Custody

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 Judicially created heavier burden standard has been superseded by statute and is inapplicable to cases where a petition seeks to decrease ...

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Elder Law

Signs and Symptoms of Dementia in the Orlando, Florida Area

There was helpful information in Home Resource Guide, A Handbook for the Alzheimer’s Caregiver. It explained “Common Symptoms Related to Alzheimer’s.”  The article stated that Alzheimer’s disease causes damage to the brain tissue ov...

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Elder Law

Representing a Client with Diminished Capacity in Orlando, Florida Area

There was a great article in Action Line, Winter 2023 by Justin A. Shifrin, Esq. with Gunster, Yorkley & Stewart, P. A., West Palm Beach, Florida, titled “Rule 4-1.14: Diminished Capacity Resolving Diminished Clarity.” The article is very informa...

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Elder Law

The Sandwich Generation, the Caregivers in the Orlando, Florida Area

There was an interesting article in NAELA NEWS National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys JAN/FEB/MARCH 2023, “A View from the Middle of the Sandwich, Caregiver Support” by Chari M. Alison, CELA. The author states that she is an elder law at...

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Divorce

Marital versus Nonmarital Assets and Liabilities in the Orlando, Florida Area

The definition of marital and non-marital assets is covered in Florida Statute 61.075 Equitable Distribution.  A non-marital asset or debt is an asset or debt that you had prior to the marriage, you inherited, you received by gift that you did not wa...

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Guardianship

DEMENTIA

This has been floating around on Facebook (Source: Rachael Wonderlin, dementia care expert). This is well said – and a loved one or loved ones are still our loved ones. Copied from a friend. and may be good advice for a caregiver. However, ever...

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