When you begin the divorce process in Florida, you might feel a bit overwhelmed with everything that you need to work out. One of the details is a parenting plan that works for both parents if you have children together. Here are a few ways that you can create an...
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Child Custody
Avoid common errors when co-parenting your child
Some Florida families will have to adapt and learn new ways of relating as a family after a divorce. Successful co-parenting will be the key to making sure the children, whether minors or adults, can also adapt and learn to live with their new family structure....
Relocation and child custody in Florida
Are you a custodial parent who is planning on moving from your current Florida residence to somewhere else? Your job or business can force you to relocate, but you should be aware of how that might affect your child custody order before you do that. What is relocation...
Using mediation to solve custody disputes
Parents in Florida might find themselves in the middle of a dispute over custody and visitation. It might seem like the only way to resolve it is by heading to court to fight it out. However, mediation can be used to reach an agreement that works for both parents and...
How can a forensic psychologist help during custody disputes?
When some parents in Florida seek a divorce, they might not agree on child custody. The disagreements might become big enough to derail the negotiations and might even end up in litigation over months or years. In those cases, a forensic psychologist might be able to...
Tips on writing a parenting plan
The Florida legal system is designed to give the children of divorced couples an equal amount of time with both parents. Before you can finalize your divorce, you and your estranged spouse will have to submit a parenting plan for the judge to review. This plan...
Fathers can receive custody of their children
For most of the 20th century, mothers would almost always receive custody of their children after a divorce because it was widely assumed that women were better suited to be caregivers. However, most people today recognize that men are just as capable of being quality...
Collecting Retroactive Child Support Payments in Florida
Florida family law courts allow and encourage the creation of child support orders to help the custodial spouse raise and care for their children more comfortably and confidently after divorce. However, any divorcing parent will let you know that financial support...
Setting Up Temporary Child Support in Your Florida Divorce
For any Florida divorce involving two parents who share children together, child custody agreements will be established, followed, and enforced once the divorce finalizes. Accompanying most any child custody agreement, there will be a child support order, which...
Common Mistakes Dads Make During Divorce
No one is perfect and, during a time when emotions are running high and everyone is under a lot of pressure and stress, mistakes can happen. However, it is crucial to remember that some mistakes can alter the course of your divorce and ultimately impact your...