Squibs

Alimony: Motie v. Motie, 39 FLW D410 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014).  Trial court abused discretion in awarding durational alimony as opposed to permanent in marriage exceeding 17 years.  Neither age nor a spouse’s...

Is a brisket a brisket by any other name? That’s the question Circuit Court Judge Timothy McCarthy had to answer when the law firm of Ward, Damon, Posner, Pheterson and Bleau brought an action for injunctive relief on...

Alimony: Evans v. Evans, 39 Fla.L.Weekly D51 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).  Trial court abused discretion in awarding wife permanent alimony because the relative youth of the wife, 2 years of college, and her ability to run a...

Originally published here. Eddie Stephens is a board certified attorney and has been practicing matrimonial law for 16 years.  He has a successful legal blog “Stephens Squibs” and recently published “Stephens Squibs...

Appeals: Idumwonyi v. Belizaire, 38 Fla.L.Weekly D2589 (Fla. 2st DCA 2013)  Appellate Court could not review appealable non-final order on child support on Father’s claim he did not receive timesharing because Trial Court...