Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

contempt

If a divorce is final,can an exspouse

take a you back to court because he said the ex still has some of his

property? Also,what if the ex owes

the other 2 months of alimony,plus

the tax stimulis rebate and half of

what was paid for sons medical bills. This was all agreed to in the

final divorce settlement signed by

the judge.Isn't the final agreement

the final say,the day the divorce was final???????????


Asked on 10/18/08, 6:52 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: contempt

If something was left out of the divorce that is unrelated to children, you can't go back to court. A divorce can't be "reopened" to settle property matters. If property is left out of a divorce, the matter must be forgotten or settled in civil court as if the two people were never husband and wife.

If a divorce judgment or settlement agreement is broken, a motion for contempt must be filed in family court if it involves alimony or the children (including child support), or it must go to civil court if it involves something else.

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Answered on 10/18/08, 9:26 pm


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