Tag Archives: Fort Lauderdale Family Lawyer
Parallel Parenting: How to Co-Parent When You Don’t Like Your Ex
In recent years, experts have put much emphasis on the need to co-parent and avoid conflict between parents after a separation or divorce, in order to serve the best interests of the child. Many states, including the state of Florida, have even changed their laws to provide for co-parenting measures and parenting plans, instead… Read More »
The Rise of Technology and Parent-Child Communication
Along with the rapid rise in technology has come the potential for different types of communications between parent and child that stretch far beyond the traditional in-person visits, letter, and phone calls. Many states, including the state of Florida, are increasingly enacting specific legislation that includes electronic forms of communication between parent and child… Read More »
Florida Enacts Collaborative Divorce Law
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed HB 967, which is entitled “Collaborative Law Process Act,” into law on March 24, 2016. In doing so, Florida joins an increasing number of other states who already have enacted legislation permitting collaborative divorces. Before the Act becomes effective, however, the Florida Supreme Court must approve and adopt Rules… Read More »
Divorce and Your Family Business
Divorce is messy enough on its own without the added stress of figuring out what to do with the business that you and your soon-to-be-ex-spouse have run for the last several years. At the time you started your business, you and your spouse/partner probably didn’t even think about what would happen to the business… Read More »
Manatee County Parenting Program Goes International
According to a recent article in the Bradenton Herald, a local parenting coordination program that operates in the 12th Judicial Circuit has gone international. Debra K. Carter, a licensed clinical psychologist, Florida Supreme Court-certified family mediator, and qualified parenting coordinator, operates the Carter Psychology Center, as well as the National Cooperative Parenting Center, which… Read More »
SupportPay App Helps Divorced Parents Share Costs for Child
In many cases, divorced parents must deal with financial issues regarding their children for many years after their divorce becomes final. Expenses like private school tuition, book fees, and extracurricular activity uniforms and gear only seem to grow as a child grows, and parents often are unprepared to deal with costs that aren’t specifically… Read More »
Using DNA Testing to Establish Paternity
As technological advances have significantly increased the accuracy of paternity tests, courts have increasingly turned to genetic or DNA tests to determine a child’s biological father. This type of test can measure probability of paternity at a rate of 99.99 percent. As a result, DNA test results are accepted by courts nationwide as proof… Read More »
Florida Legislature Looks to Modernize Birth Certificates
Along with the legalization of same-sex marriages has come a tremendous shift in the traditional labels that state forms and other legal documents use to designate parents and their children. In response, some state legislators are looking to modernize Florida’s birth certificates in recognition of the fact that not all families fit the traditional… Read More »
How Does a Florida Court Determine Timesharing?
As is the case in most states, Florida courts base custody decisions on the best interest of the child. Fla Stat. §61.13 sets forth the various factors that help a court determine whether a parenting plan or allocation of parental responsibilities is in the best interest of the child. In the text of its… Read More »
Changing Beneficiary Designations Following a Divorce
While changing beneficiary designations following a divorce may seem like common sense, it is easier than you might think to simply overlook a necessary change. Among the most important accounts that necessitate a beneficiary designation change are life insurance policies, pension plans, IRAs, 401(k) plans, and other retirement plans. Since many of these accounts… Read More »