Extreme caution should be exercised when a party in a dissolution of marriage action seeks temporary emergency relief without giving notice to the other party. This is what is commonly known as ex parte relief, which is seeking relief without providing any notice whatsoever to the other side. These types of proceedings are at substantial…
Continue reading ›A final divorce decree providing for the custody of a child can be materially modified only if there (1) are facts concerning the welfare of the child that the court did not know at the time the decree was entered, or (2) has been a substantial change in circumstances shown to have arisen since the…
Continue reading ›Support orders in Florida, including child support and most alimony awards, are subject to modification, based upon a change in circumstances. There is a statute on point in Florida which governs the procedure for modifying support orders. See Florida Statute 61.14. The statute is broad, but the essence of the law is to provide for…
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