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Understanding Florida’s Updated Wage Structure Florida’s wage landscape continues to shift as new employment regulations, and minimum wage adjustments go into effect. While Florida does not impose a state income tax, changes in wage laws can influence how courts calculate financial resources in divorce cases. Because alimony is based on...
Understanding the Connection Between Wage Laws and Alimony Florida alimony law system underwent major reform in 2023, eliminating permanent impact on alimony and creating clearer guidelines for determining spousal support. Now, with new wage laws scheduled to take effect in 2025, many are wondering how these changes will affect future divorc...
Understanding the New Non-Compete Law in Florida In 2024, Florida introduced changes to its non-compete laws, aligning with broader national efforts to regulate restrictive employment agreements. While these changes aim to give employees more freedom to change jobs, they also have an unexpected ripple effect—particularly in family law case...
Divorce is a complex and emotionally challenging process, and one of the critical aspects that individuals often grapple with is alimony. In the state of Florida, the calculation of alimony involves a thorough examination of various factors, each playing a unique role in determining the financial responsibilities of each party. This blog post...
Alimony, often referred to as spousal support, is a crucial aspect of divorce proceedings, especially when one spouse has been financially dependent on the other during the marriage. In the state of Florida, alimony guidelines and laws provide a framework for determining the appropriate amount and duration of support. Understanding these guid...
Sometimes the law uses big words to define a legal situation. Such is the case with the word “presumption,” a word not commonly used. The words assume and presume, however, are frequently used and are helpful in understanding the word “presumption.” If you presume or assume something to be true or false, you base your decision on thou...
For alimony and standard of living, the “standard of living” during marriage refers to the lifestyle the spouses maintained while married, which courts consider when determining the appropriate amount of alimony. One of the most disputed and controversial aspects of a dissolution of marriage (divorce), is the type and amount of alimony...
Alimony income can be used to boost mortgage approval chances since it is considered as income for banks. First let’s take a look at what alimony income would look like. In most states there are five types of post divorce alimony, that is money received following a divorce which one party receives from the other, usually in monthly payme...
What you need to know about temporary relocation. This final blog in the series relating to relocation with a minor child in the state of Florida will explain important information regarding the reasons for and how to obtain the courts permission for temporary relocation. As explained in the first two blogs it is considered breaking the la...
