Paul Michael McDermott
McDermott Law Offices, PLLC, a Florida Marital and Family Law Firm
Paul M. McDermott, Esq., practices exclusively in the area of Marital and Family Law. He has experience in litigation, mediation, and collaboration. After practicing law in Virginia for many years as a trial lawyer, he relocated to Florida and founded McDermott Law Offices, PLLC and now practices exclusively in the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida, which includes Manatee County and Sarasota County.
Mr. McDermott is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator. He is also trained in Collaborative Divorce Law, an emerging field within the Alternative Dispute Resolution realm focused on resolving cases with a "team" approach where the parties and their attorneys employ professionals as needed from varying disciplines (e.g., CPA, Financial Planner, Mental Health, etc...) who collaborate with a Facilitator (often times a mediator) and attempt to resolve a family law case in a more transparent, respectful and cost-effective manner, unlike the traditional litigation model. To read more about this approach, visit: https://nextgenerationdivorce.com/
Mr. McDermott is dedicated to advocating your cause to the fullest extent of the law. Attorney Paul McDermott has personally represented more than 1,500 clients and is ready to put his experience to work for you. To discuss the best strategy for your case, call today for a consultation at (941) 225-2550.
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
$150.00 consultation fee (consult fee is applied toward retainer amount if you retain our firm);
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- Virginia
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- English: Spoken, Written
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- McDermott Law Offices, PLLC (FL)
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- Florida Marital and Family Law (Lakewood Ranch, FL)
- Managing Partner
- Beaulieu Law Group, P.A. (FL)
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- Palm Beach County, FL
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- Paul M. McDermott, P.C. (VA)
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- Gross & Robinson, PC (VA)
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- Marital and Family Law, Criminal Law (Prince William County, VA)
- Regent University School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- B.A. | History and Sociology- Double Major
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- Sarasota County Bar Association Family Law Section
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- 12th Circuit Family Court Professionals Collaborative
- Board Member
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- Manatee County Bar Association
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- Next Generation Divorce
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- Activities: https://nextgenerationdivorce.com/
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- Florida State Bar Family Law Section
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- Overview of Florida Divorce Law, Chamber of Commerce, Delray Beach, FL
- Chamber Of Commerce
- Presentation on overview of Florida Marital and Family Law;
- Guardian ad litem
- Supreme Court of Virginia
- Family Law Mediator
- Supreme Court of Florida
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- Florida Family Law Attorney
- Q. If we bought a house during our marriage and got divorced and remarry each other and one of us dies, who gets the house?
- A: Interesting question. In my opinion as a family law attorney, remarriage does not automatically "reconvert" the property title. You might consider executing a Quitclaim Deed - both as grantors and both as grantees to give you both equal rights as "Tenants by the Entireties," which gives married parties 100% rights with right of survivorship - if that's your intention. I recommend you speak with a real estate/real property attorney to be sure to accomplish your objectives.
- Q. Can a motion be amended after its hearing from the plaintiff has been heard and respond.. hasn't answered yet. DRcase
- A: Sounds like the "hearing" did not address the merits of the original motion and the motion hearing was was rescheduled to allow time for a responsive pleading. In that case, I don't see an issue with an amended motion assuming you have sufficient time to respond and prepare for the hearing on the merits of the amended motion. If you don't have time to prepare, then you could request a continuance to allow for more time to respond to the amended motion prior to the hearing. The legal principles of procedural due process including sufficiency of notice would apply here.
- Q. My wife filled divorce we got 3 kids
- A: You have 20 days to file your Answer to the Petition once you are actually "served" by the process server. It is usually recommended that you also file a Counter-Petition to include your requests for timesharing with the children, alimony, child support, etc... to preserve your rights.
