Gainesville, FL
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Gainesville, FL
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Estate Planning, Appeals
OUTCOME: OK here for trial judge to "split the baby" on this valuation issue.
Trial judge determined a promissory note from husband to his mother was a marital asset, but valued it at 50% of its face value. There was no expert testimony on valuation. Trial judge was in best posi ... tion to judge credibility of parties and witnesses.
OUTCOME: Per curiam affirmed
Appeal of an order determining the USA was habitual residence of child, or even if not, there was domestic violence in the home in Mexico such that the child would not be returned to the father in Mexi ... co.
OUTCOME: All hours are a marital asset, payable whenever used.
Whether all the vacation and sick leave hours accumulated by a spouse during the marriage are a marital asset, and whether the spouse has to "pay for them" at the time of the divorce or when they are l ... ater used.
OUTCOME: Ex-husband's alimony obligation was enforced
Several appeals arising out of same matter; represented wife where husband willfully refused to pay alimony, obtaining judgments enforcing arrearages.
OUTCOME: Grandparents have no visitation rights where parents were in agreement
Florida statute regarding grandparent visitation was unconstitutional where divorced parents were in agreement that a court should not order the grandparent visitation.
OUTCOME: Modification of child custody was not allowed
Ex-husband was not entitled to modification of the child custody arrangement with his ex-wife because there was no determination of a change in circumstances and of the child's best interests.
OUTCOME: Wife was able to modify rehabilitative alimony
The trial court abused its discretion by finding appellant former wife rehabilitated and not awarding her sufficient rehabilitative alimony to allow her to become capable of earning some semblance of t ... he lifestyle enjoyed during the long marriage.
OUTCOME: Father's pre-birth activities used to help determine abandonment
Co-author of Amicus Curiae brief of the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, in which Supreme Court held that putative father’s pre-birth activities (or lack thereof) should be considered in determin ... ing whether he had abandoned child such that his consent to mother’s planned adoption was not required.
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