The recent veto by Governor Rick Scott of SB 668 will have a significant impact on divorcing couples across the state of Florida. The bill included provisions that Scott found troubling, including the required assumption that each parent is entitled to equal time with children if no mitigating circumstances are present. Other changes that would...Continue Reading

The Florida state legislature is currently trying to pass a bill that will stop allowing permanent alimony to be awarded to a spouse during a divorce. Alimony is designed to provide a former spouse with assistance after a divorce, and most states require that alimony payments end after a set amount of time that is...Continue Reading

Life insurance-court ordered life insurance must be specific as to purpose Recent cases show that life insurance can be ordered by the court, to protect from untimely death of the pay or of child support or alimony.  I.e.: if a father is to pay child support and then dies, who will pay the child support...Continue Reading

Magistrate can reject testimony regarding income – Can he do that? A magistrate has to be considered like a judge, with ability and power to make findings of fact. In plain English, the magistrate determines what the facts are (what happened) and then applies the facts to the law and makes a recommendation to the...Continue Reading