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During your Florida divorce proceedings – that stretch of time between deciding to end your marriage and having the official divorce decree in hand – you may feel adrift in uncharted territory. You are not together, but you are not yet separate. Both of you must make...
This is the last in a series of posts reviewing the main provisions of Florida’s new alimony reform bill that took effect on July 1, 2023. Today we consider changes to Florida alimony law concerning supportive relationships. Basically, the statute before amendment...
Those of us over a certain age remember a time when the idea of living together in a romantic relationship without marrying was shocking to most people. In just a generation or two, people have largely come to accept committed cohabitation in our society. Some people...
In Florida news, Erica Herman, Tiger Wood’s ex-girlfriend, has filed the second lawsuit in Martin County arising out of their five-year relationship. In a declaratory judgment complaint – an action in which a party asks the court to clarify legal rights or issues –...
What generally happens with a marital settlement agreement (MSA) in a divorce is that the judge reviews it and incorporates its terms into the final divorce decree, if it complies with the law and is in the children’s best interests. So, while it was in essence a...
It is quite common nowadays for people to choose to live together in a mutually supportive relationship rather than get married. A cohabitating couple like this may live like spouses. For example, one may stay home with the children while the other works and furthers...