Attorney Fees in Florida Divorce Cases are governed primarily by section 61.16 of the Florida Statutes and interpreted through decades of Florida Supreme Court and District Court of Appeal decisions. In Miami and throughout Florida, courts apply principles of equity to determine whether one spouse...
The Florida divorce residency requirement is one of the most frequently misunderstood jurisdictional prerequisites in family law cases filed in Miami and throughout the state. Before any court in Miami-Dade County can enter a valid final judgment of dissolution of marriage, the petitioner must strictly...
Best interest of the child is the standard that decides every contested parenting question in a Florida family court. It governs who the children live with, how time is divided, who makes decisions about school and medicine, whether a parent may move away, and what...