Dismissal for lack of prosecution Florida is a procedural doctrine that carries substantial consequences in dissolution of marriage, paternity, modification, and post judgment enforcement proceedings pending in Miami Dade County. Governed by Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.420(d), the rule establishes a bright line...
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order Florida practitioners regularly encounter is one of the most important financial tools in modern divorce litigation. Retirement assets often represent the largest marital asset in long term marriages, particularly in high income households throughout Miami and Miami-Dade County. Understanding the...
Imputed Income in Florida Child Support Cases is one of the most litigated and misunderstood doctrines in Florida family law. In Miami-Dade County and throughout Florida, courts regularly confront situations where a parent is unemployed or underemployed, and the issue becomes whether income should be...
Florida alimony reform 2023 fundamentally reshaped the legal landscape for spousal support, and for residents of Miami-Dade County going through a divorce, understanding these changes is no longer optional. Effective July 1, 2023, the Florida Legislature amended Section 61.08 of the Florida Statutes in ways...
Florida Prenuptial Agreement Enforceability depends on strict compliance with section 61.079, Florida Statutes, and long-standing judicial precedent governing voluntariness, financial disclosure, and the absence of fraud, duress, coercion, or overreaching. Florida courts, including those sitting in Miami-Dade County within the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, scrutinize the...
In Florida, if you do not pay child support required by a court order, the court and the Florida Department of Revenue can enforce the order through wage withholding, contempt proceedings, driver’s license suspension, professional license suspension, bank account seizure, property liens, credit reporting, tax...
Child preference in Florida custody matters is one of the most frequently misunderstood aspects of family law litigation in Miami-Dade County. Parents often believe that once a child reaches a certain age, that child may decide where to live. Florida law does not support that...
When a party to a Florida family law proceeding cannot be located for personal service of process, the law provides an alternative known as constructive service, commonly called service by publication. However, the availability of constructive service is not automatic. Before a court in Miami-Dade...
International child relocation in Florida is one of the most complex and high conflict issues in Miami family law. When a parent seeks to move a minor child outside the United States, Florida courts apply section 61.13001, Florida Statutes, and conduct a detailed best interests...