Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Broward County
Fort Lauderdale Divorce Lawyer
Our office is in downtown Fort Lauderdale, a few blocks from the courthouse where your case will be heard.
DiMaggio Law Offices sits at 533 Northeast 3rd Avenue, in the blocks between Flagler Village and the New River. Broward divorce filings are heard at the Broward County Courthouse on Southeast 6th Street, a short walk or drive from our front door. That proximity is practical rather than decorative: it means short-notice hearings, emergency motions and case management conferences do not turn into half-day trips for you or for us.
Fort Lauderdale cases bring their own asset mix. We regularly untangle waterfront and Las Olas condominium property, boats and slips, short-term rental income, restaurant and marine-industry businesses, and commission-heavy or seasonal earnings that make income look very different in January than in July. Support and equitable distribution both turn on getting those numbers right the first time.
Julie DiMaggio has practiced family law from this city since founding the firm in 2004, and appears before the Broward family bench regularly. Where a matter can be resolved by agreement, that is the least expensive path and usually the fastest. Where the other side will not deal reasonably, we try the case.
Where a Fort Lauderdale divorce is heard
- Broward County family cases are filed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit and heard at the Broward County Courthouse, 201 Southeast 6th Street, downtown Fort Lauderdale.
- Either spouse must have lived in Florida for at least six months before the petition is filed, and the case belongs in the county where the parties last lived together or where the respondent resides.
- Broward requires financial affidavits and mandatory disclosure early. Gathering statements, tax returns and business records before filing keeps the case out of avoidable motion practice.
- Most contested Broward cases are referred to mediation before a trial date is set.
Fort Lauderdale questions we hear
For the full statewide overview of this area of law, see our divorce page.