As of January 1, 2019, under the new tax law, alimony must be non-taxable to the recipient and non-deductible by the payor. Prior to the new tax law being enacted, recipients were able to contribute their spousal support payments to the IRA’s. However, this is no longer a viable option […]
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Even after divorce, parents must continue to communicate and cooperate as best as possible for the benefit of their children. When children originated from the marriage, divorce is not the end of the family relationship. While the parents were together, the children were able to enjoy the company and love […]
It was black letter law that a child born to a married woman was presumed to be her husband’s child. In 2018, the Florida Supreme Court in Simmonds v. Perkins, 247 So. 3d 397 (Fla. 2018) took up the question of whether a biological father may rebut this legal presumption. […]
You want a divorce, but you don’t want to fight. Many couples balk at the expense, time, or stress of an emotional, litigious divorce, and rightly so. Separating from a spouse and creating a “new” family is often a traumatic experience. But it doesn’t have to be. Many Florida divorces […]