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Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce In A Weekend
I recently came across an article by Sandra Young and Brian Garvey, collaborative divorce lawyers in Illinois, who offer what they refer to as a “Divorce Weekend.” This is a fascinating model of collaborative divorce which offers the option of … Continue reading
Posted in Collaborative Divorce
Tagged alimony, child custody, child support, collaborative attorney, collaborative divorce, collaborative facilitator, collaborative family law, collaborative financial professional, Collaborative Law, collaborative mental health professional, collaborative practice, divorce, florida divorce, marital settlement agreement, parenting plan, Tampa Bay Collaborative Divorce, Tampa Bay Collaborative Family Law, uncontested divorce
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Florida Child Custody Reform 2013
There has been a lot of press lately about efforts to reform Florida’s alimony laws. As discussed on this blog, Senate Bill 718 (which primarily deals with alimony reform) passed the Florida House by a wide margin (85 Yeas versus … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law Explanation, Family Law News, Florida Statutes, Legislative Update
Tagged alimony, alimony reform, bridge-the-gap alimony, child custody, child custody case, child custody determination, co-parenting, collaborative divorce, collaborative family law, durational alimony, Florida alimony, Florida alimony laws, Florida child custody, Florida Legislature, long term alimony, lump sum alimony, parental responsibility, parenting plan, permanent periodic alimony, rehabilitative alimony, shared parental responsibility, sole parental responsibility, spousal support, supervised time-sharing, temporary alimony, time-sharing
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Pinellas County’s Standing Notice for Family Law Cases with Minor Children
When you file a family law case in a Tampa Bay court that involves children (such as divorce, paternity, or modification of a parenting plan), you will get a standing notice or order which prescribes how parents should treat one … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Orders, Family Law Explanation
Tagged child custody, child custody case, child custody determination, Clearwater, co-parenting, concurrent custody, divorce, Florida child custody, parental responsibility, Parenting Course, parenting plan, paternity, Pinellas County, relocation, shared parental responsibility, St. Petersburg, temporary child custody
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Florida Divorce – Time to Respond to a Petition
It is important for every person who is served with a Florida petition for dissolution of marriage to respond to the petition in a timely manner. The petition, which sets out what a person wants a judge to do (such … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law Explanation, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Tagged adoption, child custody, child custody case, child support, contested divorce, divorce, equitable distribution, Florida child custody, florida divorce, Florida family law pleadings, parenting plan, petition for dissolution of marriage, property division, relocation, Tampa Bay Divorce Attorney, temporary child custody, time-sharing
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In A Florida Child Custody Case, Does It Matter That I Am Gay?
I have been seeing more clients who are coming out of the closet either during or following their divorce (or during a child custody case not related to divorce). Each client has asked whether the Florida court is going to … Continue reading
Posted in Case Law Update, Family Law Explanation
Tagged bisexual parental rights, bisexual rights, case law, child custody, child custody case, child custody determination, Florida case law, Florida child custody, gay and lesbian parents, gay parental rights, gay rights, human-rights, lesbian parental rights, lesbian rights, LGBT family law rights, parenting plan, paternity, sexual orientation and child custody, time-sharing
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What is a Florida Parenting Plan?
For every Florida divorce case in which child custody issues are being decided, the judge must enter a parenting plan. A parenting plan is a document that sets out parents’ rights and responsibilities towards their children. The parenting plan will … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law Explanation
Tagged child custody, divorce, florida divorce, parenting plan, paternity, time-sharing
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Do Fathers Ordered to Pay Child Support Have Custody Rights?
I see it all the time. A mother requests state welfare benefits, and the Florida Department of Revenue inquires as to whether the mother is receiving child support from her child’s father. The answer is no, and the Department of … Continue reading
Disparaging The Other Parent Hurts Your Child And Your Florida Child Custody Case
Rosalind Sedacca, a divorce and parenting coach and author, writes about why parents should not bash one another in front of their children: When you put down their other parent, your children are likely to interpret it as a put-down … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law Explanation, Florida Statutes
Tagged best interests standard, child custody, child custody case, child support, divorce, Florida Statutes, modification of final judgment, parent child relationship, parental responsibility, parenting plan, paternity, temporary child custody, time-sharing
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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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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
Posted in Case Law Update, Family Law Explanation, Family Law News, Florida Statutes
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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