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Tampa Divorce Lawyer: New Case Clarifies Supervised Timesharing Costs and Appeal Dangers

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: New Case Clarifies Supervised Timesharing Costs and Appeal Dangers

Family law cases in Florida, particularly those involving children, are often multifaceted and emotionally complex. A final judgment from a court is intended to resolve critical issues like parental ...

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Imputed Income and Premarital Property: Lessons from Wilson v. Hurter

Imputed Income and Premarital Property: Lessons from Wilson v. Hurter

Summary of the Case In Whitney W. Wilson v. William M. Hurter (Fla. 2d DCA, Sept. 26, 2025), Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal reversed parts of a final divorce judgment that h...

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Filling the Void with Joy, Not Just Distractions: How Hobbies Heal

Filling the Void with Joy, Not Just Distractions: How Hobbies Heal

When the legal process of divorce is finalized, a profound silence often follows. The daily noise of a shared life, for better or worse, disappears. The conflicts and negotiations, often managed with...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer: How a Missed Deadline Cost a Wife Her $100,000+ DROP Benefits

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: How a Missed Deadline Cost a Wife Her $100,000+ DROP Benefits

A 2025 Florida appellate decision, Tucker v. Tucker, is a devastating and costly lesson in the dangers of procedural deadlines, ambiguous agreements, and the immense risk of navigating a divorce...

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Florida’s Alimony Reform: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Analyzes a Key Case

Florida’s Alimony Reform: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Analyzes a Key Case

The landscape of Florida family law was fundamentally altered in 2023 with the passage of sweeping alimony reform. This new legislation, which eliminated permanent alimony, sent a shockwave through t...

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When a Life Insurance Clause Fails: Lessons from Marin v. Marin for Florida Alimony Enforcement

When a Life Insurance Clause Fails: Lessons from Marin v. Marin for Florida Alimony Enforcement

Summary of the Case In Eduardo Marin v. Jane Marin (Fla. 2d DCA 2025), the appellate court examined whether a former husband could be ordered to pay a $700,000 money judgment after faili...

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Who Are You Without Your “Plus-One”? Rediscovering Your Identity After Divorce.

Who Are You Without Your “Plus-One”? Rediscovering Your Identity After Divorce.

For years, perhaps decades, your identity has been intrinsically linked to another person. You were not just an individual; you were part of a "we." Your social invitations, your weekend plans, your ...

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Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Due Process: A Court Can’t Run Out of Time

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Due Process: A Court Can’t Run Out of Time

A 2025 decision from the Florida Second District Court of Appeal (2DCA), which is the appellate court that governs all divorce and family law cases in Tampa, has provided a critical, two-part lesson ...

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The Divorce-Depression Loop: How 30 Minutes of Walking Can Break the Cycle

The Divorce-Depression Loop: How 30 Minutes of Walking Can Break the Cycle

Divorce, especially a high conflict one, often feels less like a legal process and more like a descent. A descent into a heavy, suffocating fog of grief, anxiety, and profound sadness. The future fee...

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