Child custody is an important matter that ensures the well-being and care of children whose parents are no longer together. When parents violate child custody agreements, it can have serious consequences for everyone involved. If a child witnesses their parents'...
Custody And Visitation
How courts determine custody in a Florida divorce
Navigating the complexities of a divorce can be challenging. When children are part of the equation, understanding how custody decisions get made becomes a paramount concern. In Florida, the courts follow specific guidelines and principles when determining custody....
3 items to include in your parenting plan
Dividing up property and debts in a divorce may prove easier than trying to divide your time with the kids. Divorce, where people have children in common, requires a parenting plan before a judge will sign off the final paperwork. Florida family law judges look at...
3 things every unwed father should know about custody and visitation
Child custody and visitation can be contentious, especially for unwed fathers. With custody priority often given to mothers, an unwed father can often feel left out. What many fathers may not understand is that there are legal options to preserve their rights. There...
Frequently asked questions about custody and visitation
Divorced parents in Florida must create a parenting plan that clearly outlines their custody and visitation arrangement. As your children grow or your circumstances change, you may want to modify this plan. Before you do this, you should understand Florida's laws...
Proving your ex should not have child custody because of drugs
When parents split, the question of custody is paramount. Divorce courts spend much time focusing on the needs of children. Naturally, juveniles should live around mothers and fathers without addictions. Evidence of a substance abuse problem could impact a custody or...
What happens if you win custody over a reluctant child?
Custody battles often take up a lot of your time and resources, on top of the mental taxation they automatically come with. One of the worst feelings involves fighting through - and winning - a difficult and lengthy custody battle, only for your child to say they want...
Parental relocation following a divorce
A certain sense of finality accompanies any divorce case in Florida. Yet while signaling the ends of one's marriage, should they share children with their ex-spouse, the process of managing custody between them begins. Depending on the ages of the children involved,...
3 ways parallel parenting can benefit you
As a parent going through a divorce, you likely spend plenty of time worrying about ways in which you can parent your child without getting into issues and arguments with your co-parent. Especially in the heat of a divorce, this may seem like a distant dream....
How to make nesting work for your post-divorce family
Gone are the days when divorcing parents had few options for sharing custody of the kids. Increasingly, newly single mothers and fathers are looking for innovative ways to provide stability for their children after divorce. Nesting, sometimes called birdnesting, is...