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    When the Marital Asset Barks: Rethinking Pet Distribution in Florida Divorce

    October 7, 2026By Aracely Reyes-Rodriguez

    Some marital assets appreciate, some depreciate, and some bark when both spouses try to claim them.  When love ends but both spouses still want the dog, Florida divorce courts are left holding the leash.  In February 2026, Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal confronted this recurring dilemma in Crossen v. Feeley, a case involving divorcing […]

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    Bifurcation: A Word of Caution

    November 2, 2022By Casey Amaya

    Typically, in the State of Florida, when death occurs during a marriage, the spouse that outlives the decedent is known as a “surviving spouse.” However, when death occurs prior to a divorce decree, the common consensus in Florida is that death terminates the divorce proceeding.[i] Generally, the petition for dissolution of marriage becomes moot the […]

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