There is a need for representation of men during certain divorce circumstances. There are often certain challenges in representing fathers and husbands in our Florida courts that are not present for wives and mothers.
Uniform child custody laws for military members on the agenda
Although family courts in Florida and other states work hard to remain unbiased, in practice there are real issues for absent parents in child custody cases -- even when the reason for their absence is that they are actively serving our country in the military. Are the courts fair for the deployed parents? Many argue that the answer is no.
Deescalating problem child custody and visitation situations
Child custody disagreements too often escalate into violence. Florida has recently experienced a number of such encounters, and at least in a couple of situations, such episodes occurred in public locations.
A presumption of equal time sharing for child custody?
There is an argument that there should be a rebuttable presumption made in courts that parents should share child custody equally. Though there are a number of presumptions already made in court when it concerns divorce and parenting, the presumption that there should be equal timesharing between parents in child custody matters is missing.
Collecting child support payments from another country
Congress has passed legislation that is intended to make it easier for custodial parents to collect child support payments from individuals now living outside of the United States. The measure allows the United States to ratify an international treaty where participating nations would cooperate to prevent non-custodial parents from avoiding paying their child support obligations after fleeing to other countries.
