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All divorce clients ask their attorney, just like all other consumers, want to know, “how much will it cost?” The answer to how much will your divorce will cost is, like most legal questions, “It depends.”

Many times clients need to move with their children to a different area for work or personal reasons and want to bring their children with them. The reasons run the spectrum from wanting a change in scenery to moving to a different city or state to pursue better opportunities.

The Florida Legislature appears to be considering another attempt at reforming alimony in addition to a proposed changes to child custody and timesharing law. There have been annual attempts since 2012, all of which ended in failure.

The Florida Legislature may bring back a bill to modify the way courts analyze child custody and timesharing cases in Florida. The Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee held a workshop at the end of October 2019 to discuss the possible bill, so it may make it to the floor for a vote this legislative year.

A quick and somewhat obvious piece of advice for divorce litigants in Orlando: Do NOT force your spouse to sign a settlement agreement at gunpoint! It’s illegal and the agreement is voidable, among other things.

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.

Boeing has been sued again for breach of contract arising out of the 737 Max jetliner. We previously discussed a similar lawsuit filed by a Russian aircraft leasing company in this Orlando contract lawyer blog post.

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 a pending lawsuit in California, 20th Century Fox sued Netflix for hiring away two executives who were under contract with Fox. Hiring away competitor’s employees, or poaching employees, has been part of Hollywood business for years.

Superstar Madonna has been sued for breach of contract by an irate fan after the start date for her show in Miami was pushed back to 10:30 pm after he bought the tickets. A Florida man named Nate Hollander hired a lawyer to file a class action lawsuit against Madonna and LiveNation, the promoter, in the local circuit court alleging that she breached her contract and negligently misrepresented the facts to induce him to buy the tickets.