Changing Venue: Moving Family Law Cases One question we often receive from our family law clients is if they can change courts, also known as venue, when they move to a new area in Florida from the court where the marriage dissolution proceedings originally occurred to a more nearby court.…
The need for emergency pick up orders can be brought about for various reasons. A couple of the most common reasons I’ve encountered in my practice as a Jacksonville family lawyer are appropriate to set the stage. Families made up fathers, mothers, and children where the parents were never married…
According to Florida law, “It is the public policy of this state that each minor child has frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents separate or the marriage of the parties is dissolved and to encourage parents to share the rights and responsibilities, and joys, of childrearing.”…
Relocation after a divorce where there are children involved can be a touchy situation. On the one hand, there is a parent that believes he or she needs to move to accomplish some perceived improvement in life. On the other hand, there is a parent who will suffer by having…
Child custody and time sharing battles in Florida divorces are always stressful situations for the people involved. Jacksonville divorce lawyers and custody lawyers zealously represent clients who each want something different when it comes to custody or time sharing. The judge hearing the case has to decide what is in…
Can children choose what parent to live with after a divorce? The short answer is probably “no”. Most child custody lawyers would agree that custody and visitation are probably the most highly contested issues between people when relationships don’t work and the couple has had children. Whether there is a genuine…
There are numerous reasons that spouses cite when filing for divorce. These reasons vary greatly. However no matter what the reason, in recent years a new trend has developed on when spouses actually file for divorce- and it is right after New Years Day. The most common time of year…
The last several days we looked at laws Jacksonville, Florida parents should know about. This is the last installment in this series. 18. I am not sure that I want my kids vaccinated against all of the diseases that my pediatrician recommends. I have heard about negative side effects. Do…
Yesterday we looked at laws Jacksonville, Florida parents should know about. Here are a few more. 9. My kid is always bruised from playing. His teacher suspected we were abusing him and called the police and DCF on us. Why did she do that? She was following Florida law, which…
Like every state in the Union, Florida has a host of laws that affect you as a parent. Some of this laws or Administrative Rules may enhance your parental rights, while others, if not followed could land you in jail or create civil or criminal liabilities if not obeyed. While…