Law Offices of Forrest & Forrest, PLLC

Experienced South Florida Family Law Attorneys

Daniel Forrest and Paulina Forrest

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Florida family courts are laser-focused on children’s best interests

In the Sunshine State, laws governing major court decisions regarding children’s lives require judges to make decisions that will be in children’s best interests. In fact, this is true all 50 states and in many international agreements, so you could say that...

Two birds, one stone: Divorce and nesting

“Nesting” is a creative living arrangement focused on the wellbeing of children of parents who separate or divorce. The inspiration is the behavior of actual bird parents when caring for their hatchlings. The chicks remain in their secure home nest while their mother...

Teenager refusing to spend parenting time with dad? Part 2

In part 1, we introduced the scenario wherein a child refuses to spend time with one parent despite the requirements of a court-ordered visitation schedule. We discussed the very real parental concerns this can cause from the point of view of either parent. It is a...

Not really a guardian, but a child’s ally: The guardian ad litem

A guardian-ad-litem (GAL) is a specially trained and certified professional whom the court may appoint in a divorce or custody proceeding to act as a child’s “next friend … investigator or evaluator.” The judge has discretion to appoint the GAL if it would be in the...

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