The Florida divorce residency requirement is one of the most frequently misunderstood jurisdictional prerequisites in family law cases filed in Miami and throughout the state. Before any court in Miami-Dade County can enter a valid final judgment of dissolution of marriage, the petitioner must strictly...

Best interest of the child is the standard that decides every contested parenting question in a Florida family court. It governs who the children live with, how time is divided, who makes decisions about school and medicine, whether a parent may move away, and what...