As you and your spouse get divorced, you start thinking about life after the split. Mostly, you’re just thinking about the children. You know that you’re likely going to share custody with your ex, meaning you’ll only see the kids for a portion of your time. How much...
Child Custody & Support
Child Custody & Support
How can you support your special needs child after divorce?
Parents of children with special needs face unique challenges compared to other parents. They must often act as their child’s advocate, negotiate the public benefit system and try to support their well-being. During divorce, parents of special needs children must ask...
What reduces your obligation to pay child support during college?
Child support is paid to help your child grow up, pay for expenses and get an education. Education includes primary, secondary, post-secondary and even graduate school in some cases. When your child support obligation ends depends on the expectations you, your...
Charlie Sheen falls behind in child support payments
If you have been ordered to pay child support, it is crucial that you take that responsibility seriously. Failure to keep up with these payments can leave you facing some serious penalties including fines and, in some cases, even jail time. However, situations do...
Penalties for unpaid support may be harsher than you think
Paying child support is an obligation that parents all across Florida must fulfill. Every month, they write checks or have money deducted from a paycheck to support a child they might not have a relationship with or see as much as they'd like to. Even more frustrating...
Understanding the ‘best interests of a child’
When we talk about legal issues that involve children, we often use the phrase "best interests of the child." If you are a parent in Florida confronted with issues related child custody, child support or visitation, you are likely quite used to hearing this phrase as...
Establishing paternity: do I really need to worry about it?
For many people, becoming a parent is one of the happiest days of their lives. However, this experience is not always as joyful or immediate as you may expect, particularly for men across Florida. In the eyes of the law, becoming a father is not as predictable or...
Tech tools could help minimize co-parenting conflicts
People all across Florida are raising children as a single parent or with another parent but separately. It is no longer uncommon for people to get divorced or have children before getting married and modern families are no longer defined strictly as one with a mom,...
Alternatives to litigation for family legal matters
As difficult as any family legal issue can be, not all of them lead to bitter, contentious court battles. In fact, many disputes can be resolved by the parties involved long before any court hearing. If you are dealing with a problem stemming from divorce, child...
One state trying to shame parents into child support compliance
Every parent should have an appreciation for how crucial child support payments are, whether they are the parent paying or receiving them. This money allows custodial parents to provide the things their child needs and wants while also serving as a way to connect a...