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Durational Alimony may be awarded in an Orlando divorce if the marriage was of short or moderate duration.  In Florida, a marriage of less than 17 years would be one in which an award of Durational Alimony may be appropriate.  Consult wit [...]

The use of expert witnesses in Orlando Family Law Matters varies from case to case.  An expert witness, as opposed to a lay witness, is a witness who has knowledge about the topic for which he will testify that the average person would no [...]

Your spouse has always made considerably more income than you have made.  Now that your Florida Divorce or Dissolution of Marriage has been filed, your spouse has hired an attorney and you are unable to afford one.  Florida statues state [...]

Any party involved in a Florida Domestic relations case involving minor children will be required to take a parenting class before a final judgment is entered.  Many of our clients want to know more details about the class such as what in [...]

If a Divorce or Paternity action is filed in Florida, each party named in the action will be subject to mandatory disclosure.  This is part of what is called the Discovery Process.  Under the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, certain [...]

There is no clear cut answer as to whether or not a child will testify in an Orlando Divorce action. According to  Florida statutes, Florida Family Law judges may consider the preferences of the child in making child custody or timesharin [...]

You have lost your job and can no longer pay your court ordered child support.  You are concerned that you may be sent to jail.  It will give you some piece of mind to know that you cannot be punished for lack of payment if you truly do n [...]

Your Orlando Divorce Attorney may seek an award of Temporary Alimony during your Florida Dissolution of Marriage case.  Many clients visit our office after their spouse has left the marital home and completely cut them off financially.  S [...]

You just moved out of your marital home.  You and your spouse have decided that a divorce in unavoidable.  You're worried about your children, though.  Where should they live, with you or with your spouse in the marital home?  How much ti [...]

The Webster Dictionary defines Hearsay evidence as evidence based not on a witness's personal knowledge but on another's statement not made under oath.  Many family law clients are anxious to use evidence at trial that will not be admitte [...]

The Final Judgment in an Orlando Divorce or Paternity will detail the time each parent can spend with their children once the case is finalized.  There are some Orlando Family Law cases that will require a Temporary Timesharing Plan while [...]

The old saying goes, "Be careful what you say!"  The updated version of that saying should probably be something more like, "Be careful what you post!"  It is a good piece of advice if you are involved in an Orlando Divorce, Paternity or [...]