Can a defective part be fixed?Well, that certainly depends. A bicycle tire, most likely. Bad brakes? Not a prolem.What about a prenuptial agreement that doesn't comply precisely with the statutory requirements of the state in which it was executed? Courts in any...
Month: April 2013
The McCourt’s are back! Divorce settlement is disputed in court.
Prior to the divorce settlement reached in the media-saturated marital dissolution of Frank and Jamie McCourt, discussion centered primarily on whether the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team was owned solely by Frank McCourt or was an asset equally owned by the couple...
Domestic violence: the need to act and be protected
Partner abuse in a relationship is always an unfortunate thing that, in many instances, escalates with dire consequences. Moreover, domestic violence is often marked by a very complex interplay of related family law issues that makes a boilerplate response...
Child custody case highlights issue of judicial impartiality
Central to the American legal system is the expectation of every litigant that the arbiter of a dispute will be equally fair to all parties.In other words, a core notion concerning the judiciary is that a judge will not favor one party over the other in a legal...
Focus: international child custody disputes, considerations
Family law issues in a divorce, whether in Florida or elsewhere, can range from one or just a couple matters that are resolvable without undue difficulty to more intractable and complex matters that require close consultation with an experienced divorce attorney.Child...
Marital contracts: the key role of experienced legal counsel
Protecting the future.In a nutshell, that is really what marital contracts -- either a prenuptial agreement, executed prior to marriage, or a postnuptial agreement, negotiated and signed after marriage -- are all about.Another important feature of such contracts is...
Florida moves toward change on alimony: State Senate passes bill
Alimony has been a hot-button topic in Florida for some time. Given the recent movement of a bill through the state Senate, major changes to what is called permanent alimony are now on the horizon and could take effect from July.Alimony -- also referred to as spousal...
Child support roundup: Powerball and public shaming
One way that a state, including Florida, can go about collecting delinquent child support payments is to levy on lottery winnings. That was amply seen recently following a New Jersey man's huge payday of about $152 million after taxes for winning a nearly $340 million...
Prenuptial agreement at core of Deion Sanders’ dispute with ex-wife
Former professional football star and hall-of-fame player Deion Sanders -- nicknamed Neon Deion and Prime Time -- openly cultivated and firmly grabbed headlines during his playing days. Now, in their aftermath, and despite his desire to strike a low-profile pose in at...