Mar 17, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law
Last week, lawmakers sent legislation to the Governor that binds together alimony reform with a new formula for determining child timesharing arrangements. Senate Bill 668 would alter the manner in which alimony is decided in Florida. It provides for a formula for...
Mar 10, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law
According to The Economist Magazine, divorce rates are rising quickly across China. Previously, China was for centuries a place where marriage was universal and mostly permanent (though convention permitted men to take concubines).1 The trend reflects profound...
Mar 3, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law, Uncategorized
As a young lawyer, I valued the skills that pertain to trial advocacy. In my maturity, I have come to appreciate the nuances of negotiation. James Britt Donovan is known for negotiating the 1962 exchange of captured American U-2 pilot, Francis Gary Powers, for Soviet...
Feb 4, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law
Mahatma Gandhi was the preeminent leader of the Indian independence movement in British-ruled India. Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He was also a trained barrister having studied at the Inner...
Nov 5, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
We can say that when divorce cases get to the point of litigation, the system is dysfunctional in the sense that an undue amount of resources, financial, emotional, and psychological, are spent. In this regard, divorce litigation can be compared to the current state...
Oct 22, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law
Recently, Seminole County Judge Jerri Collins sentenced a woman to three days in jail on a contempt of court charge for failure to appear as a witness. The defendant was the father of her child. The witness was the victim, who according to reports was abused by the...
