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Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce
Gross income cannot be used to determine a Florida alimony award. The court must look to the parties’ net incomes in assessing need and ability to pay alimony. This was an issue in the case Lopez v. Lopez, 4D2023-0726 (Fla. 4th DCA May 22, 2024).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce
Can a Florida family court set aside a final judgment any time? There are deadlines and procedures to be followed in vacating a Florida family law order. Failure to follow those deadlines and procedures may mean an order vacating an order is invalid. This was an issue in the case Padron v. Padron, 3D22-2146 (Fla. 3d DCA February 8, 2023).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce
When parties “misbehave” in Florida family law cases, a court may have grounds to sanction those parties. The sanctions can include payment of the opposing party’s attorney’s fees and costs. Before this sanction can be imposed, a party is entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard. This was an issue in the case Toth v. Miller, 2D20-863 (Fla. 2d DCA November 12, 2021).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce
If two spouses own property in Florida along with a third party such a parent of either spouse, how is that property divided in a Florida divorce? The answer to this questions starts with having the appropriate parties named in the divorce case. A third party who claims ownership to any marital property may file a motion to intervene in the case. This was an issue in Bailey v. Bailey, 4D19-3459 (Fla. 4th DCA January 27, 2021).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Divorce
In a recent Florida family law appellate case, issues regarding alimony, child support and a parenting plan were appealed, leading to reversal of the trial court’s final judgment of divorce. Notably, the former husband successfully argued that the amount of alimony awarded to him was unsupported, that the child support calculations appeared to be arbitrary, and the agreed-upon parenting plan should have been adopted by the court. Today we review the case Garcia v. Espinosa, 3D20-265 (Fla 3d DCA January 6, 2021).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Family Law Procedure
Getting an order or final judgment that declares money is owed to you in a Florida family law case is the first step in collecting your award. If the other party does not pay what is owed to you, what are your options? One method of enforcement is a writ of continuing garnishment. This was at issue in the case Ziegler v. Ziegler, 5D19-2218 (Fla. 5th DCA July 10, 2020).
