Category Archives: Fort Lauderdale Family Law
What Is The Florida Putative Father Registry, And How Can It Affect My Child’s Pending Adoption?
What is the Florida Putative Father Registry? The Florida Putative Father Registry is a central state registry maintained within the Florida Bureau of Vital Statistics. The purpose of the Florida Putative Father Registry is to allow a man, who believes he is the biological father of child who’s mother he is not married to,… Read More »
Step Parent Adoptions in Florida
Families come in all shapes and sizes these days, and it is not uncommon for a married couple to desire that both parents have legal rights and responsibilities for the children. Here are some examples of families who may wish to consider step parent adoption: A lesbian couple wherein one parent is the birth… Read More »
What’s Involved In A Home Study In Florida?
If you are thinking about an adoption in Florida, you will need to participate in a home study before you will be matched with any child. Based on the name, most people think of this as a home inspection. However, a home study is actually much more involved that simply inspecting the home. A… Read More »
The “Uncontested Divorce” in Florida
The term “uncontested divorce” has legal meaning in the state of Florida. Uncontested divorce refers to a planned divorce that has all legal issues resolved prior to court. The agreement to divorce Both parties must want a divorce in order for a divorce to be determined “uncontested.” There is a long list of other… Read More »
Legal Separation
There are many reasons a couple may decide to live in different households, and not file for divorce. For example, a couple may decide to try living apart while they work through a particularly difficult time in their marriage. Perhaps there has been infidelity or there are other trust issues. Maybe there are concerns… Read More »
Divorce Mediation
When couples make the decision to divorce, there are a number of questions that still remain unanswered. Who will get the house? What will custody of the children look like? What happens to the retirement accounts? The savings accounts? The vacation home? In addition to questions, there is an emotional cost to the decision… Read More »
Prenuptial Agreements & Protecting Family Businesses
People who own and run family businesses often consult with business executive consultants and family law attorneys when the time comes to plan for the succession of their business and its passage onto the next generation, and what, specifically, that transition will look like. Interestingly, one common issue that these professionals find themselves dealing… Read More »
Social Media, Communication, and Divorce
Perhaps it comes as no surprise that, according to recent survey results, there’s been an increase in the overall use of social media in divorce cases. As a result, Huffington Post recently featured an article on the many ways in which social media can interfere with marriage. Direct Interference: Too Much Time on Phone,… Read More »
Choosing a Valuation Date in Florida Divorce & Property Distribution
Valuation is key aspect of the distribution of marital assets when a marriage is dissolved. Obviously, the court must identify and place a value on those assets before they are distributed (equitably, in Florida). While this basic concept makes sense to most people, there are first some key decisions that need to be made… Read More »
Adoption Dilemma: The Relationship between Children and Their Birth Parents
There are many circumstances that can surround adoptions, from single parents who gave up their child for adoption, to a married couple, one of whom has to adopt the child after their wife underwent artificial insemination, to stepparent adoption, etc. But what happens as the child gets older, and starts asking questions about where… Read More »
