Expungement. While we have previously detailed (in a prior post) the qualifications for sealing / expungement of your criminal history under Florida law, many people also want to know whether (or not) the specific Florida Crime that they were charged with can be expunged. Under Florida law, any request for...
Florida Prenuptial Agreements: Prenuptial agreements seem to be becoming more predominant in the Miami, Florida area. As a family law firm that drafts prenuptial agreements, a lot of the calls that we receive are from couples in which one of the partners has accumulated a significant amount...
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,...
Defending Party Failed to Respond! We recently were asked a question regarding a motion for default judgment in Miami, Florida courts. This individual wanted to know what she could do if they have sued someone, but the other person refused to file an answer to the complaint. Florida...
Is Sheltering a Runaway Minor Illegal in Florida? Sheltering a Runaway Minor. We received a question a few days ago from a young adult who wanted to help out her friend by providing her a place to stay for a few days. The problem is that...
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...