Adam Magill explains what goodwill is, why Florida family courts separate personal goodwill from entity (enterprise) goodwill, and the two most common ways to measure it.

Adam Magill walks through how durational alimony is calculated under Florida's 2023 statute: establishing need, the 35% cap on ability to pay, and how the length of the marriage and retirement set the duration.

Adam Magill explains Florida's collaborative divorce process: the participation agreement, the neutral facilitator and financial neutral, and the needs-based approach that builds options both spouses can accept.

Adam Magill explains the standards behind every business valuation: USPAP, the asset, income, and market approaches, and the discounts and premiums that apply to a privately held interest.

Many Florida judges use P.E.A.C.E. to describe the order of issues at a divorce trial: parenting plan, equitable distribution, alimony, child support, and everything else. Adam Magill explains each one from a financial point of view.

Adam T. Magill, MBA, CBA, CVA, MAFF, is now a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and offers family mediation through Collaborate Florida.

Congratulations to our own Jack Tangeman, CVA, who made the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA) 30 Under Thirty...

Update (September 2026): The alimony calculator has been updated for 2026 federal tax rates. Download the latest version at the bottom of this post. Calculator Down Below Florida's alimony reform bill, signed into law on June 30, 2023 by Governor Ron DeSantis, introduces significant changes to the state's alimony laws. Effective from July 1, 2023, the legislation impacts initial dissolution of marriage petitions and those pending. The reform eliminates permanent alimony and