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Alimony: Van Maerssen v. Gerdts, 42 Fla.L.Weekly D678 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).  Trial court erred awarding the Wife $6,500 per month in “undifferentiated support” instead of calculating child support and alimony...

On March 30, 2017, Florida’s Supreme Court published its opinion of Hooker v. Hooker, 42 FLW S396 (Fla. 2017) that resolves the conflict between Hooker v. Hooker, 174 So.3d 507 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015) and Merrill v. Merrill,...

In 1995, Florida’s Supreme Court first adopted the Family Law Rules of Procedure.  At that time, stand-alone rules for family law.  Instead Board of Governors took the position “the Family Law Rules...

According to the Sun Sentinel, Senate Children, Families and Elder Affairs Chairman Rene Garcia said he won’t schedule the bill for a hearing effectively killing any chance of Alimony Reform occurring in Florida...

Alimony: Duke v. Duke, 42 Fla.L.Weekly D372 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017).  Trial court failed to impute interest income Wife’s ½ share in Husband’s retirement in calculating alimony. Attorneys’ Fees: Duke v. Duke, 42...