Many parents entering a divorce or paternity case ask the same question: do Florida courts favor mothers in child custody cases? The concern is particularly common among fathers who fear that the court system will automatically prefer the mother when determining time-sharing and parental responsibility....
Few issues in family law are as complex, or as financially consequential, as dividing a business in a Florida divorce. When one or both spouses own an interest in a closely held company, a professional practice, or a family operating business, the dissolution proceeding suddenly...
Few categories of proof have become as central to modern divorce, paternity, timesharing, and domestic violence cases as text messages, yet the rules governing text messages as evidence in Florida family law remain widely misunderstood by litigants who assume that anything stored on a smartphone...
When financial pressure mounts, frustrated parents in Miami sometimes consider whether they can simply stop paying child support in Florida and deal with the consequences later. The short answer, under well-settled Florida law, is that this approach almost always backfires. If you stop paying child...
A common belief among new fathers in Miami-Dade and Broward County is that putting a name on a hospital birth certificate is the moment a man legally becomes a father. Under Florida law, that intuition is half right and half wrong. The reality of signing...
One of the most common questions asked in divorce consultations is regarding the qualifications for alimony in Florida. The answer is nuanced because Florida law does not impose a single universal duration requirement for all forms of spousal support. Instead, the length of the marriage...
Divorce affects taxes in Florida in several important ways, particularly regarding alimony treatment, property transfers between spouses, dependency exemptions for children, and filing status. Although Florida does not impose a state income tax, federal tax law still governs most financial consequences of divorce. As a...
The intersection of remote work and child relocation in Florida has become increasingly significant in modern family law litigation. As remote employment opportunities expand, courts must evaluate whether a parent’s ability to work from home undermines the necessity of relocating a child. Under section 61.13001,...
High Income Child Support cases in Florida present unique legal and financial challenges in Miami family courts. When parents earn substantial income above the guideline schedule, Florida courts must move beyond mechanical calculations and engage in a fact intensive analysis grounded in section 61.30, Florida...