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Affair Sours, Mistress Sues, Wife Threatens Divorce-the Life and Times of Baseball Star Miguel Cabrera

A Florida court has ordered Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera to pay $20,000 a month in child support to an ex-mistress he fathered two children with and pay off her nearly $1-million mansion by July. He’d had an ongoing affair with the woman and supported her financially for years.  When the wife found out, Cabrera …

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2018 Brings New Florida Divorce Laws and Parent Time Sharing Plans

Florida parent time sharing plans in divorce cases will be different in 2018.  Bills passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Rick Scott became law on January 1, 2018.  One of the laws will change how the children of divorced parents will spend their time between the two parents. The goal …

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Alimony Laws Could Be Changing Again in Florida

Alimony was the subject of heated controversy last year in Florida after Governor Rick Scott vetoed an alimony reform bill sent to him for signature.  At issue in the 2016 alimony bill was a clause in the bill concerning mandatory 50/50 time sharing of children. Advocates for both sides of the issue fought long and …

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Child Custody and Visitation Rights in Florida

What was once known as child custody and visitation in family law cases has changed much over the years.  Even the terms custody and visitation have changed, in fact, they are no longer used.  Since 2011, the Florida courts employ the terms parental responsibility and parental time sharing to describe what most of the general …

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