Effective Parenting Plans Maria C. Gonzalez, Esq. Florida has a long standing public policy “that each minor child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents separate or the marriage of the parties is dissolved and to encourage parents to share the rights and responsibilities, and joys, of childrearing. There is no presumption for or against the … Read More
Permanent Alimony in Short Term Marriages
Permanent Alimony in Short Term Marriages J.J. Dahl Can a spouse get permanent alimony in a short duration marriage where the debilitating issue did not occur during the marriage? Several cases have affirmed permanent alimony in short term marriages where debilitating medical conditions occurred during the marriage. For example, in Reeves v. Reeves, 821 So.2d 333 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002), … Read More