Fort Lauderdale Divorce Lawyer Blog

On Tuesday, April 27, 2011, Sandy T. Fox, a divorce attorney in Miami and Fort Lauderdale appeared on CNN The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer. After being contacted by CNN news correspondent, Mary Snow, Fox appeared in a segment that also featured famed New York divorce lawyer, Raol Felder. The news segment focused on the increase of divorce filings as a result of the improved economy.

Sandy T. Fox has been a member of The Florida Bar since September, 2004. He focuses his practice in all areas of marital and family law in Miami-Dade and Broward including divorce, paternity, child custody, alimony and child support enforcement and prenuptial agreements.

The Sun Sentinel is reporting that incidences of domestic violence in Miami and Fort Lauderdale are not restricted to one particular income level. In the past few months, domestic violence has occurred in families with different economic classes.

Last Friday, police arrested the wife of a Miami Dolphin's player after she stabbed her husband. This past month, a man was arrested in Fort Lauderdale after attacking his wife in front of her Broward divorce lawyer in open court. In April, a Davie man killed his wife and then himself.

The following signs are indicative of the fact that someone may be prone to be an abuser:

1. Incidences of prior violence or battery will most likely lead to a continued trend of this behavior absent intervention.

2. Individuals who commit domestic violence may have been abused as children or witnessed one of their parent's hit the other parent.

3. The batterer attempts to control financial affairs.

4. The man holds traditional views towards women such as they should only clean and take care of children.

5. Exhibits signs of jealousy, can be possessive and trys to isolate the victim from friends, family and their job.

6. The abuser denies the abuse by minimzing its seriousness or refusing to take responsibility of the abusive behavior.

TMZ is reporting that former Miami Heat basketball player, Glen Rice, has filed a paternity action against his ex-girlfriend, Tia Santoro, in South Florida. Through his Miami paternity lawyer, Mr. Rice has requested a DNA test prior to any child support settlement agreement and parenting plan being resolved by the parties or ordered by the Court.

In prior weeks, Ms. Santoro requested law enforcement assistance in order to retrieve her personal belongings from Mr. Rice's residence. After the breakdown in the relationship, Coral Gables Police Department provided assistance without any altercation from the parties.

The Sun Sentinel is reporting that a husband attacked his wife in the chambers of Broward Circuit Judge Ronald Rothschild during a final divorce hearing today causing her to have serious injuries which required hospitalization. Paul Henry Gonzalez, 23, committed domestic violence on his wife without any advanced provocation. He hit her numerous times with closed fists causing her to sustain a torn lip and injuries to her head.

When law enforcement officers arrived in the courtroom, the husband was being restrained by a Broward divorce attorney. After refusing to put his hand into handcuffs, Broward Sheriff Officers tasered him two times before taking him to a hospital for examination.

Mr. Gonzalez is being held in the Broward County Jail on pending charges of felony domestic violence and resisting arrest without violence. The Wife, 23 year old Catherine Ann Scott-Gonzalez, is at Holy Cross Hospital. She will be kept overnight to monitor brain trauma, a broken nose and a broken facial bone by her eye.

The Sun Sentinel is reporting that Caroline Jenne, wife of former broward sheriff, Ken Jenne, has filed for divorce in Broward County. The parties, both 64 years of age, have been married for 35 years. However, over the past 18 months they have both been living separate and apart.

Through her Fort Lauderdale divorce attorney, Ms. Jenne claims that the marriage is irretrievably broken. She has requested alimony, equitable distribution of the marital assets and liabilities and attorney's fees and costs. Ms. Jenne also wants to be awarded the marital residence and continued payment of her health and life insurance.

After pleading guilty to mail fraud conspiracy and income tax evasion, Ken Jenne served 10 months in federal prison. He lost his Florida state pension and was disbarred by The Florida Bar. He previously worked for Scott Rothstein's law firm and is now a business consultant.