Valentine’s Day can be a momentous time for families to adopt children and celebrate their love of family bonds. When a single parent remarries, a stepparent often takes on the responsibility of raising, caring for, and loving their spouse’s child. Both the children and stepparents will form a close bond together like the bond that biological parents and their children share.However, under Florida family law, Read More
New Year, New Start: How January Became the Month for Marriages to End
January is the busiest month for divorce filings, where there is a sharp rise in people wishing to begin divorce proceedings at the start of the year. The festive season’s emotional, familial, and monetary stress coupled with New Year’s fresh start mentality and resolutions illustrate why couples often find themselves reconsidering their marital vows. After the holiday season, the period in January is the last straw Read More
Setting Up Adoptive Families for Success
November is National Adoption Month, a time to celebrate adoptive families, raise awareness for youth looking for their forever families, and promote the need for more adoptive homes. National Adoption Month highlights the beauty of adoption and recognizes the incredible South Florida families who have opened their hearts and homes to adopt. It is an occasion to encourage more Floridians to consider adoption as a way Read More
The Benefits of Mediation in Divorce Cases
The goal for many divorcing couples is to move forward as quickly, cost-effectively, and peacefully as possible, and mediation is a tool to help you get there. Mediation is flexible and confidential. It can provide a more satisfying and less stressful experience compared to traditional divorce litigation. Our goal in this Horowitz Highlights is to share the value and role of mediation in divorce cases. Sara Horowitz Read More
The Process of Adopting as a Single Parent
Advice, support, diligence, and dedication is what clients can expect when they work with me to fulfill their goal of becoming a single parent. Single parents provide loving and stable homes, and Sara Horowitz PA serves all adopting parents who make the wonderful choice to grow their family through adoption. Florida law recognizes the value of adoption into one-parent families, and the process is substantially Read More
Uncontested Divorces Help Pave the Path to Independence, Peace, and Prosperity
The Fourth of July holiday conjures up images of freedom and independence. Clients who seek a divorce often discuss their desire for independence and to move forward with their lives as soon as possible. An uncontested divorce may be the right tool for that new beginning since the process is efficient and cost-effective. If you think an uncontested divorce might be a good fit for your situation, read the information Read More
FACP
Transformative and team-centric, the 12th Annual Conference for the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals from April 18 - 20, 2024 features a dynamic group of judges, lawyers, mediators, financial planners, and psychologists. FACP is Florida’s statewide organization of lawyers, financial, and mental health professionals whose mission is to guide families to peaceful divorce using the Collaborative Divorce Read More
You Are the Heart of Our Law Firm
On a recent Saturday afternoon, I cuddled up with a hot cup of chocolate (marshmallows included) to read newly published 5-star client reviews on Google. My heart swelled with pride, joy and immense gratitude. Heartfelt appreciation for the beautiful and candid articulation of your experiences working with Sara Horowitz PA, which meaningfully serves as a resource for others to understand how family law matters are Read More
Making Spirits Bright
Have a holly, jolly Christmas! To all who celebrate, we wish you and your loved ones health, happiness and joy this Christmas. May all your days be merry and bright. Whether you deck the halls, rock around the Christmas tree, build a snowman on Florida's beautiful beaches, or jingle all the way to your Christmas Eve and Christmas Day festivities, we hope good tidings come your way. May the magic of the season Read More
A Hanukkah Tradition of Giving
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel! Hanukkah is one of my favorite holidays. It is a celebration of the miracle of the oil that was only supposed to last for one night but lasted for eight nights. Each night another candle is added so that by the end of the holiday the menorah shines powerfully - a symbol of hope just when we need it most. As a child, I loved lighting the candles on the menorah and watching them Read More
