Florida Family Law Flashcards
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Under the Florida Premarital Agreement Act, a prenuptial agreement is unenforceable if a party establishes that:
Answer: The agreement was not executed voluntarily
Under Florida's Premarital Agreement Act, a party may void a prenuptial agreement by proving it was not executed voluntarily, among a narrow set of grounds.
Which of the following is generally classified as a non-marital asset under Florida law?
Answer: A business owned by one spouse before marriage that was never commingled with marital assets
Under §61.075, a business owned prior to marriage that was never commingled with marital funds remains a non-marital asset not subject to equitable distribution.
Under Florida law, paternity may be legally established by which of the following means?
Answer: Voluntary acknowledgment, the parties being married at the time of birth, or court adjudication
Florida allows paternity to be established through a voluntary acknowledgment signed by both parents, the parents being married at birth, or a court adjudication of paternity.
A Florida court may modify an existing child support order when:
Answer: There is a substantial change in circumstances
Florida requires a showing of a substantial change in circumstances — such as a significant income change of at least 15% — before a child support order may be modified.
Under Florida's Domestic Violence Act, a temporary injunction for protection against domestic violence may be issued:
Answer: Ex parte, without notice to the respondent, based on the petitioner's sworn allegations
Florida courts may issue a temporary injunction ex parte — without prior notice to the respondent — if the petition demonstrates an immediate and present danger of domestic violence.
Florida's simplified dissolution of marriage procedure is available only when:
Answer: Both spouses agree there are no minor or dependent children, no alimony, and waive formal financial disclosure
The simplified dissolution process requires mutual agreement, no minor or dependent children, no request for alimony, and waiver of the right to financial disclosure.
Which of the following is NOT a statutory factor in determining alimony under Florida law?
Answer: Marital fault or misconduct by either party
Florida is a no-fault state and marital misconduct is not among the statutory factors courts consider when determining alimony under §61.08.