News
Modification
Tue, Feb 10, 2015
Once your divorce or paternity action is final you may think you will never have to re-visit those issues again. The ink is dry on the Final Judgment! It has been filed with the clerk’s office! After all that time and trouble, everyone has adjusted t... Read More
Relocation After Divorce
Tue, Jan 27, 2015
When parents with minor children divorce, the court is required to enter an order including a parenting plan with a timeshare schedule among other things. In the years that follow, it is likely that at least one of the parents will plan to move out ... Read More
Same-sex Marriage in Florida Opens the Door to Same-sex Divorce
Tue, Jan 13, 2015
While hundreds of same-sex couples happily lined up this past Tuesday to get married after a federal judge ruled the state’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, Florida divorce lawyers readied their practices for more business. Gay and lesbian... Read More
What Assets Are Subject to Distribution in a Florida Divorce Action
Tue, Dec 09, 2014
In dissolution of marriage (commonly referred to as divorce) cases in Florida, the concept of equitable distribution is utilized as opposed to community property when distributing assets and liabilities. Equitable means fair not equal. The first st... Read More
Will My Child Be Able to Testify in Court?
Tue, Nov 25, 2014
We receive many questions about the age when a child may testify in court. During a divorce proceeding- especially contentious ones- where the parenting plan is in dispute, the children wind up squarely in the middle. Many divorcing spouses believe... Read More
Who Gets the Engagement and Wedding Rings in the Divorce?
Thu, Nov 20, 2014
The important distinction between wedding and engagement rings is that the engagement ring is considered a gift that occurs before the marriage whereas the wedding rings are viewed as gifts during the marriage. Read More
Marriage and Divorce- It Isn’t That Easy In the Sunshine State
Fri, Sep 26, 2014
Over the last several months in Florida, there have been several interesting cases that have emerged in family court divisions around the state, which eventually will make its way to conclusions at the State’s Appellate Courts, and possibly the U.S. ... Read More
Cyberstalking
Wed, Sep 24, 2014
Emotions may run high between partners or spouses during or in the aftermath of a divorce. The temptation to lash out at one another using Facebook or Twitter should be avoided. Unfortunately, statistics demonstrate that incidents of cyberstalking ar... Read More
“Alimony, Alimony payin’ your bills”…or maybe not
Thu, Sep 18, 2014
The Florida Legislature probably didn’t have Led Zepplin’s 1969 song “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)” in mind when similar bills recently advanced in both the House and Senate which would eliminate permanent alimony in Florida. Opponents of... Read More
Modifying Child Support
Sat, Aug 16, 2014
A party who seeks to change in the amount of court ordered child support bears the burden of proving a substantial change in circumstances. A substantial change in circumstances is defined as significant, material, involuntary and permanent in natu... Read More
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