Specialist Series: Round Three

By Ketan Soni and Carolyn “Lynn” Krueger-Andes

Being Special(ist)

Here are the results from our last post (51 responses):

Question #	% Correct Answers
1	34%
2	84%
3	46.9%
4	16% (YES, 16%)
5	12%
6	44.9%
7	58%
8	68%
9	67.3%
10	72%

On average, 50.4% of responders selected the correct answer. So, if you brushed our last blog post off as easy, think again! If you missed the last post, here it is again:  https://ncbarblogprod.wpengine.com/fl-divorce-from-bed-and-board-multiple-choice/

As a reminder, the format is

1. We will post a number of multiple choice questions related to a monthly family law theme. These will be “specialist-level” questions. We will also give you the answers!
2. We will post a specialist-level fact pattern. Do your best to answer it, either in your head or on paper.  Please make it electronic paper and save some trees. We will then post the answers.
3. In the next blog post, we’ll show you the anonymous results of the multiple choice section, if we get enough people to respond.

Part 3 completes our first month of posts.

“Divorce and Divorce from Bed and Board.” The multiple choice questions and the answers to the essay are in this link.

Answer the following:

• Wife filed a complaint seeking exclusive possession of the home and a divorce from bed and board.
• The court granted an ex parte order due to husband’s drinking and danger of serious bodily harm, and the court excluded husband from the residence.
• Months later, wife scheduled a hearing to proceed with the action for divorce from bed and board. Husband did not appear, and the court granted wife a divorce from bed and board on the grounds of indignities, rendering Wife’s condition intolerable and her life burdensome, and husband’s use of alcohol.
• On the same day, after the divorce from bed and board was granted, wife died.
• Within six months, husband filed an action to dissent from wife’s will and made a claim against her estate. As part of his action, husband alleged that the parties had reconciled after filing of the complaint, and therefore the divorce from bed and board was void.
• Discuss, including:
  • The impact of divorce from bed and board on the estate;
  • The validity of the divorce from bed and board, given the allegation of reconciliation;
  • The husband’s ability to void or otherwise set aside the Divorce from Bed and Board Order.

We already gave you the link for the multiple choice and the answer to the essay, but click here in case you missed it above.

Round Three!