For anyone in Florida ending a marriage that produced children, the process isn't over once a divorce becomes final. Co-parenting arrangements will need to be made between the parties who play a role in raising a child. Legally, co-parents can be parents or legal...
Child Custody And Parenting Plans
Parenting schedules add stability to children’s lives
When parents in Florida decide to divorce or end their romantic relationship, both may be committed to ensuring that it does not also mean the end of their relationship with the children. Coming up with a custody agreement can be challenging but also important for...
Flexible child custody arrangements
Some Florida divorced might think about arrangements for child custody and visitation in terms of the traditional schedule in which the custodial parent has the child most of the time and the noncustodial parent gets the child every alternate weekend, usually from 6...
Shared custody is trending upward
Divorcing Florida parents should know the days of a father automatically being relegated to every-other-weekend parenting are no more. All across the nation, legislators and judges are pushing a trend toward shared parenting. Fully integrating each parent into the...
Seeking full custody of the children
When Florida parents are heading toward divorce, the situation can become difficult for everyone involved. Even if the parents do not want to be together anymore, it is usually beneficial for both parents to play an active role in their children's lives. However,...
Common child custody myths
When divorcing parents head to court to determine who will get custody of the children, Florida judges usually make decisions using a standard called "the best interest of the child". Essentially, courts generally determine what will give the children the most...
What are the laws for moving with kids after a Florida divorce?
Whether to make a fresh start, pursue a career opportunity, be closer to family or any other number of reasons, it is common for people to want to relocate after a divorce. There can be much more to the process for Florida parents than just finding a new residence and...
What visitation rights do Floridian grandparents have?
Florida courts typically leave decisions regarding who a child will and will not be permitted to see up to the child's parents. In cases involving child custody disputes, however, the best interests of the child may be overlooked, and a relationship with his or her...
Actors, McClellan and Gillain battle over child custody
Even if while together, one parent is the primary caregiver for their child, it does not necessarily mean that parent will be granted full custody, or joint custody, in the event the parents split. Unless the two sides agree to a custody agreement themselves, family...
Shepherd and Sally dispute over custody for baby due in July
There are cases in Sarasota, and elsewhere, in which a couple that is expecting a child decides to divorce. While this can complicate an issue that is often already difficult, child custody must be determined for the unborn child based on what is in the best interests...