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How Custody Rights Have Changed Over the Last 30 Years
Approximately 30 years ago I began practicing family law focusing on divorce, paternity, and custody cases. During those 30 years, the law as to custody has changed dramatically, most recently with a change in the law on July 1, 2023. Below is my view of how the law...
Shared Parenting during the Coronavirus
I felt compelled to share my thoughts on how to best deal with the issues we are now faced with as a result of the Coronavirus. My background includes working as a family law attorney dealing with divorces and custody disputes in Saint Lucie County with an office in...
A Better Way To Co-Parent
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...
Domestic Violence Injunctions and Divorce
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...
How To Protect Your Legal Rights As a Dad When You Are Not Married
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 option is to...
How to handle your spouse during the divorce process
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...
Dealing With the Stress of Litigation
One of the things I have learned over the years; "change is stressful." Likewise, a divorce case or paternity case can be stressful as several changes can be occurring at once; living arrangements, finances, relationship with significant other and in some cases,...
Child Support and Time Sharing | Florida
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 against the best...
What Happens at the 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 attorney or...
