Lopez v Department of Revenue Lopez vs. DOR involves a situation where section 57.105 attorney’s fees and costs are awarded as a sanction against the Department of Revenue in a misidentified paternity case. The case has a very wild factual scenario, which I commend everyone to read in its entirety. The bottom line is that […]
Tag: Case Law
Alexander v. DOR
Alexander v Florida Dept of Revenue Alexander v. DOR was reversed for a trial de novo because there is no transcript of the administrative hearing because of a malfunction in the recording equipment.
Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration The Rules of Judicial Administration has been amended concerning court interpreters.
Terry v. Terry
In Terry v. Terry, the appellate court remands the case to the trial court on three separate conceded issues related to equitable distribution. Terry v Terry
Department of Revenue v. Vanamburg
In DOR v. Vanamburg, the appellate court reversed an order amending an order by the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) because the department lost jurisdiction of the case when the Order was appealed. The appellant had initially sought a rehearing to correct errors, but later filed an appeal. That was proper because the department is not […]
Gentile v. Gentile
In Gentile v. Gentile, the 4th DCA reversed and remanded a case for further proceedings. The parties’ settlement agreement, announced on the record, split a parcel of land and left the valuation of that splitting to binding mediation, but the mediator did not utilize the division as contemplated by the settlement agreement (which included a […]
Wolfson v. Wolfson
Wolfson v. Wolfson from the 3d DCA is a post-judgment case that has been highly litigated, even years after the final judgment of dissolution of marriage. In this iteration of the case, a temporary modification of timesharing, granted by the trial court after hearing only the former husband’s part of the case, was overturned and […]
Bailey v. Bailey
Bailey v. Bailey concerned the granting by the trial court of a motion for psychosocial and substance abuse evaluation. The Appellate court quashed the order because the motion was filed the same day as the hearing, and thus there was inadequate notice. The evidence that was adduced suggested that some type of psychological evaluation might […]
In re Schwartz
In re Schwartz concerns the discipline of Judge Jacqueline Schwartz of the 11th Judicial Circuit (Miami) for her improper conduct in two separate instances. In re Schwartz
Hahamovitch v. Hahamovitch
A case that was talked about extensively at last year’s certification review in Orlando, Hahamovitch v. Hahamovitch, has returned, this time with the Supreme Court weighing in and approving the 4th DCAs opinion. The case involves interpretation of prenuptial agreements. The 2d DCA case of Irwin v. Irwin and the 3d DCA case of Valdes […]