by James Ferraro | Jan 31, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Florida Statute 61.08 is a comprehensive statute which sets forth the types of alimony, the entitlement to alimony and methods for determining alimony in the State of Florida. Specifically, this statute provides that the Court can award: permanent, periodic alimony...
by James Ferraro | Jan 31, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Hammesfahr v. Hammesfahr, In this case, the parties were divorced on June 14, 2007 and an amended divorce judgment was entered two weeks later on June 30, 2007. The amended divorce order required the Former Husband to pay $ 8,000 in monthly alimony to the Former Wife....
by James Ferraro | Jan 30, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Gray v. Gray, In this case, the Final Judgment of divorce awarded the Former Wife $ 30,000 per month in permanent, periodic alimony. The Former Husband appealed to the First District Court of Appeal which held that the alimony award constituted reversible error...
by James Ferraro | Jan 30, 2013 | Florida Family Law
Zvida v. Zvida In this case, the parties were married in 1994 and were married for a period of sixteen (16) years prior to the filing of a petition for divorce. During the marriage, the parties had three (3) children. The Wife was not employed during the entire...
by James Ferraro | Jan 30, 2013 | Florida Family Law
McClain v. McClain, In this case, the Former Husband filed a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in which he sought property division, child support, time-sharing and exclusive use and possession of the marital home. The Former Husband’s divorce...
by James Ferraro | Jan 28, 2013 | Florida Family Law
 On January 17, 2013 Representative Ritch Workman, a Republican serving District 52 in Melbourne, Florida introduced the latest version of an alimony reform bill which, if enacted, would represent the most sweeping changes to Florida divorce law in nearly four (4)...
