Tag Archives: Tampa Family Lawyers
What Happens If a Parent Violates the Parenting Time Agreement?
Splitting the time a child spends with each parent is not an easy arrangement for the parents or the child, but is a necessary reality for any family experiencing divorce or separation. The division of time for the parents and child is termed parenting time, and is determined by an order of the court… Read More »
Proposed Reform of Florida’s Guardianship System
As people move into the later years of their life, it is not uncommon for them to experience a decline in their mental or physical faculties that reduces their ability to make competent life decisions. Although it may be hard to admit a family member is displaying signs of mental or physical decline, especially… Read More »
Methods of Enforcement When a Parent Fails to Pay Child Support
Functioning as a single parent after a divorce is an emotional and economic strain as the parent tries to balance providing a stable home for the child against the need to generate enough income to support the family. This precarious situation is the very reason why child support is so essential to financial stability… Read More »
The Role of the Parenting Coordinator in Parenting Plans
Disagreements between parents over how much time each should get to spend with their child are fairly common and easy to understand given the stakes involved with child custody matters. While it may seem logical to ask a court to decide how much parenting time each party should receive, courts would rather the parties… Read More »
Grandparents’ Right to Visitation
When parents divorce or separate, the effects of the split extend far beyond the borders of the core family unit. Extended family members are also affected, as visits with the child decrease due to dividing time between parents and the possibility the child may move farther away. Grandparents are especially impacted when families break… Read More »
Modifying Child Support in Florida
A pivotal issue in many divorce cases is the awarding of child support, since many custodial parents rely on this money to provide for their children. This necessary reliance on regular receipt of child support payments can create real problems if the payments become irregular or completely stop altogether. One method the state uses… Read More »
Decisions about Parenting Time in Florida
Regardless of the underlying circumstances that prompt a need for a child custody determination – e.g., divorce, paternity, separation – parenting time is an important issue with long ranging ramifications that demands careful consideration. There is often a lot of emotion invested in the outcome of this decision that can complicate matters and sometimes… Read More »
Make Sure to Get What You Want in Prenuptial Agreements
Making the decision to get married is usually followed by a happy time free of worries about the future. Thoughts of what you might want or feel entitled to if the marriage does not work out at a later date is typically a topic most engaged couples want to avoid, but entering into a… Read More »
Child Custody in Florida
When a married person decides to obtain a divorce and the couple has children, the family court will decide issues of custody. In Florida, there are two main types of custody, physical and legal. This post provides basic principles regarding custody to inform and prepare a parent entering into a family law case involving… Read More »
Annulment, or Another Way to End a Marriage, Besides Divorce
When most people think about ending a marriage, divorce is typically the option that comes to mind. While that is most common method used to end a union, there is an additional legal process available. The other legal alternative is an annulment. Florida law does not technically include provisions on annulments, but instead has… Read More »
