Earning capacity of a spouse is often a key issue in divorces where child or spousal support is sought. Earning capacity generally means what a spouse can realistically be expected to earn. Sometimes the earning capacity of both spouses may need to be determined, for example, when one spouse hasn’t worked in many years and...
A vocational expert can be a valuable resource in some divorce cases. If the employability and/or earning capacity of your spouse is an important issue in your divorce, you can ask the court to order a vocational expert to evaluate your spouse and give testimony at your final hearing. A vocational expert’s evaluation of your...
Divorce and post-judgment cases can involve complex issues that are beyond the expertise of even the most experienced family law attorney. Taxes, estate-planning, trusts, business valuations, vocational assessments, medical issues of a spouse or child, parental responsibility and timesharing, and financial planning needs are just a few of the areas that may call for the hiring...
Florida’s statutory child support guidelines were developed to ensure uniform child support awards across the state based on the combined incomes of the parents. But is this basic premise of fairness actually accomplished by the current guidelines? Probably not. Once the court has determined the parents’ combined net income under the child support statute, the...
Federal law mandates all states to have child support guidelines to ensure some measure of consistency in child support awards across the states. Florida child support guidelines are based on the combined incomes of the parents, calculated in a way that parents share child support proportionate to their incomes. Section 61.30, Fla.Stat. allows certain deductions...
Domestic partners registries offer a valuable service to unmarried couples. Since domestic partners lack the legal protections of marriage, a domestic partner may be denied the right to visit his or her partner in the hospital and be shut out of any involvement in health care decisions on behalf of a partner who resides in...
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