Child travel bonds can pressure parents to return kids after visits abroad In part 1 of this post, we told readers about the power of a Florida judge to order an international travel bond as financial incentive for a divorced or unmarried parent not to abduct their...
Visitation and time-sharing
Fickle foreign festivities, part 1
Posting travel bonds in Florida for international child travel In this interconnected world, for a child to have married or unmarried parents from different nations is not unusual. However, if the binational marriage or relationship breaks down, matters of custody and...
Mummies (or daddies)? Who has a leg up in Florida family law?
Are you a Floridian haunted by potential outcomes in your divorce if arrangements in the decree are in accord with historical family roles based on gender? Some of those frightful stereotypes include: Mothers should have custody because they are better at nurturing...
Can relocation happen during the course of a Florida divorce? Steps to take.
During divorce proceedings, a parent may petition the court for a temporary relocation order that would allow the parent to move away with the child pending final resolution of the issue. Florida has a detailed statute that lays out the procedures to follow and...
Supervised visitation in Florida and what to expect
Florida law and public policy support a child’s contact with both parents when they are unmarried, separated or divorced, so long as it is in the child’s best interests. Of course, there are some situations where it could put a child’s welfare in jeopardy to spend...
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.
