The Miami Herald is reporting that the Supreme Court of Florida has issued its opinion in Kaaa v. Kaaa that addresses whether and under what circumstances passive appreciation of a marital home that is a nonmarital asset is subject to equitable distribution. For 27 years, the parties resided in a…
The Miami Herald is reporting that Circuit Judge Jeri Cohen has ruled that a Hialeah women will not have custody of her children pending an investigation by DCF. On Monday, Rebecca Garcia, 21, left her infant and five year old son alone in her vehicle while shopping. She was subsequently…
When a party files for divorce in Broward, their lawyer will remind them that a judge frowns upon a parent who speaks poorly about the other parent in front of the minor children. Many parents fight about their relationship and use their children as ammunition. However, judges practicing in the…
A recent study indicates that women who earn more money than their husband’s are 40% more likely to divorce. Women who earned at least 60% of the total household income are likely to divorce. The study, which took 25 years, also found that it did not matter how affluent the…
Marital and family law in Miami-Dade and Broward, judges and divorce attorneys have relied upon the OurFamilyWizard® website for high conflict child custody, parenting plan and time-sharing cases. This website has become one of the most effective shared parental responsibility tools to remove parental conflict and to assist parents in…
Dwyane Wade was in a marital and family law court today while his former wife testified during child custody proceedings in Chicago. Lawyers for the Miami Heat star tried to establish that his former wife has erratic behavior based upon her relationships, confrontations and parenting decisions. Prior to the trial,…
According to cnn.com, couples who are engaged are doing what they can to fight off the alarming divorce rates. Nowadays, young couples are reluctant to get married. But, experts now believe that premarital counseling may be beneficial. Engaged couples are taught to discuss topics such as finances, religion, children and…
In Sootin v. Sootin, the former husband and former wife divorced in Miami-Dade in 1998. The former husband was obliged to pay the former wife permanent alimony. During 2008, the former husband sought to modify or terminate his alimony obligation. The former wife successfully moved to dismiss the petition since…
Fort Lauderdale divorce attorneys can file a petition to disestablish paternity and terminate a child support obligation if a male is not the biological father of a child. The petition must contain an affidavit that newly discovered evidence has become available since the original paternity or child support determination and…
According to cnn.com, the Miami Heat’s newest basketball player, LeBron James, is being sued in federal court for allegedly denying paternity by committing fraud and misrepresentation against the alleged putative father. The putative father is requesting DNA testing to ascertain whether or not he is the biological father as well…
