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Serena Baldacchino

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Meet Serena Baldacchino

Brooklyn, NY born, and Daytona Beach raised, Serena is a seasoned litigator who has practiced law in Florida since 2006. Serena began her legal career prosecuting criminal cases as an Assistant State Attorney for the Seventh Judicial Circuit before going on to represent the best interest of Florida’s abused, neglected, and abandoned children as a Senior Guardian ad Litem Attorney in Volusia County. Serena then focused on practicing Family Law for several years, representing clients in dissolution of marriage, paternity, modification, and injunction for protection actions before joining the Family Law Practice Group at the Rice Law Firm.

Serena earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Stetson University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where she was a teaching assistant in Legal Research and Writing and Appellate Advocacy.
Licenses: Admitted to the Florida Bar, 2005

Serena Baldacchino's Blog

Do You Really Need An Attorney For Your Family Law Case? By Serena Baldacchino, Daytona Beach Divorce Attorney

By Serena Baldacchino

When you are pro se (meaning “for oneself”) in a legal action, you represent yourself directly in the case. In Florida Family Law cases, there is no law requiring representation by an attorney, so you certainly can represent yourself - but should you?

By Serena Baldacchino

Florida’s alimony law was overhauled last year. Of note, permanent alimony was eliminated, but only as to initial petitions for dissolution of marriage filed or pending as of July 01, 2023. Though the new law does not eliminate permanent alimony awarded prior to the July 01, 2023 cut-off date, it does codify and clarify situations in which termination or modification of permanent alimony may be possible.

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