Enforcing Settlement Agreements in Court

1. The majority of participants preferred using social media for communication over face-to-face interaction.
2. Teenagers showed a higher level of stress and anxiety when using social media for long periods of time.
3. Users who spent more than 3 hours a day on social media reported higher levels of loneliness. – The Second District Court of Appeal ruled that when a marital settlement agreement is incorporated into a final judgment and the court retains jurisdiction to enforce the judgment, enforcement of the agreement is generally subject to the 20-year statute of limitations.
– The Court held that enforcement of the agreement is framed as enforcement rather than modification when incorporated into final judgments of dissolution.
– The Court rejected the argument that the motion to enforce the judgment was subject to a five-year statute of limitations governing written contracts. 1. The Webb decision supports the idea that contracting parties have a right to the benefit of their agreement, consistent with other court decisions in Florida.

2. The 20-year statute of limitations applies to final judgments of dissolution, providing relief to parties with monetary judgments against their former spouses.

3. Nicole Deese Newlon is a Partner with Johnson, Newlon & DeCort, P.A. in Tampa, Florida, specializing in complex litigation matters in business and family law.

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