Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Law Updates”
There will not be an alimony reform this year. The House passed an alimony reform bill but the Senate did not pass any alimony bill this year. Legislative update: Alimony reform to be back next year, this process will not stop until alimony reform is accomplished. 50/50 timesharing as the best interest of the child is still a …
An amendment was filed on March 24th for the Senate Bill. This is a clear indication of how massive changes can be made as these bills go through the process. Caution is advised that more changes may have happened even before you read this email. A comparison of the new proposal with the prior Senate proposal has the following differences …
Senate Bill 1248 and House Bill 0943 are virtually a complete new set of rules for alimony and here are a few items that you may want to read about (from the Senate Bill). Alimony guidelines No permanent alimony A cap for alimony and child support based on the percentage of the net income of the paying party (with child …
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 …
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 …
Will a prenuptial agreement protect me from the increase in value of my home? In the case of Heiny v. Heiny, 113 So.3d 897 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013) the Husband is a pool contractor, and the Wife is an accountant. During the marriage, they worked together in the Husband’s pool construction business. Wife had a home before she married her …
