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Category Archives: Family Law News
Technology and Florida Family Law Courts
The Commentator, which is the official magazine of the Florida Bar Family Law Section, recently published an entire issue dedicated to technology utilized in the practice of family law. Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Catherine M. Catlin was interviewed in this … Continue reading
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Tagged family law, family law judges, family law technology, Hillsborough County, Tampa
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Florida Clerks of the Court Face Budget Cuts
Florida clerks of the court, like other government agencies, are facing severe budget cuts. Statewide, Clerks of the Court budgets are being slashed by $31 million. Locally, the Pasco clerk is facing a $825,000 million budge cut, while the Hillsborough clerk is trying to … Continue reading
Rights Recognized in Tampa’s Domestic Partnership Registry
As President Obama today expressed his support for gay marriage, the State of Florida continues to define marriage as “a legal union between one man and one woman,” leaving homosexuals in loving relationships in a state of legal limbo. Attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Adoption, Family Law Explanation, Family Law News, Florida Statutes
Tagged adoption, change of name, child custody, common law marriage, domestic partnership registry, Family Law News, Florida adoption, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay partnership agreement, gay rights, Hillsborough County, lesbian adoption, lesbian rights, name change, parental responsibility, parental rights, partnership agreement, paternity, Pinellas County, prenuptial agreement, same sex couples, same sex marriage, second parent adoption, Tampa, time-sharing
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Opposing Sides Brace for 2013 Florida Alimony Reform Legislative Battle
As I recently relayed, the end of the 2012 Florida Legislative Session marked the death of alimony reform for the year. That is not to say that Florida alimony reform is dead forever. The Florida Bar News is reporting that … Continue reading
Hillsborough County Announces New Judicial Assignments
Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, recently entered Administrative Order A-2012-24, which outlines new judicial assignments for Hillsborough County. Below are the assignments for the Family Law Division, effective June 25, 2012: Division A … Continue reading
An Interesting Story of Second Parent Adoption
An article from The Guardian tells the tale of two lesbian partners who went through a second parent adoption: When Patricia Moreno was pregnant with her first child, she went through the usual existential doubts about how life as a … Continue reading
IACP Survey: Collaborative Process From the Clients’ Perspective
Introduction to IACP Client Survey The International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (“IACP”) has been conducting a survey which studies clients’ experiences with collaborative divorce and collaborative family law in general. Collaborative divorce is a process by which parties, instead of … Continue reading
Appellate Judges Discuss Collaborative Divorce in Meeting of Hillsborough and Pinellas Family Law Attorneys and Judges
I recently had the opportunity to attend a joint meeting of the Tampa Bay Family Law Inn of Court and Pinellas County’s Canakaris Inn of Court. The guest speakers were three judges from Florida’s Second District Court of Appeals: Chris … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative Divorce, Family Law Explanation, Family Law News
Tagged 13th Judicial Circuit, 6th Judicial Circuit, child custody, Clearwater, collaborative divorce, Collaborative Law, collaborative practice, divorce, Hillsborough County, marital settlement agreement, mediation, parental responsibility, parenting plan, Pinellas County, Second District Court of Appeals, St. Petersburg, Tampa, time-sharing
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This is Why Florida is a “No Fault” Divorce State
Florida is a “No Fault” divorce state. This means that parties do not have to accuse one another of doing harm to the marriage, such as by committing adultery or domestic violence, for a judge to grant a dissolution of marriage. Rather, … Continue reading
Florida Appellate Court Recognizes Parental Rights of Both Lesbian Mothers in Case of Fertilized Egg Transplant
Here’s the story: Two women are in a committed lesbian relationship when they decide to have a child together using reproductive technologies. One woman (the “Genetic Mother”) supplies the egg and has it fertilized. That egg is then implanted into … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, best interests standard, case law, child custody, Family Law News, Florida Statutes, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay rights, lesbian adoption, lesbian rights, parental responsibility, parental rights, parenting plan, paternity, relocation, same sex couples, same sex marriage, time-sharing, UCCJEA
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