Category Archives: Fort Lauderdale Family Law
Paternity Rights in Florida Adoption Proceedings
Paternity proceedings provide rights and benefits to a child’s mother, father, and the child as well. Some of these benefits include child support, birth certificate information, potential insurance benefits, medical history information, etc. They also protect important custody and visitation rights. The Paternity Process If the mother is married, the law assumes the father… Read More »
Important Questions to Ask Your Divorce Attorney
Choosing the right attorney — while you are going through a process as difficult as divorce — is crucial. It is important to do the research and ensure that you have selected someone who is qualified to work on your case, particularly if you are dealing with complicated financial and/or child custody issues. There… Read More »
Science Shows: Practice Kindness in Family Issues
The latest published research on relationships indicates that those that last work primarily due to two qualities: kindness and generosity. In the event that a family is going through issues – divorce, separation, child custody issues, etc. – it is important to remember that there are ways to work through differences with our loved… Read More »
Does the Court Split Everything 50/50 in Divorce?
Florida courts split assets equitably in divorce, first distinguishing between marital and non-marital property. In doing so, courts try to distribute assets equally, unless there is good reason not to. Factors Judge Considers A Florida judge will consider many factors in deciding how to split a couple’s assets in divorce, including but not limited… Read More »
U.S. Supreme Court Once Again Visits Same-Sex Marriage Rights
The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was (in part) declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court almost two years ago, allowing same-sex couples who are married in their own states to receive the same federal protections that other couples receive. So why does it appear that the Supreme Court is once again taking up… Read More »
Why Do I Need a Lawyer for Mediation?
In family law, mediation can be very beneficial for allowing the parties to meet in a private, confidential setting, with a neutral third party who assists them with communication and staying on course with an outcome or potential agreement coming out of the mediation. The mediator, however, is not an attorney, and cannot provide… Read More »
Dealing with Marital Debt during Divorce
In addition to couples having to deal with property division when they are going through a divorce, division of marital debt is yet another issue that they must either agree upon or have a court decide on for them. Similarly to the division of property and assets, Florida courts will split up marital debt… Read More »
How Does Being Unmarried Change My Legal Obligations and Rights?
Although a child’s parents are obligated to financially support that child (regardless of whether they are married or not), unmarried parents do not share in some of the automatic legal protection that comes with marriage. If you are an unmarried parent, it is crucial to understand both your rights and obligations, as sometimes people… Read More »
Child Visitation Rights in Florida
Having to deal with a child custody dispute is never easy. When these issues are also coupled with all of the emotional turmoil that goes along with divorce, it makes taking care of yourself and your loved ones even more difficult. During these times, it is crucial to educate yourself about state child visitation… Read More »
Dealing With Relocation in Shared Custody Cases
Child custody situations and working out arrangements regarding child visitation, time-sharing, and shared responsibilities is already difficult enough without having to go back to court to deal with relocation issues. If the move is beyond a certain distance, depending upon your particular time-sharing schedule, it could potentially decrease the amount of time one parent… Read More »
