Child Custody: The Best Interests of the Child Standard. Florida Family Law Lawyers know the importance of the Best Interests of the Child Standard. However, those going through a custody dispute may be somewhat unfamiliar. First it is important to know that the (BIC) standard is the primary focus for…
As of July 1, 2010 the State of Florida made significant changes to its alimony laws. These changes will affect all divorce proceedings initiated after July 1 as well as those that were initiated prior to July 1 and are still unresolved. Durational alimony’s predecessor, permanent alimony, gave the Judge…
If you are searching for a Jacksonville, Florida divorce lawyer, the Florida divorce attorney should inform you of a class required of all people who are getting a divorce in Florida. The class required is called Children First In Divorce and it is offered through the Hope Haven Children’s Commission.…
Jacksonville, Florida divorce lawyers are also considered to be alimony lawyers in Florida or spousal support lawyers in Florida. A court can award alimony in Florida based on need AND ability to pay the spousal support in Florida. There are several factors that the court considers when deciding to award…
Jewish divorce in Florida is becoming more and more prevalent. A getis a no-fault divorce document which cites no specific reasons for the Jewish divorce and a soferor scribe creates the divorcing Jewish couple. However, a divorce in Florida. The getis not recognized in civil divorce in Florida is not…
I am a Jacksonville, Florida custody attorney. Child custody in Florida is difficult no matter what the issues and you will require a Florida custody attorney to help you. How you file for child custody in Jacksonville or surrounding areas in Florida will depend upon the circumstance of your child…
I’ve been doing Jacksonville, Florida divorce for almost ten years now, and I can see certain trends in Florida divorce. I do not advocate that all who fall into these categories will have a need for a Florida divorce lawyer, but the statistics are higher in the following categories: 1.…
As a Jacksonville Custody Lawyer, I provide advice on helping parents gain custody in Florida. The first bit of advice is to put the child first. Whether the case is a divorce in Jacksonville or a paternity case in Florida, the main ingredient in succeeding in custody, now called time-sharing,…
Ask any Jacksonville, FL divorce attorney if you will have to pay Florida alimony to your spouse and you will get a different answer from each person. There is no set formula for calculating alimony in Jacksonville. There are, however, factors set out by statute that the court considers in…
In my practice as a Jacksonville Divorce Attorney, I can tell you that non-contested divorces in Jacksonville, Florida DO exist! A non-contested divorce in Florida is less costly than contested Florida divorces and can be completed within less than half of the time of a contested divorce in Jacksonville, Florida.…