Holiday child custody and visitation was recently discussed by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Glevis v. Glevis. In this case, the Husband and Wife met in a foreign country. After they dated for a few years, the Husband brought the Wife to the United States. The…
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MODIFICATIONS OF CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION IN FLORIDA
A Modification of Child Custody and Visitation case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Romeo v. Romeo. In this case, the former husband and former wife were divorced in 2007. The Final Judgment dissolving their marriage contained an agreed upon time-sharing schedule for their minor children. The…
WHEN WILL A COURT AWARD PERMANENT ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?
In a recently decided alimony case captioned Harkness v. Harkness, the wife appealed the final judgment dissolving her marriage and awarding her durational alimony. The husband and wife were married for more than nineteen years. During the marriage, the husband worked full time, and the wife was a stay at…
WHEN IS PERMANENT ALIMONY APPROPRIATE IN FLORIDA?
An alimony case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Baron v. Baron. In Barron v. Barron, the Wife appealed a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage that denied her request for permanent periodic alimony. The parties were married for twenty years. Rather than…
HOW ARE PROPERTY AND ASSETS DIVIDED IN A FLORIDA DIVORCE?
A division of property and assets case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned O’Neill v. O’Neill. In this case, the Husband appealed the equitable distribution award issued by the trial court. The lower court improperly included in the division of property and assets…
WHAT IS THE STANDARD TO AWARD DURATIONAL ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?
A durational alimony case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Johnson v. Johnson. In this case, the husband and wife were married in 2006. They have two children. The husband worked in retail, and the wife was an auditor. The wife’s income substantially…
HOW IS INCOME IMPUTED FOR PURPOSES OF ALIMONY IN FLORIDA?
An alimony case involving imputation of income was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Jorgensen v. Tagarelli. In this case the wife appealed a final judgment in which the lower court incorrectly imputed income. In the case at bar, the wife earned $118,000, in…
HOW DOES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AFFECT CHILD CUSTODY IN FLORIDA?
A child custody and visitation case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Frye v. Cuomo. In this case, the parties were married for nine-years. They had two minor children at the time of the divorce. The mother filed a Petition for Dissolution of…
WHAT ARE MARITAL ASSETS AND WHAT ARE NONMARITAL ASSETS IN A FLORIDA DIVORCE?
Appropriate division of property and assets in Florida divorce proceedings was recently explained by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned Jackson v. Blazer. In reaching its decision in this division of property and assets matter, the Court turned to the statutory definitions of marital and nonmarital property…
THE CHILD RELOCATION LAWS IN FLORIDA
A child relocation case was recently decided by the Florida Court of Appeal in a case captioned C.G. v. MM. In this case, the mother appealed the trial court’s decision concerning custody and visitation. The parents were unmarried and separated in 2010. They had one child. The parties did not…