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Same Sex Divorces In Florida
Since the United States Supreme Court decided the landmark case of Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015, same sex marriages have been legal and recognized throughout the country. Florida’s ban on same sex marriages had been ruled unconstitutional several months before the Supreme Court’s decision. The legalization of same sex marriages has meant that same… Read More »
The Effect Of Additional Children On Existing Child Support Obligations
Parents who receive child support are sometimes concerned that child support payments will decrease if the paying parent has other children. Depending on when the children were born and whether the other children receive support from the parent, there may not be any change to the child support that has been previously awarded by… Read More »
Summer Activities And Parental Cost Sharing
Children’s activities over the summer months often include camps, sports, and other activities that can be very expensive. For parents who are no longer together, sharing these costs is not always an easily resolved issue. Parents may not always agree that the child should take part in a particular activity and may therefore not… Read More »
Dating Someone New While Going Through A Divorce
Divorces are not always resolved as fast as the divorcing couple would like. If the couple has complicated issues, or chooses to go through a legal separation before going through the full divorce, the time from when the couple calls it quits to when the divorce is finalized could be years. Because of this,… Read More »
Modifying A Parenting Plan In Florida
Even the best parenting plans and time sharing schedules may need to be modified as a child grows up and has different needs. Modification may also be necessary when the parents’ lives change and require them to make adjustments to accommodate other responsibilities. Some parents prefer to make adjustments informally, for example by exchanging… Read More »
Justification For Spending Child Support
A parent who is ordered to pay child support to the other parent in order to provide for his child may also sometimes pay for other things for the child outside of the ordered payments, such as clothes and shoes. The parent may wonder whether paying for these extra items counts towards the court… Read More »
How Domestic Abuse May Affect Parental Time Sharing And Responsibility In Florida
In divorce situations that involve allegations of domestic abuse, or where a court has ordered one spouse to stay away from the family home and the other spouse and sometimes the couple’s children, issues of parenting time may become more complicated than in other divorces. When there is a legitimate concern about a spouse’s… Read More »
The Appointment Of A Guardian Ad Litem In A Florida Divorce
Divorces can sometimes be a battle between the spouses, who may have different views on what is in the best interest of their children in terms of the parenting plan the court has to order as part of the divorce. In particularly contentious divorces with children involved, or in divorces where there have been… Read More »
Dissolving A Common Law Marriage In Florida
Going through a ceremony, even an informal one at the courthouse, in which a couple becomes married in order to receive the legal benefits of marriage, does not appeal to everyone. Sometimes for one reason or another, couples who have been in long term committed relationships prefer not to go through a formalized marriage…. Read More »
Assumption Of Paternity And Divorcing Parents
Under Florida law, children born during a marriage are considered the children of the couple. This is the case even without conducting a paternity test. That means that a husband is considered legally responsible for the children born into the marriage, even when he is sure another man is the biological father, and the… Read More »
