Monthly Archives: April 2025
Correcting Clerical Error vs Substantive Error
In Tucker v. Lancaster (Fla. 5th DCA 2025), the court addressed a dispute over a post-divorce retirement benefits order and clarified the difference between clerical and substantive mistakes in court judgments. The case originated from a divorce finalized in 2021, which incorporated a marital settlement agreement. According to the agreement, the former spouses were… Read More »
The Alimony Two Step
The recent case Shouman v. Salama (Fla. 6th DCA 2025) is very helpful to family law attorneys by illustrating the two-step process for determination of alimony and spousal support in Florida divorce cases. In Shouman, the former wife appealed the trial court’s final judgment that denied her request for alimony. The Sixth DCA found… Read More »