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,...
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...
Child Support Payment Calculations How do I Calculate Monthly Net Income for Purposes of Child Support Payments? In order to make a determination as to the amount you will be making in Florida Child Support payments on a monthly basis, you will need to gather some...
Child Support Modifications in Miami, Florida Have your child's support needs risen from the time that you were first awarded support payments? Has your child's other parent experienced a large increase in their standard of living and your shared child's remained the same? Child support remains a...
Preventing Parental Kidnapping in Miami, Florida It is every parent's worst nightmare and unfortunately, parental child abduction is a matter of serious concern in Miami, Florida. What can a parent do if the other parent is threatening the other parent with taking their child out of...
Child Custody Violation What can you do if your ex-spouse refuses to let you see your children, in spite of the fact that you have a court ordered parenting plan / time sharing agreement in place? First - do no harm. It is imperative that you...