Apr 21, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law
Governor Rick Scott recently vetoed a proposed major overhaul of alimony law.1 The law would have also allowed for a premise of equal time-sharing of child custody matters. Senator Tom Lee of Brandon expressed his disappointment. Representative Ritch Workman said...
Apr 1, 2016 | Family Law, Florida Law, same-sex marriage, Uncategorized
It is a curious fact that what occurs in the Supreme Court of the United States affects the private practice of family law in Pinellas County, Florida. This became clear last year when the court legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country. With the untimely...
Mar 24, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law
In a recent editorial, the Tampa Bay Times suggested that Governor Rick Scott should veto the legislature’s latest attempt to overhaul Florida’s divorce laws. The newspaper criticized the legislation in the following respects: with regard to alimony, the proposed...
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...
