by James Ferraro | Jan 9, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Unlike civil litigation, a divorce rarely ends with the entry of the Judge’s decision. Once a Final Judgment is entered, parties generally must transfer financial accounts and real property, cancel joint credit cards, change a variety of insurance policies...
by James Ferraro | Jan 4, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Every family law attorney is periodically confronted with a real-life scenario in which a client’s course of conduct could give rise to criminal liability. Invariably, these clients will seek out the attorney’s advice (sometimes in advance and...
by James Ferraro | Jan 3, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Harlan and Julie Miller were divorced in Palm Beach County, Florida pursuant to a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage which adopted and incorporated their Marital Settlement Agreement. That agreement contained a fairly standard provision which holds that in any...
by James Ferraro | Dec 10, 2012 | Florida Family Law
Strawcutter v. Strawcutter, WL 5969638 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012). Upon receiving the Husband’s Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, the Wife retained the law firm of Kaufman, Englett & Lynd, PLLC to represent her. Coincidentally, the Kaufman law firm was already...
by James Ferraro | Dec 4, 2012 | Florida Family Law
Margaretten v. Margaretten, WL 5681403 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) The parties were married for sixteen years and eight months at the time of their divorce. Throughout the marriage, the Former Husband acted as the primary wage earner while the Former Wife was a...
