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  • Social Media & Custody Agreements

    Nowadays, it is nearly impossible to avoid social media as a part of our daily life. This is because we are so used to documenting every detail through status updates and photographs--it has practically become second nature. Even if we feel we are particularly careful about our posts, this doesn’t mean the other party in a divorce or custody case can take the most innocent post possible and turn ...
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  • Do You Know the Most Important Factor in Child Custody Decisions?

    It’s fairly common for parents to disagree on how and where children should be raised after a marriage ends through divorce. If you and the other parent cannot reach an agreement in regards to child custody, you may have to go to court. When this happens, the judge will weigh the most important factor in your child custody decision: the best interests of your children. Physical and mental ...
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  • Working with 'Chameleon Kids' After a Divorce

    When two parents get divorced, the effects on their children can be significant. The stress and uncertainty kids tend to experience during the entire divorce process can turn into a level of anxiety they have never experienced before in their young lives. One of the most common results of this period of emotional turbulence is a phenomenon known as the “chameleon kid.” Simply put, a chameleon kid ...
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  • Are There Limits to How You May Spend Child Support You Receive?

    As part of a divorce, two parents will enter into an agreement regarding child custody and support. A child support agreement outlines exactly what each parent is expected to provide and typically requires the noncustodial parent to make payments to the custodial parent for the support of their kids. This child support is paid to the custodial parent of the children, but it is for the children and ...
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  • What Effect Can Remarriage Have on Timesharing Rights?

    When going through a divorce, a couple with children needs to establish a timesharing agreement, to which they both must adhere as they move forward with their lives. However, if one or both of these individuals decides to later get remarried, it’s important to understand the effects the action might have on the timesharing custody agreement. If one parent was not granted full or partial ...
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  • Domestic Violence: How It Can Affect Child Custody in Florida

    When it comes to determining child custody matters in Florida, emotions often run hot. It’s fairly common to see custody battles in court stretch on for long periods of time — even months or years. This can be nerve-wracking for parents who may fear that any mistakes might jeopardize their right to custody. Although judges look closely into the fitness of both parents, they generally recognize ...
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  • Steps to Help You Be a Good Co-Parent After a Divorce

    Divorce can be very difficult for children, especially if there is a lot of conflict between their two parents. Although you may wish to completely sever contact with your former partner, it’s important to maintain some sort of relationship to properly co-parent after your divorce is finalized. Even though two parents may have shared custody of their children, this arrangement does mean that each ...
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  • Do Kids' Opinions Matter in Florida Child Custody Hearings?

    Divorce is not an easy process for anyone, but it can be especially difficult for couples who have children. Although two individuals may decide they no longer wish to be married, their kids may not feel the same way. In fact, most children take divorce hard, as they don’t want to see their parents living apart. In the best situations, parents are able to reach amicable agreements related to child ...
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  • Do You Have a Right to Relocate with Your Children?

    More than ever, Americans are relocating not just within their state, but also across the country and around the world. Increased mobility is relatively easy for single individuals or married couples who are interested in seeing more of the world or who need to move for a new job. However, it can be difficult for divorced parents to exercise this same level of freedom. Florida has strict laws when ...
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  • Tip to Deal with Children's Birthdays and Holidays Following Divorce

    Birthdays and holidays can bring substantial joy to children and families. They may come with unique traditions and fun-filled parties. However, following a divorce, these celebrations may suddenly be the source of complications and hurt feelings. Even when parents share custody, they will not each be able to spend every holiday or birthday with their children. Although this comes at a ...
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  • Can Stepparents Legally Adopt Stepchildren?

    In some cases, stepparents may wish to take the next step in making their new relationship with their stepchildren legal. Florida allows stepparents to adopt their stepchildren under certain circumstances if it is in the best interest of the child. The first step any stepparent seeking to adopt his or her stepchildren must take is seeking consent from the noncustodial parent. When that parent is ...
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  • How Do Florida Courts Determine Child Custody?

    As a divorcing parent, perhaps one of your biggest concerns is losing custody of your child. There was a time, not that long ago, when Florida courts favored the rights of mothers and fathers did not have much chance of gaining custody of their children. However, these days, Florida courts have adopted a far more gender-neutral approach to child custody. Instead of presuming one parent is more ...
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  • When Your Child Doesn't Want to Visit the Other Parent

    If you’re a parent going through a divorce, you know that the process can come with a variety of concerns about how it will affect your children. Establishing a sound time-sharing arrangement and accounting for all of the facets of the kids’ lives can be difficult and requires genuine effort on everyone’s part if the plan is to succeed. But what happens when the children’s own wishes come between ...
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  • Is Nesting an Option for Your Children?

    Nesting is a type of living arrangement some families adapt to during and after divorce. The concept of nesting is that the children remain in the family home while the parents take turns caring for and living with them. Parents maintain a separate residence outside of the home when they are not on parenting duty. This is a style of parenting that requires a great deal of parental cooperation and ...
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  • The Supreme Court and Baby Veronica

    In a decision that broadly touches matters of family and Native American Indian law, the Supreme Court recently reversed and sent an adoption case back to South Carolina courts for hearing. The case of Baby Veronica is well known by many. The biological father in the case, Dusten Brown, refused to provide support for either Baby Veronica or her mother. In a text message and in duly signed ...
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  • Don't Let Your Spouse Run Away With Your Child to Another Country

    The life of a famous television actress brings to mind elegant turns on the red carpet and a privileged, jet-set lifestyle. But Kelly Rutherford, of Gossip Girl fame, lived every parent’s nightmare when a family court judge ordered her two minor children to live full-time in France, since their father was expelled from the United States. The ruling in Rutherford’s case may seem rare, but too many ...
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  • Fighting for Fathers' Rights

    A father in New Jersey who recently lost custody of his children appeared in court in a Nazi uniform in an attempt to obtain visitation rights with his two-year-old son. The man claims that his son was taken by the state when he was only 16 hours old and he lost custody of his other three children because he gave them Nazi-inspired names. The state contends that there was previous violence in the ...
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  • What is a Parenting Plan?

    In 2008, Florida’s family laws changed the face of custody. Common terminology turned from child custody and visitation to timesharing and parenting plans. Additionally, the Court no longer awards primary custody to one parent or the other. Instead, the Court awards timesharing to both parents, which are then broken down into a percentage of overnights per parent. Parenting plans delineate: Where ...
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