Jun 11, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3 KJV When his wife left him in 2010, Mr. Elonis turned to social media. One of the less disturbing of many disturbing things he posted on Facebook was this: “There’s only one...
Jun 4, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
Several years ago, I had the privilege of meeting Justice Clarence Thomas. I had been sworn in to the Supreme Court and the Justice spent time speaking to each of the lawyers. He was truly a gentleman. That experience cemented an interest I have always had in...
May 28, 2015 | Family Law, Florida Law
In The Florida Bar News Article from May 15, 2015 front page: The ban in Florida’s judicial canons on judicial candidates personally soliciting for campaign contributions has been upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision. In the case of Williams-Yulee v. The...
May 21, 2015 | Family Law
Lyle Denniston a reporter for the SCOTUS Blog has analyzed the oral arguments before the United States Supreme Court in the cases that are known as Oberagefell v. Hodges. In this analysis, Denniston states that Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy will be the...
May 14, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
The Second District Court of Appeals has recently ruled in the case of Thomas v. Thomas, 40 Fla. L. Weekly D971 (2nd DCA April 24, 2015), that a Florida court has jurisdiction to dissolve the marriage of a same-sex couple which was legally entered into in another...
May 7, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
“Social Progress Can Be Measured By the Social Position of the Female Sex” –Karl Marx The Miami Herald reported on April 29, 2015 the following: An alimony overhaul that brought together people once bitterly divided on the issue has created an even deeper rift...
