Carter v. Carter, — So. 3d —-, 2026 WL 1154012Fla. 4th DCA, April 29, 2026 In Carter v. Carter, the Fourth District recognized something every modern family lawyer should already understand: family photographs and...
Family Law Case Updates – March 2026
April 17, 2026
Appeals: Harris v. Lagana, 51 Fla. L. Weekly D460 (Fla. 6th DCA 2026). Appellate court could not determine error in dismissal based on interpretation of a forum selection clause due to lack of record. Even purely legal issues...
The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit has now formally joined the growing effort to regulate the use of generative artificial intelligence in litigation. By Administrative Order No. 2.109–4/26, signed April 10, 2026, Palm Beach...
A Charging Lien Is Not a Magic Wand. John F. Shutz, p.l. v. Schwalb, 51 Fla.L.Weekly D602 (Fla. 4th DCA 2026)
April 2, 2026
Every now and then, a case comes along that says something obvious — but says it in a way the bar needs to hear. This is one of those cases. In John F. Schutz, P.L. v. Ally Financial Inc. and Jared Schwalb, the Fourth...
No. SC2025-1347 (Fla. Mar. 19, 2026) The Florida Supreme Court adopted a series of targeted amendments to the Bar’s Professionalism Expectations. This is not a wholesale rewrite. It is a tightening-and-clarifying opinion...