01/11/26

Permanent Alimony Is Gone: What the Woodward Decision Means for Tampa Divorce Cases

The January 22, 2025 decision from the District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District delivered one of the most important early interpretations of Florida’s 2023 alimony reform. In&...

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11/23/25

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Alimony Modification: New Case Sparks Judicial ‘Chaos’

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Alimony Modification: New Case Sparks Judicial 'Chaos' A recent 2025 Florida appellate decision has ignited a judicial firestorm over the fundamental rules for modifying al...

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11/16/25

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: Court Reverses Alimony Denial, Cites Fundamental Errors in “Need” and “Ability to Pay”

A 2025 appellate decision, Shouman v. Salama, has provided a sharp and significant clarification of the mandatory, non-negotiable rules for determining alimony in Florida. The Fifth District Cou...

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11/16/25

When Need Meets Ability: What LoConto v. LoContoTeaches About Durational Alimony Under Florida’s New Statute

In Jayne LoConto v. Richard LoConto (Fla. 4th DCA, May 28, 2025), the appellate court reviewed a final judgment that set durational alimony at 500 dollars per month after a fifty year marri...

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11/15/25

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: New Case Reverses Alimony & Home Valuation Errors

A 2025 Florida appellate decision, Frazier v. Dodd, serves as a comprehensive checklist of the most common, costly, and reversible errors that can be made in a final judgment of dissolution of m...

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11/14/25

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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11/06/25

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on New Alimony Law, “Facial Errors,” and Procedural Nightmares

A 2025 Florida appellate decision, Edman v. Edman, serves as a powerful cautionary tale for anyone considering a divorce. The case is a perfect storm of legal errors and procedural catastrophes:...

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11/05/25

Gross vs. Net: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Costly Income Errors

A 2025 Florida appellate decision, Eberhart v. Eberhart, provides a critical and costly lesson in the fundamentals of divorce math. The Fifth District Court of Appeal reviewed a final judgment a...

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11/04/25

“Pending” Alimony Cases Redefined: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains the Stockdale Decision

A 2025 Florida appellate decision, Stockdale v. Stockdale, has delivered one of the clearest and most definitive rulings yet on the 2023 alimony reform law. The First District Court of Appeal re...

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Permanent Alimony Is Gone: What the Woodward Decision Means for Tampa Divorce Cases

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Alimony Modification: New Case Sparks Judicial ‘Chaos’

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: Court Reverses Alimony Denial, Cites Fundamental Errors in “Need” and “Ability to Pay”

When Need Meets Ability: What LoConto v. LoContoTeaches About Durational Alimony Under Florida’s New Statute

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: New Case Reverses Alimony & Home Valuation Errors

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

Tampa Divorce Lawyer on New Alimony Law, “Facial Errors,” and Procedural Nightmares

Gross vs. Net: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer on Costly Income Errors

“Pending” Alimony Cases Redefined: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains the Stockdale Decision

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