Tampa, FL
Appeals Lawyer at Tampa, FL
Practice Areas: Appeals, Mediation
OUTCOME: The DCA held that evidence was insufficient to support the value assighned to townhouse, trial court abused its discretion when it included the value of vehicle in assets to wife.
The parties sought to dissolve marriage. The Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, entered second amended final judgment of dissolution of marriage. Former wife appealed.
OUTCOME: Adoption agency is obliged to practice timely due diligence in order to preserve rights of potential father prior to placing child.
Adoption agency filed a petition to terminate the parental rights of alleged biological father. The Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Monica L. Sierra, J., terminated parental rights. Alleged biologi ... cal father appealed. The Second District Court of Appeal, 981 So.2d 471, 2007 WL 914676, reversed and remanded and certified question. Heart of Adoptions, Inc. v. J.A., 963 So. 2d 189 (Fla. 2007)
OUTCOME: The held that did no thave resonable expectation of privacy, relocation staute did not violate mother's fundamental right to travel or abtain court permission to do so, the equal protection clause was not violated.
Mother petitioned to modify father's visitation and relocating with the children out of stat. The Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, denied petition. Mother appealed.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that attorney's testimony that she had been paid in full was not an appropriate basis for denying former wife attorney fees.
Former Husband petitioned to terminate former wife's rehabilitative alimony. The Circuit Court granted petition and denied, in part, former wife's request for attorney fees. Former wife appealed and fo ... rmer husband cross-appealed.
OUTCOME: the DCA held that pediatrician to Authorize inoculation in absence of parties' agreement, and that there was insufficient evidence to support trial court's order that children be educated in public school.
Former Husband Filed Motion to enforce provisions of marital settlement agreement. Following a hearing, the Circuit Court, Pinellas County, ordered that children be inoculated and be placed in public s ... chool. Former Wife Appealed.
OUTCOME: Wife was required to file motion within 30 days, trial court did not abuse discretion, wife failed to demonstrate excusable neglect for the 30 day extension, Attorney fee motions did not apply.
Dissolution of marriage action was brought. The Circuit Court entered judgment of dissolution of marriage, which found that wife needed a contribution to her attorney fees and that husband had the abi ... lity to pay them, and reserved jurisdiction to determine the amount of fees to be awarded. Husband appealed, and the District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded. Meanwhile, more than 30 days after the entry of the Judgment, wife filed motion for attorney's fees. The Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Struck the motion as untimely. Wife Appealed.
OUTCOME: Wife's entitlement to share of husband's military pension was not enforceable by contempt. ambiguity in final judgment is required remand.
Dissolution of marriage proceedings was brought. The circuit Court, Hillsborough County, Senior Judge, Entered final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The husband appealed
OUTCOME: The DCA held that orders facilitating grandparent visitation over father's objections violated his right to privacy.
Father petitioned for writ of certiorari seeking to quash orders of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, appointing a parental coordinator to assist in resolving visitation dispute between father an ... d maternal grandmother, and requiring parties to meet with parental coordinator.
OUTCOME: The DCA held that the Former Wife is required to obtain approval to relocate children, trial court maintains jurisdiction, stipulation of substitute visitation is contingent on fathers continued meaningful relations with children.
Former wife filed supplemental petition requesting modification of visitation and child support provisions of judgment of dissolution.
OUTCOME: Child support obligations were required to be recalculated based on each party's net income, child's uncovered medical expenses were to be recalculated based on the parties respective income.
Husband and wife appealed from judgment of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough County, awarding alimony and child support in divorce proceeding.
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