Family Law

Before you know it, summer will be over, and your kids will have to go back to school. It’s always an exciting and stressful time of year, especially if you and your children’s other parent are divorced. But navigating back-to-school doesn’t have to be as stressful as...

Whether you’re facing an initial child custody determination or a modification to an existing order, the court is going to base its determination on what it thinks is in the child’s best interests. That might sound straightforward, but some parents struggle to...

As our loved ones age, there may come a point when they’re unable to make decisions for themselves. This can be difficult to deal with on an emotional level, as it can be painful to see those individuals we care about suffer from declining health, but one of these...

Adoption can be a great way to expand your family and extend love and support to a child in need. If you’re thinking about adopting a child, though, you might find yourself worried about many aspects of the process. In fact, a general unfamiliarity with it can create...

Many Florida courts no longer use the term custody in family court cases. Rather, your custody order is now called a parenting plan and physical custody is referred to as time-sharing. Your parenting plan specifies how decision-making responsibilities are allocated...

Ordinarily, under Florida law an obligation to pay child support ends at age 18, or when the child graduates from high school. Once the child is legally an adult, the parents can continue to provide for them if they wish to do so, but the court ordinarily won't...

If you are just starting to seriously consider adopting a child, you could be in for a lot of surprises. You may have been told (or read) about certain pieces of information that are actually not true. If you adopt a child, you are giving that child an opportunity to...

Florida family law courts strive to address all issues while protecting the rights of all parties. When children are involved, this is a particularly sensitive topic. In some instances, disputes center on parents wanting to spend more time with their kids. In others,...

You might breathe a sigh of relief once your divorce is finalized. After all, key legal issues might’ve been aggressively fought over, whether at the negotiation table or in court, and now all has come to a close. But even if you obtained a favorable outcome, the...