In Florida, there are many factors involved in determining alimony payments – including the length of the marriage. Despite what many people think, courts don’t simply look at the spouses’ finances when making this type of decision. The length of your marriage can have a substantial effect on both the size of the payments, and the duration of the payments …
In Florida, there are many factors involved in determining alimony payments – including the length of the marriage. Despite what many people think, courts don’t simply look at the spouses’ finances when making this type of decision. The length of your marriage can have a substantial effect on both the size of the payments, and the duration of the payments …
Lots of people with pets will gladly tell you that they consider their pets to be members of their families. And as such, when couples with pets split up, it is increasingly common for them to seek shared custody of their pets – similar to custody arrangements for children. Some of these couples have learned, however, that even though they …
In Davis v. Davis, 108 So.3d 660 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013) the Husband and Wife were in a heated custody battle. Wife sought to limit the amount of time Husband would spend with their child. Husband asked the court to consider the fact DCF came to Wife’s residence 9 times within the past three years. Husband asked the court to …
Make no mistake about it – divorce and taxes are two of the most unpleasant subjects out there. And if you are going through the process of a divorce, taxes are probably one of the last things you want to think about. But divorce can have major effect on your taxes – and the more you know about your tax …
There are several different ways that a father in the state of Florida can establish his paternity – that is, to be legally recognized as the father of his child. In Florida, when a married woman gives birth, her husband will automatically be recognized as the father of the child. If a woman is married to one man when her …
Financial disclosure is a necessary part of the divorce process in the state of Florida. This can be a great deal more complicated than simply providing pay stubs, tax forms, and bank statements – particularly when you own a business. Calculating the value of your business can be a very confusing process, and you must provide the court with a …
When Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones were married in 2000, it was widely reported that they had signed a prenuptial contract that promised her a $5 million “straying fee” if he cheated on her. At the time, such a clause was seen as highly unusual. But since then, these kind of lifestyle clauses – which regulate the behavior of spouses …
Decisions in recent cases have resulted in same-sex marriage becoming legal in Florida since January 6, 2015. These decisions have determined that the state’s ban on same-sex marriages is unconstitutional and therefore not valid. Currently Florida is the 36th state in the union to allow same-sex marriages. Marriage Equality History Florida banned same-sex marriage in 1977, and in 1997 the …
The parties had two children. The final judgment of dissolution of marriage, entered on November 29, 2005, incorporated the parties’ Marital Settlement Agreement, which provided, in relevant part, that: “Upon the termination of the Former Husband’s unallocated family support payments, the Former Husband would pay the Former Wife child support in an amount to be calculated in accordance with Florida …
