Termination of parental rights in Florida is one of the most serious legal actions a court can take because it permanently severs the legal relationship between a parent and a child. Under Florida law, termination of parental rights in Florida may occur only when strict...
Step-parent adoption cases arise when a spouse seeks to legally adopt their partner’s child and assume full parental rights. In Miami and throughout Florida, step parent adoption allows a family unit to formalize an existing parent child relationship and provide legal stability for the child....
When a divorce happens, you can only hope for as smooth as a separation as possible. Perhaps more than anything else, threats from your soon to be former spouse can be stressful and frustrating. Threats surrounding custody of the children or valuable property can be...
Infant visitation schedules Florida courts approve often differ significantly from parenting plans designed for older children. Infant visitation schedules Florida family courts establish must balance two fundamental legal principles. The first principle is the statutory presumption that children benefit from frequent and continuing contact with...
The concept of community property in Florida frequently arises when married couples move to the state from jurisdictions that follow community property laws. Many individuals assume that property acquired during marriage is automatically owned equally by both spouses. While this assumption is correct in several...
Garnishing wages for child support in Florida is one of the most powerful enforcement mechanisms available to Florida family courts. When a parent fails to pay child support as ordered, Florida law permits courts to order income withholding directly from the obligor’s wages to ensure...
Pendente Lite Alimony is a form of temporary financial support awarded during the pendency of a dissolution of marriage proceeding. In Florida divorce litigation, pendente lite alimony functions as an interim remedy designed to ensure that a financially disadvantaged spouse has the resources necessary to...
Introduction to the Florida Department of Children and Families The Florida Department of Children and Families governs the authority, structure, and operations of the Florida Department of Children and Families and directly affects dependency, custody, and family court proceedings in Miami-Dade County. Understanding Florida Department of...
This is for anyone involved in a divorce, paternity, modification, or enforcement case in Miami-Dade County. It explains how litigants obtain financial records, testimony, electronically stored information, and sworn admissions under the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. In high conflict cases involving child support,...