In Drouin v. Stuber (a paternity case), the mother sought to vacate a 2011 judgment that had declared another man to be biological father despite the fact that the child had been born during an intact marriage. The appellate court reversed the order setting aside the earlier order, because it was the legal father’s rights […]
Month: August 2015
Elias v. Elias
According to Elias v. Elias, the child support guidelines are the starting point for determining temporary child support, just as they are for final child support orders. After calculating a guideline amount based on each parent’s net monthly income and the children’s need for support, the trial court may deviate from the guideline amount based […]
Richeson v. Richeson
According to Richeson v. Richeson, a court has no authority to partition jointly-held property in the absence of the parties’ agreement or a specific pleading requesting partition. Richeson v Richeson
Stantcheva v. Stantcheva
Stantchev v. Stantcheva is an equitable distribution case based upon the date of valuation. Two months before the date of filing the Husband had made a transfer from a marital account in the U.S. to a marital account in Bulgaria, and during the transfer and exchange of the funds from U.S. Dollars to Bulgarian leva […]
Suleiman v. Yunis
In Suleiman v. Yunis, the Former Husband had obtained an ex parte order changing the children’s custody to him. The Former Wife moved to vacate, which was denied by the trial court. This was error. Former Wife correctly argued that Former Husband did not allege that the children were being threatened with physical harm or […]
How to properly relocate from the State of Florida when you have children.
Florida sets out the requirements for relocation within Florida Statute § 61.13001. This statute applies to you if your intended relocation destination is 50 miles, or more, away from the last residence that you used in establishing your timesharing, or at the time of the filing of such a petition. Moreover, this statute also applies […]