Parents are responsible for supporting their children even if they were unmarried and have since broken up. This includes both financial support and emotional support. For this reason, it is important to establish paternity, so the child’s mother can seek child...
A Civil Approach To Florida Family Law
Child Custody
Are you a victim of parental alienation syndrome?
Raising a child is challenging but raising a child with someone you are no longer married to, or in a relationship with, comes with a whole new set of challenges. Not only are parents likely to have different approaches to parenting, but feelings of regret or...
How does domestic violence play into custody decisions?
Sadly, domestic violence is a more common problem in Florida than people in the greater Tampa area would realize. Many couples in fact split up, and ask a Florida court to make custody and parenting time decisions, precisely because one spouse has decided that she...
Factors courts consider for parenting plans
When Florida parents are going through a divorce it can be hard on everyone, especially their children. The kids may wonder what is going to happen to them and what is their future going to look like. These are legitimate questions and why having a parenting plan is...
Is nesting a good option for your child custody situation?
When Florida parents decide they will no longer be together it can be an emotional and difficult time for everyone, especially their children. In order to minimize the effects of a divorce on children, parents have become more creative in their child custody...
Children may benefit from an amicable, mediated divorce
Divorce is not easy for any parent in New Port Richey nor is it easy for any children involved. While parents may hold a lot of resentment towards one another in a high-conflict divorce it is the children who will pay for their parents’ animosity. It is important for...
Know the importance of the child custody evaluation
Child custody determinations are made with the child’s best interests in mind. That means that a court will take a number of factors into consideration before issuing a ruling on child custody and visitation. Each parent’s financial stability and mental health may...
Is divorce nesting right for our situation?
With divorce comes change and an upheaval of what was normal, from daily rituals down to the intricate web of connections between family members that form the foundation of their lives. For the children, this much change can be made worse if they have to move out of...
What parents should know about visitation
Divorce and separation can be difficult on Florida families, particularly when children are involved. When two parents share kids and then choose to end their relationship, they can struggle to come up with balanced plans that allow each parent to have meaningful time...
Is nesting the right child custody arrangement for you?
Florida couples going through a divorce are ending their legal relationship with one another, but if they have children, they are never really going to be ending their emotional links with each other. Especially soon after the divorce, children will need stability as...