by: Robin Bresky and Randall Burks
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, courts are grappling with issues such as whether COVID-19 vaccine mandates must provide for religious exemptions. A related issue is whether the employer or school can seek verification that an exemption request is based on sincerely held religious beliefs....
October 27, 2021*
Bresky Law recently obtained reversal of a post-judgment order in a paternity proceeding. The order imputed a high income to our client (the father) and granted an upward modification of his child support obligation based on that imputed income.
The trial court previously...
October 6, 2021*
Bresky Law recently obtained an order denying a petition for writ of prohibition in a family law matter in which the parties disputed which state’s courts properly had jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (“UCCJEA”).
The parties initially resided...
By Yandrey Rodriguez Diaz, Esq.
Cuba is going through one of its tensest social and political moments in recent years. After the unexpected demonstrations of July 11, 2021, the Cuban people live in total uncertainty as to what future awaits the country.
Even under the current...
May 19, 2021
Bresky Law recently obtained reversal of a Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage that denied our client’s request for attorney’s fees.
The parties were married for sixteen years before the wife filed for a divorce. The husband earned a significant income while the...
Bresky Law recently obtained reversal of a trial court order denying our client’s motion for return of its original loan documents following a foreclosure proceeding.
The plaintiff filed suit to foreclose a note and mortgage. The case proceeded to a nonjury trial at which the plaintiff introduced what it contended were the...
By Jonathan Mann
Whether a party seeking an award of attorney fees needs an expert witness to testify in support of the reasonableness of the fees requested has been the subject of much discussion and many written legal opinions in Florida.
In a recent case, Bresky Law was originally retained to represent the personal representative in the administration of a probate estate that poured into a revocable living trust. During the probate administration, one of the trust beneficiaries filed an adversarial trust action, claiming the trust amendment had been procured by undue influence....
By Jennifer L. Delgado
Despite his fame and fortune, Larry King attempted to draft his own handwritten will to cut his estranged wife out of his estate. However, she claims it was the product of undue influence. On Jan. 23, 2021, Larry passed away at the age of 87 and...
By Robin I. Bresky and Jennifer L. Delgado
The new year began with drastic changes to Florida’s county court appeal procedures and document formats. The primary source of appellate jurisdiction is the Florida Constitution, which specifies that the district courts of appeal have appellate jurisdiction over appeals that are not...
