Family Law

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...

A financial affidavit is a sworn statement made by a spouse going through a divorce that provides details on all the property the spouse owns, their income, their expenses and any marital debts they have. Financial affidavits are sometimes necessary if it is suspected...

Previously on the blog we discussed parental alienation and the harm that it can cause to your child and your relationship with them. And alienation can take many forms, too, some of which aren’t easy to spot. Your child’s other parent may tell your child lies about...

If you have an existing court approved child support agreement in place, what are you supposed to do if the other parent suddenly stops paying? Many states, including Florida, have laws specifically around this type of problem, and they provide the states with ways to...

Many states have started offering Risk Protection Orders (RPOs) to law enforcement that expects domestic abusers may use their firearms to harm their spouses and ex-spouses. Under Florida Statute 790.401, Treasure Coast victims can report their fears and their abusers...