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In this post we examine the different types of alimony that are available in a typical Orlandodivorcecase. Alimony is one of the most heavily litigated issues in dissolution cases, and it can sometimes be complicated to apply and understand.

As reported in an earlier post of this blog, Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos filed for divorce from his wife earlier this year. The Bezos have resolved their dissolution of marriage case and entered into a settlement.

In this blog post, we talk about a new app that can help couples going through divorce. The new app, called “CoParenter,” uses modern technology, including chat and artificial intelligence along with an option for live chat with outside family law professionals, to help couples co-parent their children.

In celebrity news, Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, just announced that he and his wife MacKenzie will soon file for divorce after twenty-five years of marriage. Amazon is the world’s most valuable company and Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world, so this is not just a divorce, it is a MEGA divorce.

Florida is a “no fault” state, meaning it is one of the majority of states in the nation in which the person filing for divorce does not have to prove their spouse was at fault. Under Florida divorce law, an attorney for the party suing for divorce only needs to show that the marriage is “irretrievably broken.”

Although it may sound simple to “get a divorce” it is much more complicated than you would initially think. All Orlando divorce cases, as attorneys will tell you, begin by filing a petition for dissolution of marriage with the appropriate court.

In news, California just passed a law that requires judges totreat family pets the same as childrenin a divorce proceeding. Florida does not have a “pet custody” statute.

Be prepared for a seismic change in Florida alimony law on January 1, 2019 when the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) goes into effect. The TCJA is the recent tax cut legislation signed into law by President Trump earlier this year.

Is time sharing for your pet a possibility in an Orlando divorce? Lawyers in Alaska are now working with a recently passed Alaska statute that allows a judge in a divorce case to award the husband and wife time sharing for a family pet based on “the well being of the animal.”

The Brangelina divorce is proceeding along. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are two of the biggest movie stars in the world. Needless to say, when they get divorced, they get divorced a little differently than the rest of us.