Fla Stat 61 16 1 provides that the court may from time to time after considering the financial resources of both parties order a party to pay a reasonable amount for attorney s fees suit money and the cost to the other party of maintaining or defending any proceeding under
Just before we rang in the new year a Florida court issued two surprise decisions which place retroactive alimony under the gun Is a court order making alimony retroactive to the date of filing of the petition for dissolution of marriage constitutional or judicial overreach The First District Court of
On Giving Tuesday we are honored to announce $15 000 in grants from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation AAML Foundation to two Tallahassee based organizations Lee 8217 s Place and Legal Aid Foundation of Tallahassee Lee s Place a Tallahassee non profit counseling and therapy center specializing in
Dori Foster Morales nbsp has been selected as Center for Child Counseling s 2020 Recipient of the Judge Ron Alvarez Resiliency Award nbsp nbsp Judge Alvarez was a pioneer for creating a trauma informed judiciary before we even knew the lasting impact of toxic stress in children and the impact
It s safe to say that with the Covid 19 pandemic going on around the world nbsp families are living in fear Fear stress and anxiety are common emotions today But what do you do when those tensions become marital discord or prior marital discord has made the lockdown even
Palm Beach Gardens Fla The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers AAML Florida Chapter Foundation today announced a $5 000 contribution to f a c e s for children Facing Adverse Childhood Experiences for Children based in Ft Lauderdale Florida The mission for f a c e s for children is
The 41stAnnual AAML Institute will be held on May 3 and 4 2019 Once again the Institute will be hosted at the beautiful Ritz Carlton Orlando Grande Lakes In 2018 the AAML modified the format of the Institute to rave reviews The exciting new format will continue in 2019 For
TAX ALERT POSSIBLE REPEAL OF SECTION 1309 DEDUCTION FOR ALIMONY PAYMENTS The recent Tax Reform Bill presented by the House of Representatives includes a provision to eliminate the tax deduction for alimony payments effective January 1 2018 The alimony deduction will not be available for all divorce decrees separation agreements
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
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