As a Jacksonville Divorce Attorney I’ve noticed one of the first questions new clients ask me is, “how long is it going to take for my divorce to become finalized.” Unfortunately, there is no one answer to that question. A divorce can last as long as the parties want it…
As a Florida child support lawyer and a Florida child custody attorney, I deal with the percentages of overnights that a parent may spend with their child and how that effects Florida child support laws. The old law used to be that if a non majority time-sharing parent had 40%…
As a Florida Adoption Lawyer, I can tell you that adoption is one of the most rewarding areas of law in which Jacksonville family law attorneys practice. It is the one area where everyone is happy and people feel as though something very good is being done. However, there are…
As a Jacksonville Child Custody Attorney I often see cases where one party will do everything in their power to sabotage the other party. This is the worst thing a parent can do who is involved in a child custody battle. Not only can certain actions put that parent in…
In Orange Park there are adults raising and caring for children who are neither their own, nor related to them. Biological parents may have issues with drugs, alcohol, or association with others not meant to be around children. Unfortunately, it happens, biological mothers and fathers do not have the capacity…
As a divorce lawyer in Jacksonville, Florida, the hardest thing about divorce is attempting to provide each party time with the children. Setting up a Florida Parenting Plan in a divorce is tricky to provide the most convenient opportunity for each parent to spend quality time with the children. Even…
Often, divorce in Jacksonville, Florida is not pretty. Divorce lawyers in Jacksonville, Florida know all too well that when the time comes for dividing property, children and bank accounts that the gloves come off and allegations start flying. What can you do to prevent your secrets from being told to…
As a Florida divorce lawyer, clients often ask me if their Florida alimony or Florida child support obligation is dischargeable in a bankruptcy in Florida. The answer is no. Under section 523(a)(5) of the Bankruptcy Code, virtually all obligations and debts stemming from the marriage such as credit card obligations,…
The issue of paternity is something I see all the time as a Jacksonville Child Custody and Child Support Lawyer. In Florida a child does not have a legal father if the mother was not married when the child was born. Legal paternity must be established for the child in…
As a Florida child support attorney and a Florida divorce attorney, I regularly keep up with new laws effecting my clients. As such, there is a new child support law in Florida that states if the non-majority time-sharing parent spends more than twenty percent (20%) of overnights with the child…