We find ourselves in unprecedented times. Not just in the legal community, but in essentially all walks of life and business. The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the globe, leaving few if any sectors of our personal and professional lives unaffected. Staying healthy and...
Under Florida law, the legal duty of a parent to support their child ends when the child reaches the age of eighteen. A court may order that the parents are to provide continued support to a child who has reached the age of eighteen if that child is less than nineteen...
We all know that children are affected by the divorce of their parents. However, divorcing parents should minimize the children’s exposure to issues of the divorce. There may be strong feelings and animosity between the spouses, but the children should not be forced...
Modification of an award of alimony requires a change in circumstances. For many years, the Florida Supreme Court has required that this change in circumstances be substantial, involuntary, and permanent in nature and not contemplated at the time of the support...
On December 18, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”), which was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The TCJA affected the taxation of alimony leaving many attorneys and accountants wondering how alimony would be impacted in the future. ...
