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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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 want commingled with...

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Equitable Distribution in High-Net-Worth Divorces in the Orlando, Florida Area

The Florida Statute on Equitable Distribution is Florida Statute 61.075. It mainly explains the law on equitable distribution in Florida. Further, if your case goes to trial, it explains the legal analysis the court must apply in deciding and pronouncing its judgment ...

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Pertinent Information to Discuss with Your Estate Planning and Trust Attorney During an Orlando, Florida Divorce

There was an excellent article in THE FLORIDA BAR JOURNAL/JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023 titled "Estate Planning Issues in a Divorce Situation II: An Update and Standing Orders" by S. Dresden Brunner and Donna J. Marshall. The authors discuss how some courts automatically issu...

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Are Political Differences in a Marriage Leading to Divorce in the Orlando, Florida Area?

There was a thought provoking article on FamilyLawyerMagazine.com titled "Are Political Differences Driving Divorce?" by Gray Robinson.  In the article, Robinson discusses what he says are the three main reasons that people ge...

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Things to Know About Mediation and Mediated Settlement Agreements in the Orlando, Florida Area

In the Orlando, Florida area in any Marital and Family Law Case, Court ordered Mediation is mandatory prior to the case being set for trial before the judge. Settlements are highly favored and will be enforced whenever possible. Settlement agreements are governed by c...

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Money Secrets During Your Orlando, Florida Divorce

There was an interesting article titled “40 Money Secrets Only Divorce Attorneys Know” by Lia Sestric on Monday, November 7, 2022 on Yahoo Finance. Here are the secrets from that article that can be applied to any Orlando, Flo...

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