Experienced South Florida Family Law Attorneys
Access to Florida courts during the COVID-19 pandemicThe threat of COVID-19 has put everyday life on pause for many Americans. Most recently, it's started to affect both state and federal courts across the country.According to the National Center for State Courts, 19...
What can you do to stop a former spouse from traveling to high-risk places with your children? At the time of this writing, Florida, the nation and the world are struggling to understand COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019), a previously unknown illness that recently...
Attorneys fees in domestic violence proceedings Florida law allows a person who is the victim of domestic violence or who is in real fear of domestic violence to obtain a court order for protection to prevent the perpetrator from having contact with the victim. The...
Third-party communication in domestic violence proceedings Let’s say you are a Floridian whose partner has been violent toward you, your child or another family member or whose spouse’s actions have been so threatening that you were afraid for your safety. You went to...
Its Valentine’s Day once more and while those in successful – or new – relationships will celebrate, people in unhappy marriages – or recently divorced – may wonder what went wrong. Sometimes it is obvious. The couple could not survive infidelity, domestic abuse or...
When the military relocates a divorced spouse who is a service member away from the other ex-spouse, what happens with the kids?In our last post, we introduced the Uniform Deployed Parents Custody and Visitation Act (UDPCVA), which the Florida legislature adopted...
When the military relocates a divorced spouse who is a service member away from the other ex-spouse, what happens with the kids?You can imagine a number of different, potentially difficult situations that could evolve when two ex-spouses have minor children and one is...
When one parent wants to send (or not send) snacks to school, who prevails?The answer to this question is not as easy as it would suggest. It depends on a few things. Does the parenting plan incorporated into the final divorce order deal with the issue? Is it of...
Social Security benefits for a surviving divorced spouseOr, if you are from an earlier generation that still faces divorce, you might think instead of Donna Summer singing “I Will Survive.” The sentiment is the same no matter your age – that it’s not unusual to feel...
Exploring the Florida requirements to produce and supplement mandatory disclosure in divorce proceedings Now that we have given the gifts we purchased for family and friends in celebration of the holidays, we have a whole year before holiday gift planning begins...