News & Analysis as of August 11, 2025

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Divorce is the formal legal dissolution of a marriage. The divorce process implicates many diverse areas of the law including, but not limited to, real estate, wills and trusts, child custody, and tax.

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of July 7 - 11, 2025

Carlton Fields on 7/14/2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Heid v. Rutkoski - § 1983, qualified immunity - Nalco v. Bonday - arbitration, vacatur - Sunshine State v. US CIS - immigration, EB-5, annual fee, retroactivity ...more

Hierarchy In Family Court And The Process To Appeal

Awatif Mohammad Shoqi Advocates & Legal... on 7/11/2025

How can a family court decision be appealed? Although it is easy to obtain information regarding family laws in the UAE, people are generally unaware about the procedural aspects of the family court process. In this...more

Florida Appeals Court Decisions Week of April 21 - 25, 2025

Carlton Fields on 4/28/2025

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Rivers - search and seizure, sentencing - Bidi Vapor v. USFDA - administrative review, pre-market tobacco product application - Henry v. Tuscaloosa Sheriff - sex...more

Yes, A Court can Enjoin a Party From Pursuing Litigation in Another Jurisdiction

Fox Rothschild LLP on 1/23/2025

Sometimes people do what is called forum shopping and file a law suit in another jurisdiction, if not another country, because they believe that the laws will be more favorable to them. Sometimes they even file someplace else...more

Florida Appeals Court Decisions: Week of November 25-27, 2024

Carlton Fields on 12/2/2024

U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - No decisions this week...more

Compliance with Agreement to Submit to Bais Din’s Jurisdiction on the Issue of Get Not Optional, Appellate Division Rules

Fox Rothschild LLP on 9/5/2023

Recently, several decisions have been released by the Appellate Division concerning when, where, how, and when a Court compel parties to submit to the authority of the Bais Din on Get-related issues. My February, 2023 blog...more

For Custody Jurisdiction, The Facts, Not Agreements, Matter More

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/22/2020

In Orr v. Johnson, an unpublished decision (meaning not precedential), the Appellate Division reviewed a jurisdictional issue between two parents – one living in New Jersey and one living in Virginia – and whether the written...more

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