Insights

Understanding Florida's 2023 Alimony Reform

SB 1416 eliminated permanent alimony and reshaped how Florida courts award durational support. What changed, what didn't, and what it means for current orders.

The Rebuttable Presumption of Equal Timesharing

Florida's 2023 amendment to § 61.13 created a rebuttable presumption of equal timesharing. In practice, that shift changes how cases are litigated more than how they are decided.

When to Hire a Forensic Accountant in a Florida Divorce

Business valuation, imputed income, and asset tracing are three moments when a forensic accountant substantially changes the outcome of an equitable distribution case.

Divorce · Marital Assets

Do You Really Need to Hire a Forensic Accountant in Your Divorce Case?

Hidden assets, business ownership, inherited funds, and premarital property are a few of the reasons a forensic accountant may be useful in a divorce case.

Appeals · Family Law

Appeals of Final Orders in Family Law Cases

A high-level overview of how an appeal from a final family law judgment is started and briefed, as originally described in 2020.

Family Law

Open for Business?

A 2020 message from the firm about continued access to the courts and client service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Child Support

Will the Court Make My Spouse Pay for Our Children’s College Education?

Why a parent’s support duty generally ends at eighteen, and how a Marital Settlement Agreement can create an enforceable obligation to contribute to college.

Divorce

It Is Your Divorce, Not Your Children’s Divorce

Children often fare better when parents keep them out of the issues in a divorce and encourage a good relationship with the other parent.

Alimony

Is “Foreseeable” “Anticipated” in Alimony Modifications?

A 2018 look at how a Florida appellate court treated a foreseeable retirement when deciding whether a change in circumstances was “unanticipated.”

Alimony · Family Law

Going, Going, Gone: The Alimony Tax Deduction and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

How the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 changed the tax treatment of alimony for agreements and judgments entered after December 31, 2018.

Divorce

It’s All in a Name

Why it helps to decide about restoring your former name before filing your divorce petition, rather than starting a separate case later.

Marital Assets

Personal v. Enterprise Goodwill

Whether a business’s goodwill is personal or enterprise goodwill can affect how much of its value is treated as a marital asset.

Marital Assets

It’s None of Your Business!

An introduction to the fair market value standard Florida courts use when a business is valued in a divorce.