Category Archives: Child Custody Time-Sharing
Florida Ranks as a Top State for Divorced Fathers
If you are considering divorce or find yourself in the early stages of a Florida divorce, you may have concerns about child custody. We often work with parents who are worried that they will not be able to see their children as much as they would like once the divorce is finalized, or that… Read More »
Why a Parent May Need to Establish Paternity in Florida
There are many reasons that a parent may want or need to establish paternity in Orlando, Florida. In some situations, a putative father may seek to establish paternity in order to seek parenting time and other child custody rights as a parent under Florida law. In other scenarios, a child’s mother may seek to… Read More »
Is 50/50 Custody Best for Kids?
When parents in Florida get divorced and have minor children from their marriage, part of the divorce process will involve child custody matters. One part of child custody in Florida is time-sharing. Under Florida law (Fla. Stat. § 61.13), parents can have an equal (or 50/50) time-sharing arrangement, but equal time-sharing is not a… Read More »
Do I Need a Parenting Plan?
Whether you are getting divorced and have minor children from your marriage or are separating from your child’s other parent—even if you are not married—it is important to understand how child custody issues work in Florida. First, the state of Florida does not use the terms “child custody” or “visitation” but instead handles child… Read More »
GAL vs Social Investigators
GAL vs Social Investigators. Have you ever wondered what they are or what the difference is? if you are involved in a custody case you may want to think about one of these options. Here is some general information about them. GAL (Guardian Ad Litem) A Guardian Ad Litem is a someone the court… Read More »
Paternity: Legal or Biological Parent. Which one wins?
Whether a child is born during a marriage or not makes a difference in how paternity is handled. the law states that a child born during the marriage is presumed to be a child of the marriage. Therefore, if the Husband is not the child’s biological father the marital status could trump the biological… Read More »
Custody and Visitation
Custody and Visitation Questions? Let our Orlando Custody Attorneys help you understand these terms. We notice that many people are confused when dealing with custody and visitation. We find that many times people will say they want full custody or sole custody not knowing what that really means. in Florida, when we discuss custody… Read More »
Establishing Paternity in Florida
If you have a child born out of wedlock you should establish paternity for that child. In Florida, Florida Statute Chapter 742 deals with determining paternity. Pursuant to Florida Statute 742.011 it states that “[a]ny woman who is pregnant or has a child, any man who has reason to believe that he is the father of a… Read More »
Denying a Father Time Sharing
Denying a Father Time Sharing is an on going issue we encounter in this field. We handle many custody cases that deal with parents who had children out of wedlock. We are specifically going to address parents with children who are not married in this blog as the facts are different when a couple… Read More »
Parental Alienation Awareness Day
Today is the Tenth Annual Parental Alienation and Hostile Aggressive Parenting Awareness Day. In honor of this even, we are writing about Parental Alienation. Here is some information that you should know. Parental Alienation can happen by the Mother or the Father and it does actually happen. However, people do get confused with what… Read More »
