What Legal Options Do I Have If the Other Parent Violates a Custody Agreement?
Custody agreements (called “parenting plans” in Florida) are legally binding documents designed to protect the best interests of children and provide structure for co-parenting arrangements. However, when one parent repeatedly violates these agreements, it can lead to frustration, stress, and potentially harmful situations for the children involved....
How Do I Enforce or Modify a Time-Sharing Agreement?
If you have minor children from a prior marriage or other relationship here in Florida, then you may have a time-sharing agreement with the other parent governing the aspects of raising these children. It may cover such things as the amount of time the child spends with each parent, the child’s...
DCF: Tips for Handling an Investigation
Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) is intended to help protect the safety and well-being of children. If you’re facing a DCF investigation, it means that someone reported you to the DCF out of concern for your children’s safety.
Finding yourself caught up in...
Parenting Plans: What Coparents Should Consider
Parenting children is difficult, and it does not get easier when you and your partner separate. Two of the biggest points of contention between parents who are divorced or separated are child visitation and custody.
Even though most parents understand that their child needs to spend time with each...
What Happens if You Ignore a Summons or Order in a Child Custody Case?
If you find yourself in the middle of a messy divorce, one of the things you may be fighting over is custody of your children. Sadly, child custody disputes are often some of the most bitter fights imaginable.
It doesn’t help matters that the legal system is extremely...