe Sound and Martin County).

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part III of IV (Divorce in Jupiter, Tequesta, Palm Beach Gardens and parts of Royal Palm Beach, Wellington and West Palm Beach).

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part II of IV (Divorce in the West Palm Beach, Lake Worth, Royal Palm Beach, Wellington, and Palm Beach Areas)

Which Court Will Handle Your Divorce?: Part I of IV (Divorce in the Boynton Beach, Boca Raton and Delray Beach Area)

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