Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Top 3 Posts of 2013

 1.

New Florida Alimony Law Goes Into Effect July 2013 -- Oops! Not so fast ...

This bill was vetoed - update:
Governor Scott vetoed the alimony reform bill on 5/1/2013. Back to the drawing board. No Happy Dance yet. 

Posted March 20, 2013 

I thought this bill represented some positive changes for alimony reform. Mainly, it would have ended permanent alimony ... and the old boys in the nursing home paying alimony out of their pension will be a thing of the past. But no dice.

 2.

Baby Mama Drama? You can make it stop.

Posted April 11, 2013

Single fathers are particularly vulnerable to the whims of their child's mother regarding child visitation -- if they have never been to court to establish status as the "legal father". 

 3.

 

Foreclosure Reform - Is the Fox Watching the Henhouse Again?

Posted May 21, 2013

The Foreclosure Reform Bill awaiting Governor Scott's signature is designed to work through Florida's backlog of foreclosure cases. It could be one of those double edged swords. Below is a summary of the pending Foreclosure Reform Bill and staff analysis. Is it yet another example of the fox watching the henhouse? You decide.

CS/CS/HB 87: Mortgage Foreclosures

This post was published shortly before HB87 was signed into law by Governor Rick Scott. Since then you can bet the fox has been having a field day in the henhouse.

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