When children are part of a divorce, it complicates every aspect, especially emotional recovery. Fighting for custody of your children may seem like an uphill battle, but understanding some of the basics may help. Florida law allows for both parents to share legal...
Child Custody
When to seek custody modifications
The divorce and custody process can take a long time. However, it doesn’t end when you sign the final papers. Life continues to change, so sometimes your custody agreements must change as well. If you are finding that there have been big changes in your family’s lives...
Using parental alienation to modify a custody order
Even under ideal circumstances, parenting can be tough. After all, you want to raise happy, healthy and well-adjusted kids. If you are parenting in a post-divorce family, though, you are likely to face additional challenges. Dealing with an alienating spouse may be...
Handling custody with parental mental illness
Many factors affect custody arrangements, but none are more important than the fitness of a parent. Florida courts will want to know the details of the parenting plan, the children’s needs and the parent-child relationship before awarding custody. That said, the...
Modifications may help ease child custody tensions
It can be hard to create a child custody plan that meets all of a child's needs and satisfies their parents' desires to be close to their kid. Everyone subject to a child custody arrangement will have to make some concessions when it comes to planning out where a...
Visitation options for noncustodial parents
If a Florida parent is denied custodial rights over their child then they may have the option of seeking visitation time with them. Visitation can take on many different forms that will depend upon the nature of the relationship between the parent and their child. In...
Challenges surrounding sole physical custody of a child
It can be hard for a Florida parent to give up the opportunity to see their child every day, though this may be a necessary sacrifice if they choose to end their marriage in divorce. Children of divorce must be cared for through custody schedules that usually grant...
Options for when parents don’t agree on a child’s best interests
Ending a marriage is a big step, but it does not generally sever any ties that the parties have to the children they share. When two Florida residents complete a divorce they are still parents to their kids and still responsible for their children's well-being. While...
Legal custody is an important consideration when divorcing
The everyday job of providing for a child is something that most Florida parents embrace. Having a child is a great responsibility, but it is also an opportunity to share joy and love with someone special. When divorce disrupts the important balance that mothers and...
What is considered “reasonable” visitation?
A non-custodial parent may be granted visitation time with their child when their child custody matter is resolved. While this will mean that their child will not live with them, it may mean that the parent will have access to their child and the opportunity to enjoy...
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