May 11, 2017 | Child Support, coparenting, Divorce, Family Law
You may not have had a choice with how your relationship ended with the other parent of your child but you do have a choice as to how you will co-parent. This does not mean because you take an approach that focuses on the best interest of the child the other parent...
Oct 5, 2015 | Divorce, Domestic Violence, Family Law
Domestic violence injunctions are supposed to be used as a means to protect against domestic violence and/or stalking. Unfortunately, they are too often used as a tactic to gain an advantage in a custody dispute on a dispute over a residence. Now, this is not a...
Jun 10, 2015 | Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Time Sharing
Florida law has not as yet caught up to the realities of families in today’s world. In particular when it comes to father’s rights. When a child(ren) is born outside of wedlock the father must take affirmative action to protect his parental rights. One...
Apr 26, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law
The first thing one must understand is you cannot dictate or control the behavior of your spouse. Clearly, if you did not have this ability during the marriage you won’t suddenly have this power because you are going through a divorce or break-up of the...
Feb 17, 2015 | Child Support, Divorce, Family Law, Time Sharing
Although technically child support is a mathematical equation; recent changes in the law make it more complicated than one might imagine. The biggest change is the concept of “substantial time sharing”. In the not so distant past, it was considered...
Jan 23, 2015 | Divorce, Family Law, Initial Consult
In a divorce action, I provide a free initial consult as I would not hire an attorney without meeting them and I believe my view is shared by many in the community. While the free initial consult can be abused; where “client” had no intention to retain an...
