Divorce, Personal Jurisdiction

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

Roetzel & Andress: 2020 Appellate Year In Review

Roetzel & Andress on 1/29/2021

The Appellate Law Practice Group of Roetzel & Andress represented clients in a wide variety of cases in both state and federal courts, appealing adverse trial court rulings and successfully defending lower court victories on...more

Agents Under Power of Attorney – Where Will You Get Hauled Into Court?

BCLP on 4/19/2017

Powers of attorney can be matters of convenience or matters of necessity – the principal either doesn’t want to do something or the principal can’t do something. For the agents under a power of attorney, allowing yourself to...more

Family Law: Corporate and Trust Challenges to Service of Process and Jurisdiction

Carlton Fields on 12/23/2016

The president of a corporation, manager of a limited liability company, trustee of a family trust, or principal of another business entity receives a summons in a Florida divorce case. One spouse contends the other’s control,...more

Jurisdiction Over Out-Of-State Property In A Multi-State Divorce

Cozen O'Connor on 6/24/2016

In our increasingly mobile society, it is not uncommon for couples to relocate numerous times throughout their marriage and acquire property and assets in different states. When a divorce dissolves the marriage and forces a...more

Family Law: Corporate and Trust Challenges to Service of Process and Jurisdiction (Updated)

Carlton Fields on 2/11/2015