Call For Free Consultation
Saturday Appointments Available
There is no definitive answer to“How long does a divorce take.”A number of factors enter into the amount of time it takes to process a divorce. These factors include: Will the divorce be contested or non-contested? If both parties agree on all issues including alimony and marital asset and debt division (Florida is an equitable distr...
n states like Florida, unless there are special circumstances, there is no longer a primary custody parent for minor children between newborn and 18 years old, but rather a sharing of parental responsibility. This is termed “parental time-sharing.” Basically, this means parents will share equally in the care and nurturing of any minor chi...
As each state has its own laws regarding the care and nurturing of minor children following a separation or divorce of their biological or adoptive parents, this blog will focus on the state of Florida. For many years Florida, as in most states, awarded the custody of minor children to one or the other parent. Children lived with the parent h...
As was pointed out in Part One of this three part discussion on parenting after a divorce or relational break-up, that many states, Florida in particular, are firm advocates of both parents taking equal responsibility in the continued raising and nurturing of their children, biological and/or adopted. The term “In the best interest of the c...
The definition of co-parenting as defined in the online Your Dictionary “is a process where two parents work together to raise a child even though they are divorced or separated and no longer live together. An example of co-parenting is when a divorced mother and father share legal and physical custody of a child.” Couples who have never ...
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...
