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Every child has unique needs, but children with physical, developmental, emotional, or medical challenges often require additional care and support. When parents divorce, creating a parenting plan that addresses those special needs becomes especially important. Florida courts recognize that traditional custody arrangements may not always meet...
After a divorce, life circumstances can change. A new job opportunity, remarriage, or a desire to be closer to family may lead a parent to consider relocating. However, when minor children are involved, moving is not always a simple decision. Florida law places strict requirements on child relocation after Divorce to ensure that the child’s...
Parents going through divorce or separation in Florida are often surprised to learn that the state no longer uses the term “custody” in the traditional sense. Instead, Florida law focuses on parental responsibility and time-sharing Florida, two distinct concepts that together determine how parents share decision-making authority and time...
What to do when a petition to relocate is contested? As detailed in Part 1 of All About Relocation With a Minor Child Uncontested, the state of Florida has mandated that no person who is part of a parenting plan (custody) or has timesharing with or access to a child (visitation) as determined in the final judgment of the parent’s disso...
What steps to take when all parties agree uncontested, court ratified relocation In Florida, where and with whom a child lives following a divorce or dissolution of marriage as it is now termed, is determined by a parenting timesharing plan which is drawn up by the parties involved, worked out at a mediation (required before a judge will...
Why is a custom parenting plan, developed for a specific case, so important for the parents and child? In years past, actually prior to 2008, the Parent Timesharing guidelines were mandated in Florida Statutes to replace the terms “child custody” and “visitation”. Before the change, the where and with whom minor children were to re...
