Tampa, FL
Divorce and separation Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation, Family ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Second District Court of Appeal agreed with most of Mr. Rechel's positions, imposed a constructive trust on Husband's stock options, reversed the amount of income imputed to Wife, distributed the Husband's bonus,and ordered new trial.
Wife appealed trial court's ruling as to equitable distribution, value of stock option, amount of alimony awarded and other issues. See http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-district-court-of-appeal/1399670.h ... tml
OUTCOME: Affirmed, Second District Court of Appeal agreed with Rechel and upheld trial court's decision.
At trial, Former Husband represented by Mr. Rechel defeated Former Wife's request for relocation. Former Wife appealed, and challenged constitutionality of Florida's relocation statute.
OUTCOME: Second District Court agreed with trial court and Rechel and affirmed.
At trial, the father challeneged Florida's jurisdiction to proceed on child custody matter. Mr. Rechel, representing the Mother, convinced trial court that Florida had jurisdiction to proceed and dome ... sticate out-of-state judgment. Father appealed.
OUTCOME: Second District Court of Appeal agreed with Rechel and reversed the trial court's improper calculation of child support in rotating custody cases.
At trial, court awarded Husband represented by Mr. Rechel rotating custody but miscalculated child support.
OUTCOME: Supreme Court agreed with Mr. Rechel's position and clarified Florida law as to when a final judgment is final, adopting Rechel's view of the law. My client's daughter inherited wife's estate.
Supreme Court of Florida. Mr. Rechel represented the wife. Wife died after entry of final judgment but before disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. Husband argued that marriage ended wit ... h wife's death. Husband lost at trial, appealed to the District Court of Appeal. District Court affirmed, but certified conflict with other district courts of appeal. Supreme Court affirmed. See http://caselaw.findlaw.com/fl-supreme-court/1489615.html