Julia Wyda, an attorney at full-service South Florida law firm Brinkley Morgan, will be speaking at the Palm Beach County Bar Association's "The Basics of Family Law You Thought You Already Knew" CLE seminar on Fri., May 8, 2015 from 8:15am p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in West Palm Beach, Fla. The event will feature local [...]
By: Jonathan Z. Schiller What are the Requirements for the Creation and Approval of a Parenting Plan? In Florida, a Parenting Plan approved by the court must, at a minimum, describe in adequate detail the following: How the parents will share and be responsible for the daily tasks associated with the upbringing of the child; [...]
Jodi Furr Colton, a family law attorney at the full-service South Florida law firm Brinkley Morgan, has received an AV Preeminent® rating from Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory. As Martindale-Hubbell's highest certification mark, an AV Preeminent® rating indicates that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. Colton is a member [...]
By: Roberta G. Stanley After decades of fighting for the right to enter into the state of matrimony, the LGBT community is celebrating the extraordinary success of finally attaining marriage equality for same-sex couples in the state of Florida. This development brings equality to couples in all respects, meaning that divorce laws and procedures are [...]
By: Donald J. Lunny, Jr. Sometimes governmental agencies have disagreements concerning land use regulations. These often arise when one governmental agency needs the zoning approval of the other in order to construct facilities. Most often, cities or counties regulate the use and development of land through zoning and land development regulations, and development proposals of [...]
By: William S. Kramer The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) created new regulations designed to protect consumers of mortgage loans. In 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) was established to implement and enforce the Dodd-Frank rules in the mortgage industry. The CFPB regulations went into effect January 10, 2014. Several [...]
Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, an attorney at full-service South Florida law firm Brinkley Morgan, was recently selected as a finalist in the Family Law category for Lifestyle Media Group's 2015 Leaders in Law Awards. The Leaders in Law Awards program was created to honor lawyers, law firms and corporate counsel that exemplify the highest standards in [...]
By: Julia Wyda Collaborative divorce is a relatively new approach and process to ending a marriage in Florida. It is a voluntary, non-adversarial alternative that involves a team approach, consisting of two collaborative attorneys, and, if desired, a neutral financial expert and a neutral mental health expert. The parties and the team sign a participation [...]
Brinkley Morgan, a full-service South Florida law firm, recently organized a team of more than 40 runners to participate in the 13th Street Alliance's Funky Fun Run 5K on Northeast 13th Street in Fort Lauderdale on Sat., Feb. 21, 2015. The event drew about 200 runners, local politicians and business representatives to celebrate the neighborhood's [...]
By: George J. Taylor Gone are the days when the production of documents for litigation purposes only entailed the delivery of voluminous banker boxes. Technology has made a once relatively simple task very complex because of the number of electronic devices we use on a daily basis, and the methodology in which those devices store [...]