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People often use the word, “I have a complex case,” but what does that really mean? Complex to us at Brodie Friedman means a few things. Is it a complex case on financials for purposes of property division or alimony or child support or income? Or is it a complex case regarding children’s issues, time

If you think that the judge ruled wrong in the ruling, if you think that the judge let in evidence that shouldn’t have been let in, if you think that something was done improper, then you have the right to appeal the order. Appeals though are costly, and appeals take time. I tell people when

When there’s a court order in place and the other party doesn’t follow it, there’s multiple things you can do. Number one, you can reach out to the other party. If they have an attorney, you reach out to them and try and resolve it without having to spend a lot of money. If that

Social media posts have a lot of unintended consequences and collateral damage. Social media posts can be used against the party who posted it. We always tell our clients, do not make social media posts during the dissolution of marriage case because of the unintended consequences and collateral damage that we know can occur from

In order to help our clients protect their children from conflict in their divorce cases, we always tell them, “Do not share anything in this litigation with your children. Do not involve your children in this litigation. Keep adult matters between the parents.” In certain cases where children are being affected by the litigation, sometimes

When you get divorced and you have children, or if you have children and you’re not married, it’s called a paternity action. Either one is governed under Florida law with regards to establishing a parenting plan. The parenting plan talks about daily communication when we’re with the other parent, how you’re gonna handle the day-to-day

The most recent alimony statute eliminated permanent alimony from Florida law. That means that no matter how long your marriage is, whether it’s 20 years, 30 years, or 40 years, and irrespective of your age, and irrespective of your health, and irrespective of either party’s incomes, a party cannot receive permanent alimony in court. The

When valuing assets in a family law case, in order to do so, most of the time you have to hire an expert. That expert will then go ahead and help facilitate the value of whether it’s a business in any type of economic world, whether it’s real estate, you would hire an appraiser to

We tell parents all the time, tell our clients that are parents, not to involve your children in the litigation. This is an issue between you and your spouse. The children didn’t ask to be in the middle of it. Do not put them in the middle of it. It’s not good for them. Now,

Clients approach today’s divorces sometimes with skepticism and with uncertainty with respect to how should we divide our assets, which assets do I want to keep, and which assets do I want my spouse to keep. Uncertainty in the market affects decision-making with respect to assets and liabilities, and we try to manage their expectations