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Category: Child Custody

My Ex Was Ordered To Pay Child Support And Alimony. He Is Going To Get Remarried. Will This Affect What I Receive From Him?

  • Dec 15, 2014

No, whether or not your ex-spouse gets remarried should not affect what he has to pay you. However, if your ex had additional children with his new wife, he could...

Florida Family Law Attorney Shares Information About Parenting Time in Florida

  • Aug 5, 2014

Parenting Time after a Divorce in Florida is detailed at the Florida Senate website – http://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2012/61.08 If you have questions about what happens with the children after a divorce, see the parenting...

My Wife And I Are In The Process Of A Divorce. I Believe That One Of Our Children Is Not Mine. What Are My Legal Options In Florida?

  • May 26, 2014

It’s not uncommon for the issue of paternity to come up when a couple decides to divorce. If a father has questions about whether or not a child is his,...

Is It Possible In My Florida Divorce For The Kids to Stay In One House While My Ex And I Rotate In And Out?

  • Mar 17, 2014

Although it is not a common arrangement, some divorcing parents allow the children to stay in the family home, while the parents switch back and forth out of the family...

My Ex-Husband Showers The Children With Expensive Gifts When They Are With Him. Can I Take Him To Court In Florida To Make Him Stop?

  • Mar 9, 2014

Your situation is a very common one – so common, in fact, that the term “Disneyland dad” has been coined to refer to divorced fathers who spoil their children when...

My Spouse And I Adopted A Child. We Want To Get Divorced. Is Our Divorce Handled Differently In Florida Because Our Child Was Adopted?

  • Mar 4, 2014

Legally speaking, no, your divorce is not handled any differently if you adopted your children, or if either you or your spouse did a stepparent adoption. By law, you are...

I Am In Florida And Am Getting A Divorce. I Want Sole Custody And I Do Not Want My Child To Have Any Time With Her Father. How Can I Make That Happen?

  • Jan 28, 2014

That will likely be difficult. In Florida, “sole custody” is a term that is no longer used. Florida will not normally allow a parent to be completely cut out of...

What Should I Do If I Believe There Will Be A Custody Battle Over My Children In Florida?

  • Jan 26, 2014

I’m sorry to hear that you may be going through a custody battle during your divorce. A custody battle can be extremely emotionally painful and also scary. It’s critical that...

Divorced, In The Military & Deployed – What Happens To Existing Florida Child Custody Agreements?

  • Apr 16, 0216

A fairly new law in Florida helps to address that situation. The law provides several protections for military parents. First, under the law, the court cannot use the military parent’s...