Florida Family Law Trial Notebook

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By Thomas R. Eineman

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REVISION 12 HIGHLIGHTS

Quickly find answers to evidentiary and substantive law questions whether you are in the office or the courtroom with Florida Family Law Trial Notebook.

NEW WITH THIS EDITION

  • Ch. 8 Science, Opinion, and Experts; Ch. 9 Alternatives to Physical and Testimonial Proof; Ch. 10 Privileges; and Ch. 18 Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure are updated with new text and case notes.
  • Ch. 17 Substantive Family Law is expanded with more than 200 summaries of recent cases on over 80 topics. Added are extensive new sections on dependency with more than 50 key cases on shelter orders (17.15.1), dependency adjudication (17.15.2), and termination of parental rights (17.15.3). Other topics with significant case developments include:

  • Enforcement of Marital Settlement Agreements. 17.1.7
  • Interpretation of Marital Settlement Agreements. 17.1.10
  • Amount of alimony. 17.2.2
  • Modification of alimony. 17.2.21
  • Appeals: jurisdiction. 17.3.19
  • Attorney's fees; basis for award. 17.4.5
  • Amount of child support. 17.5.3
  • Modification of parental responsibility. 17.7.18
  • Relocation. 17.7.24
  • Equitable distribution: enhancement by marital funds or labor. 17.8.21
  • Equitable distribution: findings of fact. 17.8.26
  • Domestic violence injunctions. 17.9.1
  • Stalking injunctions. 17.9.2
  • Disqualification of judges. 17.10.1
  • Preparation of final judgments. 17.11.14

    NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS COVERED IN THIS EDITION

    Florida Supreme Court determines that Frye, not Daubert, is the appropriate test for Florida courts to determine the reliability of expert testimony before allowing it to be admitted into evidence. 8.2

    Section 61.075, Florida Statutes is amended to establish a formula based on the total reduction of mortgage principal by marital funds for determining the marital share of passive appreciation of nonmarital property. 17.8.21

    Florida Supreme Court holds that biological father of a married woman's children has the right to bring an action to establish his parental rights as long as he has manifested a substantial and continuing concern for the welfare of the children. 17.13.4

    Florida Family Law Rule of Procedure 12.407(a) is amended to prohibit children who are witnesses, potential witnesses, or related to a family law case from being deposed or brought to a deposition, being subpoenaed to appear at a family law proceeding, or from attending family law proceedings without prior order of the court based on good cause shown. 18.49

    And More!

  • Florida Family Law Trial Notebook