One of the more popular celebrity news stories of this spring has involved the impending divorce of renowned chef and Food Network TV star Bobby Flay, who filed to end his decade-long marriage to actress Stephanie March. According to a celebrity news website, TMZ, the couple signed a prenuptial agreement…
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Lack of Due Process, Improper Burden-Shifting Sends Divorce Case Back to Trial Court
In one recent Florida divorce, a trial court’s failure to give the husband a meaningful opportunity to be heard in the case, as well as the court’s improper shifting of the burden of proof from the wife to the husband regarding whether Scotland law or Florida law should govern the…
Be Careful to Avoid Coercion When Seeking Spouse’s Signature on Prenuptial Agreement
Prenuptial agreements are extremely valuable tools to establish financial boundaries and protect assets each spouse brings into the marriage. To be legal, both spouses must make a genuinely voluntary decision to sign the agreement. Forcing your future spouse to sign a prenuptial agreement in the middle of the night mere…
Prenuptial Agreements: Important for Every Florida Marriage
A flawed prenuptial agreement has made it all the way to the highest court of New York State, with the New York Court of Appeals ruling that a flaw in formation can be deadly to a prenup’s enforcement. In a recently decided case, the court ruled against the husband (6-0)…
Deion Sanders’s Prenuptial Agreement Debate
Deion Sanders, famous football hall of fame all star, has recently gone through a divorce that can teach any person going through or expecting a divorce some important lessons.Born in Fort Myers, Florida, Deion went on to become a star football and baseball player for the Florida State University. Playing…
Husband’s Relationship With In-Laws Good Indicator of Marriage Success in Florida and Elsewhere
According to researchers at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, a husband’s relationship with his wife’s family is a good indicator of future marriage success. A forthcoming study published in the journal Family Relations analyzed 373 married couples over a 26-year-period. At the beginning of the study, all…
Wedding Brokerage Companies Seek to Take the Sting Out of Being Left at the Altar in Florida and Throughout the Nation
An estimated quarter-million weddings are reportedly cancelled in the United States every year. In addition to heartbreak and disappointment, many would-be brides and grooms often find themselves saddled with the financial hardship of relinquishing thousands of dollars. According to a recent survey, the average cost of a wedding in the…
Evelyn Lozada Files for Divorce from Chad Johnson Following Alleged Domestic Dispute in Broward County
Reality television star Evelyn Lozada has filed for divorce from former Miami Dolphins player Chad Johnson, formerly known as Chad Ochocinco, after only 41 days of marriage. The Basketball Wives star filed her petition in Broward County on August 14th, only three days after she accused her husband of domestic…
WWE Star John Cena Files for Divorce in Florida
35-year-old World Wrestling Entertainment star and Tampa resident John Cena has reportedly filed for divorce from his high school sweetheart after three years of marriage. According to Cena’s divorce filing, the couple’s marriage is “irretrievably broken.” His soon to be ex-wife, Liz Huberdeau, has allegedly hired the same Miami divorce…
MIami Dade Marital And Family Law Judge Reversed For Awarding $305,640 In Temporary Attorney’s Fees
In Higginbotham v. Higginbotham, the parties entered into a antenuptial agreement that limited the wife’s attorney’s fees to $5,000. The divorce court in Miami, Florida upheld the validity of the antenuptial agreement and subsequently awarded the wife $305,640 in temporary attorney’s fees and $18,963.16 in temporary costs. While the Third…