People often believe that mothers tend to be more nurturing and better caregiver’s than fathers and thus should be the preferred parent in a custody dispute. As a matter of fact, this is a legal concept, termed the Tender Years Doctrine. The Tender Years Doctrine is a legal doctrine in…
In the past few days reports have surfaced that Padhma Lakshmi, the host of Bravo’s highly popular show Top Chef, is being sued for child custody by venture capitalist Adam Dell, the brother of Dell founder and billionaire Michael Dell. It is being alleged that Mr. Dell, the father of…
As of Saturday, January 1, 2011, Florida’s Child Abduction Prevention Act became effective. The Act is designed to help those who fear a spouse, ex-spouse or family member will remove their child to a foreign state or country. The Act provides the Florida courts the responsibility to assess risk factors…
In my position as a Jacksonville Family Law Attorney, I see the holidays as being a tough time for families contemplating divorce. In my experience, people will wait to file for divorce in Jacksonville until after Christmas as they usually have unrealistic expectations for the relationship during the holidays. A…
In Jacksonville all divorces where there are minor children (under the age of 18 in most cases) require a “parenting plan.” In a Jacksonville Divorce, a parenting plan is created to establish the roles of each parent in regards to important decisions about a child’s education, health care, physical, social,…
Every Jacksonville Child Custody Attorney and every Florida Divorce Lawyer can tell you that child custody and visitation are big battles. The amount of time a parent spends with the children can effect the child support obligation so custody and visitation are important to child support. Please contact a Jacksonville…
As a Jacksonville custody lawyer, the new law Effective October 1, 2008, changed visitation and custody of the children. The goal of the new parenting plan statute is to isolate the children from the divorce proceedings as much as possible and to emphasize drafting a plan to help parents in…
As an experienced Jacksonville, Florida divorce attorney, I feel it’s the divorce lawyer’s responsibility to provide a workable solution for the divorce in Florida especially if there are children involved. Although nasty Florida divorce cases are common, the areas of custody and visitation or time-sharing are the top highly contested…