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Grant J. Gisondo, P.A. – Family Law Attorney

Parental Responsibility & Decision-Making

Shared or sole parental responsibility and decisions involving education, healthcare, religion, and children’s welfare.

Child Custody Attorney: Understanding the Court’s Role – Pt. 2

Parental Rights and Responsibilities Florida law acknowledges that parents have key rights and duties towards their children. Biological and adoptive parents share these rights and responsibilities in raising their kids. They include making important education, health care, and religious upbringing decisions. These rights come with the du...

Child Custody Attorney: Understanding the Court’s Role – Pt. 1

Key Highlights Understanding the intricacies of child custody arrangements in Florida is crucial for parents who are navigating the challenging process of separation or divorce. It's important to remember that the court's primary focus in all child custody cases, without exception, is the child's best interests. Factors like the chil...

Sole Custody vs. Joint Custody: Pros and Cons

At Gisando Law in Palm Beach, FL, we understand that child custody decisions can be one of the most challenging aspects of divorce proceedings. When determining custody arrangements, parents must consider whether sole custody or joint custody is the best option for their family. Each arrangement has its own set of advantages and disadvantages...

Navigating Change: Modifying Child Custody Orders with Grant Gisondo

Child custody arrangements are intended to provide stability and support for children following a divorce or separation. However, circumstances can change over time, necessitating modifications to existing custody orders. Grant Gisondo, a board-certified family law lawyer in Palm Beach, understands the complexities involved in modifying child...

Navigating Custody Disputes in Florida: Behaviors to Avoid

Custody disputes can be emotionally charged and challenging for all parties involved. Grant Gisondo, a distinguished family law attorney serving the Florida Counties of Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, and Orange, emphasizes the importance of approaching custody disputes with a level head and strategic mindset...

The Role of Child Custody Attorneys: Advocating for Your Child’s Best Interests

Child custody disputes are often emotionally charged and legally complex. When parents cannot reach an amicable agreement regarding the custody of their children, the involvement of an experienced child custody attorney becomes crucial. These attorneys play a vital role in advocating for the child's best interests while navigating the intrica...

The Impact of Social Media on Family Law: How Online Activity Can Affect Divorce and Child Custody Cases

Social media platforms have become integral to our lives in today's digitally connected world. They offer a space for people to share their thoughts, experiences, and personal moments with friends and family. However, the rise of social media has also introduced a new dimension to family law cases, particularly in divorce and child custody pr...

Child Custody: Key Factors and Considerations in Determining the Best Interests of the Child

Child custody cases are emotionally charged and complex, often placing the well-being of children at the center of the legal process. Determining the child's best interests becomes paramount when parents separate or divorce. Courts strive to make decisions that ensure the child's physical, emotional, and psychological welfare, taking into acc...

Who Pays the Attorney Fees in Child Custody Cases

Child custody in Florida is mainly concerned with the concept of parental timesharing, which includes the equal care and nurturing of children (a minor child is from birth to l8 years of age unless the child is unable to support and care for themselves due to physical and mental reasons). Included in the care and nurturing are terms of overni...

What is the Role of a Forensic Psychologist in Child Custody Cases?

Before looking at the role of a forensic psychologist in child custody cases, it makes sense to look at the definition of a forensic psychologist and what their role is. As defined by the American Psychology Association, it is “the application of clinical specialties to the legal arena.” In other words, according to author Jane Tyler Ward...

Florida Procedures For Custody of a Minor Child by an Extended Family Member

Unfortunately, there are many times when neither parent can care for their minor child. Reasons are numerous and can include death, ill health, mental problems resulting in abuse, drug addiction resulting in abuse and neglect, desertion, and incarnation. Sadly, the numbers of these children being cared for by a family member, most often grand...

Fla. Stat. 61.13 child custody factors

In Florida the term “child custody” is not used except in special cases such as when a parent is in jail, a parent cannot care for a minor child due to severe mental or physical illness, a parent has been adjudicated guilty of child abuse, sexual abuse, or domestic violence, or a parent has an active history of drug or alcohol abuse. If o...