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Income, or the amount of money each spouse or parent earns, is a very important topic in family law cases. The parties’ income is used to calculate child support.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Tether, and other cryptocurrencies are rapidly gaining favor for use in electronic commerce and as investments, so they are starting to pop up in divorce cases in Orlando. Yet virtual currencies (or cryptos) remain largely unregulated and some seem just a bit shady.

The Florida Legislature recently took up a bill that would require all couples who want to get married to read their to be published “Florida Guide to a Healthy Marriage” SB 682 (2020). In the Florida Senate the bill is known as SB 682 (2020) and the Florida House version is HB 319 (2020).

All divorce clients ask their attorney, just like all other consumers, want to know, “how much will it cost?” The answer to how much will your divorce will cost is, like most legal questions, “It depends.”

Many times clients need to move with their children to a different area for work or personal reasons and want to bring their children with them. The reasons run the spectrum from wanting a change in scenery to moving to a different city or state to pursue better opportunities.

The Florida Legislature appears to be considering another attempt at reforming alimony in addition to a proposed changes to child custody and timesharing law. There have been annual attempts since 2012, all of which ended in failure.

The Florida Legislature may bring back a bill to modify the way courts analyze child custody and timesharing cases in Florida. The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee held a workshop at the end of October 2019 to discuss the possible bill, so it may make it to the floor for a vote this legislative year.

A quick and somewhat obvious piece of advice for divorce litigants in Orlando: Do NOT force your spouse to sign a settlement agreement at gunpoint! It’s illegal and the agreement is voidable, among other things.

In this post we examine the different types of alimony that are available in a typical Orlandodivorcecase. Alimony is one of the most heavily litigated issues in dissolution cases, and it can sometimes be complicated to apply and understand.

Boeing has been sued again for breach of contract arising out of the 737 Max jetliner. We previously discussed a similar lawsuit filed by a Russian aircraft leasing company in this Orlando contract lawyer blog post.