Stephens Squibs – 20th Edition – Now available in paperback and Kindle! MARITAL AND FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY, EDDIE STEPHENS RELEASES 20TH EDITION OF STEPHENS’ SQUIBS MARKING TWO DECADES OF LEGAL INSIGHT AND CHARITABLE IMPACT The annual book provides a resource with summaries of every Florida family law case with 100% of proceeds donated to charity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE West Palm Beach, Fla. (March 15, 2024) – Board-certified marital and family law attorney Eddie Stephens, co-founder of Stephens & Stevens PLLC, proudly announces the release of the 20th edition of Stephens’ Squibs, scheduled fo ..read more

Alimony: Parker v. Parker, 49 Fla.L.Weekly D181 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2024).  Trial court reversed for basing alimony on gross income instead of net.  Judge James S. Moody, III reversed. Attorney’s Fees: Morales v. Morales¸ 49 Fla.L.Weekly D74 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2024).  Trial court affirmed for granting charging lien in amount greater than Court awarded from other party.   Judge David Young affirmed. Income: Lemoine v. Jackson, 49 Fla.L.Weekly D69 (Fla 5th DCA 2023).  Trial court erred imputing 160k in annual income where there was no evidence presented of the available emplo ..read more

My law firm can’t take new cases because we are slammed. Looking to add associates. If you have some family experience, great, if not, my law partner, Caryn, and I are willing to train. We are always looking for competent paralegals as well. Interested in joining an empathetic team that thrives on obtaining great results? More info below: Interested ..read more

I am honored to assist in the presentation of this day long LIVE CLE in Palm Beach on April 16th (other dates and locations listed below)! Registration is only $50, and you will get a full day of CLE, lunch and more! The purpose of the workshops is to create and sustain a partnership between the local court, local practitioners, and psychological and local resources to create trauma-informed family courts in each circuit.  The target audience will include judges and magistrates who hear domestic relations cases, family law attorneys, and court staff.  The goal of the event is to bet ..read more

Below are all of our family law case summaries for 2023! We publish these summaries EVERY MONTH on our website for free. Once a year, we make all the summaries (i.e. “squibs”) available in book form and we donate all the proceeds from the project to charity. If you like what we do, we ask you to help in one or two ways! ONE: Preorder the book! You can preorder book now (official release date is 3/15/24) by making a donation to the Center for Center for Child Counseling, Inc. and email the receipt to me. I will even autograph it for you! 100% of proceeds from this are donated to the C ..read more

Alimony: Ferrer v. Larrinaga, 48 Fla.L.Weekly D2343 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2023).  Trial court affirmed for awarding permanent alimony in 7-year marriage where trial court found exceptional circumstances.  The Wife suffered health issues after a surgery during the marriage to remove a brain tumor, and such surgery left her unable to work.  Judge Maria Espinosa Dennis affirmed. Appeals: Sadeh v. Calenzani, 48 Fla.L.Weekly D2341 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2023).  Pro se Mother could not prove error of imputed income or number of overnights without a transcript.  Judge Samantha Ruiz Cohen aff ..read more

Appeals: Scognamillo v. Jamison, 48 Fla.L.Weekly D2186 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2023).  Alleged errors relating to factual findings not preserved when no motion for rehearing filed.  Also, because of no transcript, errors would have to be fundamental.  Judge Jason E. Dimitris affirmed. Tomlin v. Buccasio, 48 Fla.L.Weekly D2146 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023).  Judgment determining entitlement but not amount of attorney’s fees not ripe for appeal. Judge Mark E. Feagle affirmed in part, appeal dismissed as to fee issue. Attorney Fees: Alarcon v. Dagen, 48 Fla.L.Weekly D2096 (Fla. 3rd DCA 2023).&nbs ..read more

Brian Jay Glick, 54 SW 2nd Ave., Boca Raton, permanently disbarred effective November 29. (Admitted to practice: 1981) Glick attempted to disburse funds from his attorney trust account, violating his emergency suspension order and subsequent disciplinary revocation. (Case No: SC22-1197) Raegan S. Yunger, 125 S. Swoope Ave., Suite 210, Maitland, permanent disbarment, effective immediately following a July 13 court order due to Yunger’s existing suspension from the practice of law. (Admitted to practice: 2005) On March 10, 2021, Yunger was arrested and indicted by a grand jur ..read more

Whatever Holiday you celebrate….. enjoy this time with your family and friends. Also use this as an opportunity to reflect on how we can make this world more peaceful and less hateful. Peace and love (and patience) to all! -Eddie ..read more

2024 marks the 20th anniversary of “Stephens’ Squibs”, which is a mailer->website->book project which summarizes every Florida family law appellate opinion since. This has been a fun and special and daunting thing to do and is an interesting ‘claim to fame’. Not only is this the 20th anniversary, but it includes a meaningful forward by my law partner, Caryn Stevens, who is also the books current editor! You can preorder book now (official release date is 3/15/24) by making a donation to the Center for Center for Child Counseling, Inc. and email the receipt to me. I will e ..read more