In Ketcher vs. Ketcher, the amount of alimony awarded was remanded because the Final Judgment lacks findings supporting the award. Also, the order that the Husband secure life insurance coverage of $100,000 was remanded because it exceeds the debt that he was ordered to pay, and there are no findings discussing the discrepancy. ketcher-v-ketcher
Month: October 2016
Are prenuptial agreements enforceable?
A Premarital Agreement, commonly known as a Prenup, is, “an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective upon marriage. 61.079(2)(a). Said agreements may be enforceable, as well as unenforceable, in a variety of different situations. To begin to understand this area of the law, one needs to explore Florida […]
Do Men Have Legal Rights Concerning Abortion?
The law as currently written, does not provide men the right to participate in the process a women engages in when deciding whether or not to have an abortion. There have been two U.S. Supreme Court cases that presented this issue (Planned Parenthood v. Danforth and Planned Parenthood v. Casey) and both found the requirement […]
Sherlock vs. Sherlock
In Sherlock vs. Sherlock, the appellate court upheld the trial court’s imputation of income and subsequent denial of alimony. The imputation was based upon a reasonable rate of return from the assets available to the Husband, including his present home. The appellate court acknowledged that the trial court should not have imputed income to the […]