Category Archives: Family Law
Can Grandparents be Awarded Visitation Rights in Florida?
In today’s modern society many children are raised in what were once considered to be “non-traditional” households. Some of these households are lead by a single parent, some are lead by two dads or two moms, and some are lead by grandparents. While custody and visitation laws have generally been a bit slow to… Read More »
How to Collect Back Child Support in Florida
So a Florida court has ordered your co-parent to make monthly child support payments but he or she has failed to live up to the obligation to do so and now owes you back child support. What options are at your disposal for collecting the financial support that your child is legally entitled to?… Read More »
Contempt Proceedings and their Role in Florida Family Law Cases
Are you owed back child support or spousal support in Florida? Or has your ex-spouse violated a custody or visitation order issued by a Florida court? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you should be aware that there are several different tools at your disposal for seeking compliance, one of… Read More »
Domestic Violence Injunctions in Florida: The Need to Know Basics
An injunction against domestic violence (also referred to as a “restraining order”) is a court order that directs a specific person (the respondent) not to have any contact with you (the petitioner), and is one important measure that can help protect you against threats or acts of violence. In Florida, a Petition for Injunction… Read More »
Guardianships: The Need to Know Basics
According to the Florida Courts’ website, a guardianship is formed when a court appoints a surrogate decision-maker who is in charge of making personal and/or financial decisions for their ward (a ward can be either a minor whose parents are unable to care for them or an adult with a mental impairment who is… Read More »
Florida Child Support FAQs
Do you have questions about obtaining, enforcing, or modifying a child support order in Florida? If so, you are not alone. Child support can be a confusing area of the law and unfortunately many parents are left with questions about their legal rights and responsibilities. This article is designed to help ease confusion by… Read More »
Stepparent Adoptions in Florida
Many of us know that divorce is quite common today and that many stepparents are helping raise children who are not biologically their own. Despite the fact that stepparents do not share genetic material with their stepchildren, this type of parent-child relationship is often just as deep and lasting as any other. Therefore, many… Read More »
Do I Qualify For an Annulment in Florida?
Annulment is a legal tool that is frequently misunderstood. The confusion tends to stem from the fact that annulment laws differ a bit from state-to-state and that civil annulments and religious annulments are not the same thing. A “civil annulment” can only be granted by a family law judge and invalidates a marriage in… Read More »
Potential Costly Divorce Mistakes
Divorce is a stressful and expensive process that many married couples experience. The average couple is eager to put their divorce behind them so that they may resume their lives as soon as possible. Unfortunately, an eagerness to come to an agreement places individuals at risk. Rushing to complete an uncontested divorce in a… Read More »
Potential Tax Issues After a Divorce
The decision to get a divorce has potentially far-reaching repercussions. In the time immediately following a divorce, most adults are focused on financial issues, the well-being of their children, and adjusting the realities of managing a household with a single adult head. Unfortunately, some individuals are later unpleasantly surprised by unanticipated tax problems they… Read More »
