Florida Alimony Reform legislation recently failed in the Florida legislature with the early departure of the Florida House of Representatives on April 28, 2015. A special session for the Florida legislature is likely to take place on June 1, 2015, however, Alimony...
Month: February 2015
Modification of Child Custody & Visitation in Jupiter, Florida
In a Modification of Child Custody & Visitation proceeding, Courts are required to keep in mind the fact that a parent has a constitutionally protected right to a meaningful relationship with his or her children and timesharing privileges should not be denied to...
Alimony in North Palm Beach, Florida
Alimony in North Palm Beach, FloridaIn awarding alimony, income can be imputed to an unemployed spouse under certain circumstances. In McDuffie v. McDuffie, the Florida Court of Appeal recently stated: "To impute income for the purposes of child support and alimony, a...
Alimony in Jupiter, Florida
In awarding alimony, the court imputes income to an unemployed or an underemployed individual. In Cameron v. Cameron, the Florida Court of Appeal recently stated: "In a dissolution of marriage proceeding, each party's sources of income and ability to pay are factors...
Modification of Child Support in Jupiter, FL
Modification of child support in Florida was recently explained in Arquette v. Rutter. In Arquette v. Rutter the Florida Court of Appeal stated: "This court recently explained the circumstances, under the UIFSA, in which a Florida court may modify a child...
Division of Property and Assets in North Palm Beach, Florida
To modify a division of property and assets, there must be a specific reservation of jurisdiction in the final judgment to make a later adjudication of property rights. In Daoud v. Daoud the Florida Court of Appeal recently stated: "Dora S. Daoud, the former...