Boca Raton Family Law Blog

Boca Raton, FL - (May 21, 2018) Gladstone & Weissman, P.A. attorneys joined many others in attendance at the AAML 40th Annual Institute Seminar May 3rd, 2018 through May 5th, 2018 at the Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando. The seminar included topics on international issues in family law cases, taxation in family law cases, how to keep your clients out of court and how to find the income when it seems impossible. According to AAML.com, the Institute is the premier continuing education opportunity for family law practitioners in Florida. Its national and statewide presenters are among the top in their fields and offer advanced education for family law attorneys. The seminars offer the best networking opportunities with Florida's top family law attorneys, CPAs and judges. Gladstone & Weissman Principal Peter L. Gladstone is the current President of the AAML Florida-Chapter and introduced many keynote speakers at the event.

As published in the September 15, 2016 issue of Daily Business Review's Family Law section.

When classifying an appreciated asset for purposes of Equitable Distribution, family law practitioners can readily state the black letter law that active appreciation of a nonmarital asset is marital and passive appreciation is nonmarital. Florida Statute §61.075 tells us that "marital assets include the enhancement in value and appreciation of nonmarital assets resulting either from the efforts of either party during the marriage or from the contribution to or expenditure thereon of marital funds or other forms of marital assets" - AKA active appreciation. But what does that actually mean? Although the broad language of the statute certainly provides family law attorneys with something to argue about, it's critical to remain adept in the law and be on the lookout for case law that affords us with interpretive direction and clarification.