In a perfect world, the result you get in the order of final judgment from your divorce case is wholly satisfactory to you. Unfortunately, the real world isn’t a perfect world, and the divorce judgment you get isn’t always ideal. When that happens, you may have certain options for getting…
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The Importance of Clarity and a Lack of Ambiguity in Your Florida Marital Settlement Agreement
There are several things that are essential in order to make a proposed marital settlement agreement appropriate for you to sign. Any agreement should appropriately protect your interests. The agreement also, though, should be completely clear and unambiguous so that any disputes that arise later will not trigger a whole…
Imputing Income to a Non-Working Spouse in a Florida Child Support Case
In many court disputes involving children, child support is a key issue. Calculating the correct amount of child support can be complicated if one of the parents is not working. If the parent is unable to work, the court may proceed with calculating support based that parent’s having zero income.…
Getting a Florida Injunction for Protection Overturned on Appeal, Even After the Injunction Has Expired
Injunctions of protection in Florida are serious matters. They can be invaluable to the person for whom they provide vital protection. They can also have a substantial impact on the person who is restrained by their terms. Depending on the type of injunction entered by the court, you may be…
What Happens When Your Florida Marital Settlement Agreement is Based, in Part, on an Incorrect Assumption?
There is an old and colorful saying about the perils of making assumptions. The saying, which popped up on a 1973 episode of The Odd Couple, admonishes that you should “never assume” and reveals its lesson by separating the word “assume” into its first through third letters, its fourth letter,…
What Can You Do When the Judge in Your Florida Divorce Issues an Order You Think Was Wrong?
Everyone who is familiar with the legal system has, at some point, encountered a judicial order or case that they thought was wrongly decided. In your family law case, it is very important to know how to respond to various situations, including receiving an order that you think was incorrectly…
When Your Florida Timesharing Dispute Can (and Cannot) Allow You to Recoup from Your Ex-Spouse the Cost of Your Attorney’s Fees
Ideally, divorced parents are able to work together in a collaborative and cooperative fashion to meet the needs of their child when it comes to things like timesharing. Sometimes, though, that doesn’t happen. In some families, the issues of custody and timesharing can be matters of intense disagreement. Whether you…
An Out-of-State Move and Your Florida Child Custody and Timesharing Arrangement
Before you sign any agreement regarding your rights in a child custody and timesharing situation, it is important to understand fully exactly what you are agreeing to do. If the terms of an agreement include provisions that clearly encompass a move out of state, you may very possibly not be…
How Your Constitutional Right to ‘Due Process of Law’ Can Affect Your Florida Family Law Case
Many times, people may associate legal phrases like “due process of law” with criminal cases. The reality is, though, that all parties in criminal and civil cases are entitled to due process of law. Part of this due process protection says that a court generally cannot take action against you…
What You Need to Prove in Order to Count Your Business Losses in Your Florida Child Support Calculation
In some ways, calculating an appropriate child support obligation can be a bit like calculating income taxes. In situations in which the supporting parent (or the taxpayer in the tax return analogy) has exactly one source of income, the calculation may be very direct because it requires proof of only…