Monthly Archives: March 31, 2023

Partition of Marital Home in an Orlando, Florida Divorce

Can you partition the home prior to entry of the final judgment of dissolution of marriage? Partition of property held as tenants by the entireties is not permitted prior to entry of final judgment dissolving the marriage of the owners. Florida law does not permit par...

Things to Do When Your Loved One Passes in the Orlando, Florida Area

Your loved one has passed in the Orlando, Florida area. You may be distraught. You are emotionally drained. However, you know there are things that must be done. What do you need to do?

Obtain Death Certificates

What is Needed to Modify Alimony?

In order to modify alimony you must show a substantial change in circumstances since the entry of the final judgment of dissolution of marriage, that the change was not contemplated at the time of the final judgment of dissolution of marriage, and that the change was ...

Can You Obtain That Financial Information From Your Spouse?

You are in a post-dissolution of marriage case. You have filed a motion for contempt against your spouse for failure to pay alimony. Your spouse has filed for a Modification of Alimony. You want certain financial information from your spouse. You want that financial i...

Dividing Retirement Funds in the Orlando, Florida Area

Division of Assets and Debts in the Orlando, Florida Area falls under Florida Statute 61.075 Equitable Distribution. If you are dividing retirement accounts, it should be done by QDRO (Qualified Domestic Relations Order) or tax affected. That way you avoid getting hit...

Properly Preparing Your Orlando, Florida Parenting Plan

If you have minor children involved in your custody or divorce case, then you will be required to complete a parenting plan. The Supreme Court of Florida Parenting Plan is approximately twelve (12) pages in length. You can download a blank Supreme Court Parenting Plan...

Checklist for Family Members of Someone with Alzheimer’s Disease in the Orlando, Florida Area

As Alzheimer's Disease and other memory loss conditions progress, patients are unable to manage family and business decisions. If you have a loved one with Alzheimer's Disease, you may be learning this. 

Managing Your Loved One’s Affairs

Can You Invade Your Spouse’s Nonmarital Assets to Obtain Alimony? 

Can you force your spouse to invade the nonmarital assets to pay you alimony? Or does that result in the effect of an award that makes the other spouse a beneficiary of his/her inheritance estate and amounts to an impermissible equitable distribution to the husband/wi...

Modifying Child Support in the Orlando, Florida Area 

The burden of establishing that a reduction in child support is necessary is on the party seeking modification. Judicially created heavier burden standard has been superseded by statute and is inapplicable to cases where a petition seeks to decrease agreed upon...