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The Huffington Post offers an intriguing read entitled 10 Best Ways to Screw Up Your Divorce. This article, authored by a mediator and former family law attorney, explains how to waste money and minimize your opportunity for a successful outcome. It includes the following tidbits: “Be Disorganized…Either bring none of your financial records to your attorney’s […]
The Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (known as the “UCCJEA”) is the body of law that provides Florida courts with authority to rule on issues of child custody. In virtually every family law proceeding that involves child custody–including divorce, paternity, and relocation–each party is required to file an affidavit that contains certain information […]
As family law litigants should always treat the opposing party with respect, so should attorneys treat opposing counsel. In fact, under Florida Bar Rule 4-8.4(d), attorneys are prohibited from “disparag[ing]…litigants, jurors, witnesses, court personnel, or other lawyers on any basis.” However, some attorneys are just not keen on getting along. Recently, two attorneys were reprimanded by the […]
An interesting clip from Tantao News on a poll concerning financial dishonesty in marriage:
Under certain circumstances, spouses may jointly file for divorce and schedule their case for a final hearing within thirty days or less. Pursuant to Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.105, this is known as a simplified dissolution of marriage. Eligibility for a Simplified Dissolution of Marriage To be eligible for a simplified dissolution of […]
Role of state attorney.— (1)In a case arising under this part or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the state attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under ss. 61.524-61.540 or any other available civil proceeding, to locate a child, obtain the return of a […]
Transitional provision.— A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination that was commenced before the effective date of this part is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made. History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Application and construction.— In applying and construing this part, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Costs and expenses.— The court may assess against the nonprevailing party all direct expenses and costs incurred by the state attorney and law enforcement officers under s. 61.538 or s. 61.539 so long as the court has personal jurisdiction over the nonprevailing party. History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
Role of law enforcement officers.— At the request of a state attorney acting under s. 61.538, a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist a state attorney with responsibilities under s. 61.538. History.—s. 5, ch. 2002-65.
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