Family Law

Criminal Contempt in an Orlando, Florida Marital & Family Law Case

There are a few things to know about CONTEMPT in an Orlando area Marital & Family Law Case. Civil contempt is used obtain compliance on the party of a person subject to an order of the court. Criminal contempt is used to punish. Crim...

Can the Court Impute Income to a Spouse in an Orlando, Florida Divorce in Order to Prove Alimony?

It is well settled that a trial court, who has made a finding that a party is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed, may properly impute income to that party based upon the party's demonstrated earning capacity. First, the court must conclude the termination of income was voluntary. Second, the co...

Child Custody by an Extended Family Member in Orlando, Florida

Section 751.01 Florida Statutes, provides that the purpose of Chapter 751 is, among other things to provide for the welfare of the minor child who is living with the extended family members. Specifically, the chapter recognizes that the care being extended to the child is by the extended family memb...

Are You Being Stalked in Orlando, Florida?

What is stalking? Florida Statutes 784.048(2) states that Stalking occurs when a person willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, harasses, or cyberstalks another person.  To harass means to engage in a course of conduct...

Steps to Obtaining an Injunction Prohibiting Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult in Orlando, Florida

There is a new law F.S. 825.1035 that now allows you to obtain an Injunction Prohibiting Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult. The bill allows any of the following individuals to file the petition for injunction:

1. 1. A vulnerable adult in imminen...
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New Florida Supreme Court Case on Paternity Affecting Orlando, Florida Paternity Cases

What is new in the realm of Paternity? On June 28, 2018, the Florida Supreme Court issued the opinion of Simmons v Perkins, No. SC 17-1963, 43 Florida Law Weekly S273 (June 28, 2018). The court ruled: that when a child is born to an inta...

Department of Revenue Child Support Cases

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Tips on Summer Visitation in the Orlando, Florida Area

School Is Out and the Summer Time-Sharing Schedule Takes Effect. Are You Ready? The kids are out of school. Now that summer time-sharing schedule has begun, do you know the summer visitation schedule and how it varies from the regular time-sharing schedule, if at all. Have you told the Mother ...

What Can You Do If Your Spouse Is Dissipating Assets, Hiding Assets, Wasting Assets; and Giving You No Money?

If your spouse is dissipating assets, hiding assets, wasting assets, and giving you no money; you can file a Temporary Prohibitive Ancillary Injunction to Preserve Assets, and ask the court to freeze the assets. How does this help you? It prevents your spouse from spe...

What Do You Need to Do to Prove Incapacity & Guardianship in Orlando, Florida?

In an incapacity and guardianship hearing in the Orlando, Florida area, you must prove that the alleged incapacitated person is incapacitated. How do you do that? Read More