Category Archives: Fort Lauderdale Child Custody
Understanding Sole Custody
When you are going through a divorce, it is common to want sole custody of your children. For one reason or another many parents often have the sentiment that their ex-spouse is not what is best for their child. Thus, like any parent you want the best for your child and in your case… Read More »
Reasons to Object to a Child Relocation
Once a divorce is finalized and child custody arrangements are agreed on, the newly separated family must learn to live with the changes in their dynamic. Unfortunately, after the family has grown used to their new normal, further changes can disrupt life for everyone. A common source of disruption in the lives of divorced… Read More »
Amending Your Time Sharing (Child Custody) Agreement
Time sharing is a relatively newer term that replaces “child custody” in Florida. At the time of your divorce, a time sharing agreement, or, depending on when you filed for divorce, a child custody order, was entered into for the benefit of your children. In the best cases, this agreement was one that was… Read More »
Relocation With A Child After A Divorce
If you have a time sharing agreement (formerly known as a child custody agreement) with your ex-spouse, or someone one you are separated from, there are certain steps that you must take before you relocate with the child. There are different rules and requirements, depending on whether both parents agree to the move. As… Read More »
Parenting Plans: What Are They And Why Would I Want One?
Under Florida Statute § 61.046 (14), a parenting plan is defined as a document which is created for the specific purpose of governing the relationship between parents regarding decisions that need to be made about minor children for couples who are divorcing. It includes a “time-sharing schedule” for each parent and the child. What… Read More »
New Study on Spanking Children: Will It Affect Timesharing Decisions?
New research suggests that the more children get spanked, the more likely they are to defy their parents and experience anti-social, aggressive behavior, as well as mental health problems and cognitive difficulties. Given that this is now published as science, could this end up having an effect on what a court views as abusive… Read More »
Results of New Survey on Shaken Baby Syndrome Could Have Child Custody Implications
According to coverage of a new survey and study done on the validity of shaken baby syndrome, a large majority of physicians view the diagnosis as valid. This newly highlighted medical consensus indicating that shaking an infant or small child can result in life-threatening injuries, coma, or death contradicts previous notions that the medical… Read More »
Is Parental Alienation A Problem Today?
Following divorce and sometimes contentious child custody disputes, parental alienation—where one parent poisons the child against the other parent—has grown to become such a serious issue that programs have now been developed to try and help parents actively work to avoid this phenomenon while moving forward in raising their children. Research has found that… Read More »
Editorial: Marriage Equality Should Apply To Child Custody
An editorial published on June 28th highlights the challenges that many same-sex couples continue to face when it comes to child custody and adoption, in spite of last year’s Supreme Court ruling in favor of marriage equality. Specifically, it draws attention to the blatant discrimination that married same-sex couples who have a child by… Read More »
How Social Media Is Affecting Divorce, Child Custody, and Other Family Law Issues
While most of us have become reliant on modern technology, cell phones, and all the conveniences that come with them—texting, social media, etc.—it is important to note that there is another side to using social media, especially if you are considering obtaining or are already involved in a divorce. More specifically, emails, text messages,… Read More »
