Can you keep your ex’s new squeeze from spending time with your children?Even in an amicable divorce, feelings can be complex when an ex-spouse starts a new relationship. Sometimes, the new boyfriend or girlfriend can have traits that the other ex-spouse finds...
Year: 2019
Santa can you buy me a mansion?
Evaluating competing homes for visitation purposes in FloridaWhen a couple separates or divorces, sometimes the standard of living may change if there are not assets and income to support the same lifestyle – times two. That does not necessarily mean that the standard...
Hey, pass the eggnog: Safety-focused parenting plans for alcohol abuse
Florida public policy states that a child should have “frequent and continuing contact with both parents” if it is in the child’s best interest. When a parent has an alcohol addiction, an important issue in divorce is whether the parties or the court can create a...
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” unless …
You are fighting over holiday time-sharingIf you are a divorced Florida parent at odds with your child’s other parent over who will be with the child during the holidays – and how you will handle all the attendant logistical details – you may not know where to turn....
Crazy Christmas
Can the judge force my spouse to take a psychological evaluation?The holiday season can be magical and satisfying, but it can also produce stress as well as strain on family relationships. With emotions already running high, people may not be on their best behavior....
Grandma got run over by a … court order?
Limiting a child's contact with nonparty family members in Florida divorceFlorida courts have said that a parent has a state constitutional right to privacy that includes the right to direct the care and control of their child, and that this includes "the right to...
“But I hardly even know these people!”
Protecting the financial privacy interests of nonparties to a Florida divorce, part 2Here we follow up on part 1 of this post in which we introduced the topic of third-party financial information in a divorce proceeding. As we said, it may be possible to have the...
“But I hardly even know these people!”
Protecting the financial privacy interests of nonparties to a Florida divorce, part 1In the course of a divorce, detailed financial information is often necessary to enable appropriate and fair decision-making regarding property division, alimony and child support....
“Foreign fluency fouls.”
The benefits of translating marital agreements for nonnative English speakers in FloridaPeople may sign marital agreements for a variety of reasons and Florida law allows premarital, postmarital and marital settlement agreements so long as they meet legal...
“I can tell the judge HATES me.”
Exploring the legal requirements for the disqualification of Florida trial judges.It can be disconcerting for a spouse in a divorce trial to get the impression that the judge dislikes them. Even worse, the judge could express outright disdain or anger at the spouse....
The Law Office of Forrest & Forrest, PLLC represents individuals in Fort Lauderdale in high-asset divorce matters. Daniel Forrest is board-certified family lawyer and mediator serving the South Florida area.
