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Florida Family Law: Mandatory Disclosure

Posted on August 23, 2014 by

When you file and serve a petition in a Florida family law case that involves financial issues such as child support, alimony, or the division of property in debts, a clock starts ticking.  Within 45 days of the initial pleadings … Continue reading →

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Changing Your Tampa Bay Child Support Obligation

Posted on January 8, 2014 by

It is a new year, and oftentimes that means many changes.  You may have changed jobs or been laid off from work.  You may have been transferred to a different office, or you may have received a promotion. Any of these … Continue reading →

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Florida Divorce, Financial Affidavits, and Privacy

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

In almost any Florida family law matter that involves financial issues, such as child support, alimony, division of property and debt, or attorney’s fees, parties are required to exchange and file Florida Family Law Financial Affidavits.  Financial Affidavits outline each … Continue reading →

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Text of Florida Senate Bill 748 – Proposed Changes to Alimony Laws in Florida

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Yesterday I wrote an update on changes that the Florida Senate is proposing to make to current alimony laws.  Below is the text of the current version of Senate Bill 748 (added text is underlined, while deleted text is stricken): … Continue reading →

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Update to Changes Proposed to the Florida Alimony Statute

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

I previously wrote about a Florida House of Representatives Bill that proposed vast changes to the alimony statute and the “supportive relationship” standard to terminate alimony. The Florida Senate has a competing bill, SB-748, which makes slightly fewer changes to … Continue reading →

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What Is Your Former Spouse Thinking?

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

Over at the Huffington Post, Allison Pescosolido, M.A., and Andra Bosh, Ph.D., discuss why you may be a mistaken when you attempt to read into your former spouse’s actions.  Here is an example: Fiction: Your Ex has a new partner already, … Continue reading →

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Family Law News: U.S. Congressman in Court over Back Child Support

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that U.S. Representative Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) will be in a family court because he has failed to pay ordered child support.  His former wife claims that the congressman is in arrears of $117,000.00, including interest, … Continue reading →

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