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22 June

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Florida Child Custody Enforcement

Posted by Scott Kalish

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If you have minor children, and have gone through family court, and now have a parenting plan, then you may have wondered: What Happens If The Other Parent Violates Our Court Ordered Parenting Plan? There may be serious consequences for parents that violate their court ordered parenting plan. In fact, Florida has a specific law that covers this situation. Once a time-sharing schedule has been developed and approved by the court, it's considered an actual Court Order. Judge's have a variety of tools that they can use to enforce their previous orders. As mentioned above there is a specific statute that gives...

26 September

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Florida Marital Property

Posted by Scott Kalish

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Florida law explicitly states that marital property is comprised of those “[a]ssets acquired and liabilities incurred during the marriage, individually by either spouse or jointly by them.” § 61.075(6)(a), Florida Statutes. Typically this means that identifying an asset or liability as “marital” or “nonmarital” will in part come down to determining when the asset was acquired. Marital assets are subject to distribution, while nonmarital assets are not subject to distribution. Assets or liabilities that are incurred while the divorce proceeding is pending, but before the divorce is finalized, are typically considered “non marital” assets. In addition to property acquired during the marriage,...