Child Custody Tag

Gender Preference in Florida Child Custody Law is a recurring question in divorce and paternity litigation throughout Miami-Dade County and across Florida. Parents often ask whether mothers are favored over fathers in timesharing determinations, or whether courts still apply the historic tender years doctrine. Under...

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...