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Scott PowersNovember 9, 2017

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and his wife Karen Dyer are divorcing after a a 29-year marriage, Dyer’s office confirmed Thursday morning. News of the breakup broke through the Orlando Sentinel, which reported that the Dyers are seeking an amicable split after separating for some time. In a statement issued by his office, Buddy Dyer stated, […]

Scott PowersAugust 3, 2017

Lolita Carson Grayson, former wife of former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, has opened a GoFundMe account, in part seeking help to pay legal expenses of ongoing litigation battles emanating from their 2015 annulment that she says has left her penniless and on the verge of being evicted. “I really am in bad shape right now. […]

Jim RosicaMarch 30, 2017

Good news for opponents of this year’s alimony overhaul, and bad news for its supporters: The bills are dead for the year. Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, the Naples Republican who’s carrying the Senate version (SB 412), on Wednesday said the chair of its first committee of reference has refused to hear the bill. Rene Garcia chairs the Committee on […]

Jim RosicaMarch 5, 2017

Get ready for a rumble: Lawmakers will again tackle the sticky issue of alimony in the 2017 Legislative Session. Companion bills filed in the House and Senate aim to overhaul state alimony law to toughen the standards by which alimony is granted and changed. That’s despite unsuccessful tries in the last few years. Neither bill […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 30, 2017

Sen. Jeff Brandes has filed a bill aimed at providing standardized visitation plans for unmarried parents. The St. Petersburg Republican filed legislation (SB 590) Monday, which would create a standard visitation schedule for unmarried parents. If adopted, the proposal would encourage contact between non-custodial parents and their children. “Spending time with our children is the […]

Jim RosicaJanuary 20, 2017

Update: State Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples Republican, on Friday filed the Senate companion to the House bill, which she says is identical save for “a few punctuation differences.” State Rep. Colleen Burton will try again to overhaul the state’s alimony law, filing a bill on Wednesday. The Lakeland Republican still aims to toughen the standards by which alimony is […]

A.G. GancarskiAugust 13, 2016

Thomas Kinkade original paintings. Televangelist Brian Carn and backpacks full of cash. Faith healing. Multiple properties and cars. Cut-off credit cards. And inevitably, court cases, after the marriage fell apart, and the husband was expunged from the ministry which controlled all communal assets. What was it like to be married to House District 14 Democratic candidate — […]

Guest AuthorApril 7, 2016

Six years ago this month, in a modest office space leased by a Florida businessman named Rick Scott, I had the chance to ask the future governor several probing questions about his political views that any reporter would relish. But I wasn’t a reporter. I was helping Scott prepare messaging points for the launch of […]

Phil AmmannApril 6, 2016

Six years ago this month, in a modest office space leased by a Florida businessman named Rick Scott, I had the chance to ask the future governor several probing questions about his political views that any reporter would relish. But I wasn’t a reporter. I was helping Scott prepare messaging points for the launch of […]

Melissa RossMarch 10, 2016

Family law attorneys are blasting a sweeping overhaul of Florida’s divorce laws, saying they hope Gov. Rick Scott will veto SB 668. The measure does away with lifetime alimony in the state. Instead, the amount and duration of alimony would be determined by a formula. “It’s really going to affect women in a negative way,” said Jacksonville […]

Tag: divorce

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, wife Karen Dyer divorcing

Lolita Grayson starts GoFundMe page, saying legal battles with ex Alan Grayson leave her broke

Alimony legislation dead for 2017, sponsor says

2017 Legislative Session preview: Alimony rears its head

Jeff Brandes files bill to standardize visitation plans

Alimony reform bill filed for 2017

The church as a hustle: Inside the rise and fall of Kim Daniels’ marriage

Brian Burgess: Rick Scott should veto alimony bill because it’s the ‘right thing to do’

Brian Burgess: Rick Scott should veto alimony bill because it’s the ‘right thing to do’

Family law attorneys blast alimony, child custody bill headed to Governor’s desk