Times Are a Changin’, Part I
Fri, Feb 17, 2023
The Florida Legislature is in full swing for the 2023 Legislative Session in Tallahassee, Florida, and the Florida Senate Criminal Justice Committee is already active with 39 bills pending action before the committee. Some of the key bills to keep ... Read More
Attorney's Fees
Wed, Feb 15, 2023
Often attorneys are asked, “Is the Court able to make them pay my attorney’s fees?” Clients are often concerned whether or not the opposing side will be made to pay attorney’s fees or whether they will be made to do so for the other side. Read More
By MaryCatherine Crock
The Rights of a Surviving Spouse: Part One
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Clients and their children are often shocked to learn that a surviving spouse has certain minimum rights to the deceased spouse’s property under Florida law. These rights exist by virtue of marriage and can only be waived in a very particular manner... Read More
Ex-Wife’s Alimony Terminated For Sharing Prison Cell
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
Generally speaking, a person’s alimony obligation terminates if his or her ex-spouse gets remarried. In some states, such as Florida, laws have been passed allowing alimony to be terminated if one’s former spouse enters into a supportive relationship... Read More
Things to Remember About Tax and Dissolution of Marriage
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
Taxes issues and consequences are a continuous fact of life. It is important, to look at tax effects and tax consequences when you are going through a divorce. The following is an outline of some of the important things to consider as part of your di... Read More
Parental Responsibility: Shared, Ultimate, or Sole?
Tue, Jan 10, 2023
Chapter 61 of Florida Statutes covers an array of topics that surround parenting issues, to include parental decision making for minor children. Every family and every case has a different set of circumstances but the consistent factor throughout the... Read More
By MaryCatherine Crock
Modification of Parenting Plan
Mon, Dec 12, 2022
I consult on a regular and consistent basis with parents that want to try and go back to modify or change their parenting plan that usually involve aspects of requests to modify parental responsibility and timesharing of their minor child(ren). What... Read More
Division of Pensions and Retirement Accounts In a Florida Divorce
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
Pensions and retirement assets are often among the largest and most significant assets at issue in a divorce proceeding. Florida’s equitable distribution law recognizes that some retirement assets are marital, some are non-marital and others are a c... Read More
Is Silence Golden? The Case for Sharing Your Estate Plan
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
The holidays are here. A time for family, for friends, and for gathering around the table to feast. But what would a gathering be without certain taboo topics? No, not politics. I’m talking about inheritance and estate planning. Who is in the Wi... Read More
Disestablishment of Paternity in Florida
Tue, Dec 06, 2022
Chapter 742.18 of Florida Statutes specifies the requirements for seeking a disestablishment of paternity or a termination of a child support obligation in circumstances wherein the male is not the biological father of the child. Read More
