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 years of age, in […]

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 to choose a side.  Children often fair better in a divorce when […]

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 award.  Sometimes the last factor is referred to as “unanticipated”. Is a spouse’s retirement […]

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.   Under the current law, alimony payments are tax deductible to […]

When you got married, it seemed simple to change your name.  You showed your marriage license to the entity and it was taken care of. Now that you are getting divorced, you aren’t certain if you want to change your name in the divorce.  You think “If I decide to change it, I’ll just show […]