Who keeps the house in a Florida divorce is one of the most financially and emotionally significant questions in Florida family law litigation. In Miami-Dade County divorce proceedings governed by Chapter 61 of the Florida Statutes, the determination of who retains the marital residence is...
There may come a point in some divorce cases when a client may ask: "So...
Florida Divorces & Step-Children It's no secret that divorce can be hard on children. Most of the time, those children are coming from families with two biological parents, and a custody and visitation agreement is part of the divorce proceedings. However, when blended families divorce, there...
What are the Mandatory Disclosures? In most Florida family law cases, the parties must exchange information about their financial background. This is particularly true in Florida Divorces where Children are involved. Under some circumstances, however, such as in Simplified Dissolution Procedures (Florida's version of the "quickie divorce"),...
Petition to Relocate with Children Can I move out of Florida without the other parent's permission? Let's say that you are no longer in a romantic relationship with the other parent of you child. What can you do if you want to move out of Miami,...
Sheltering a runaway minor in Florida is a legally sensitive issue that carries potential criminal consequences and significant child welfare implications. In Miami and throughout Florida, individuals who provide temporary housing to a minor without parental consent must understand the statutory framework that governs runaway...
Joint Legal Custody & Parental Disagreement We recently received a question from a Floridian mother who could not agree with the father of the children as to whether (or not) they should send their children to public or private schools. The children were offered a scholarship...
Add the Father's Name to My Child's Birth Certificate Sometimes the father of a child does not have his name placed on his child's birth certificate at the time of birth. We are frequently asked "Can a father be added to a birth certificate?" and the...
How to Establish Paternity in Florida A lot of questions that we receive concern Florida paternity laws. The most common among them is simply "How does a father establish paternity?" Well, in short, there are a few different ways that someone can establish that a man...