I stumbled upon an article that I thought was pretty funny earlier the other morning. The article on 923now.radio.com was titled, “Should Russel Brand Ask For Spousal Support?” As a Jacksonville Family Law Attorney, who deals with divorce and spousal support (alimony) constantly, I know that if Brand and Perry’s…
LeBron James and his high school sweetheart and mother of his two children, Savannah Brinson, are officially engaged. News agencies are reporting James popped the question on New Years Eve at the Shelborne Hotel in Miami, Florida. The happy news comes after a long courtship of sixteen years. I hope…
On December 23, 2011, the Florida 5th District Court of Appeal handed down a ruling on a very unique case. The case involved a lesbian couple who had been in a committed relationship for eleven years, and prior to splitting up, had a child together. One mother donated an egg,…
As a Jacksonville Family Law Attorney I have worked on numerous domestic violence injunction cases. Through my work on these cases I have come to understand there are many ramifications stemming from injunctions for domestic violence that people are simply and completely unaware of. Specifically, not even one of my…
As a Jacksonville Child Support Lawyer I consistently work with clients who are working to get their ordered child support modified. The first thing I tell these clients is, in order to have their child support award or obligation modified there must be a substantial and material change in circumstances…
The State of Florida has child support guidelines that must be followed when calculating child support in a divorce or paternity case. Generally speaking, the parties’ combined net income, the percentage of time each party spends with the children, and the number of children involved are used in determining the…
As a Jacksonville Family Law Attorney I am always reading articles that relate to family law issues in the Jacksonville and surrounding areas. I recently stumbled upon a Tampa Bay Times article titled, “Is a child always better off with relatives, even after bonding with a foster family?”. This article…
2011 has been a big year for celebrity divorces. Some of the most notable 2011 celebrity divorces include: (1) Kobe Bryant and Vanessa Bryant, (2) Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, (3) Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore, (4) Taylor Armstrong and Russell Armstrong, (5) Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony, (6) Ashlee…
It is pretty well known that the recession hurts people in their wallets, but what about their relationships? In an article titled, “Marriage Economy, I Couldn’t Afford To Get Divorced,” on www.npr.org, the author discusses unemployment and it’s effects on domestic violence. Specifically, the article states, “Philip Cohen, as sociologist…
Florida is an equitable distribution state, meaning that marital assets are divided on an equitable basis. Or at least that is a court’s objective. Under Florida’s equitable distribution statute, marital property should be equitably divided between divorcing parties. Florida Statute § 61.075 requires that a court begin the process…