Tag Archives: Boca Raton Family Lawyers
How Does a Divorced Couple Handle Kids’ Religious Upbringings? A Review of Past Cases
The issue of what parent will govern the religious and/or moral upbringing of children after a divorce or separation is an incredibly emotional one. Perhaps correspondingly, courts have varied in deciding which parent gets to make the determination. As a result, there is a myriad of case precedents that courts may use to make… Read More »
Florida Media Questions Legal System’s Ability to Vindicate Domestic Violence Victims
Legal process and legislation surrounding the protection of domestic violence victims and the prosecution of perpetrators’ crimes have been a hot-button issue for some time. National attention to the issue has increased over the last several years as victims, advocates, and members of the criminal justice and legal community have stepped forward to argue… Read More »
The Parents are Separating- Who Pays Junior’s College Tuition
As the rising costs of college tuition and young adult living expenses continues to skyrocket, concerns regarding which parent, if either, should contribute to children’s educational expenses in the case of divorce or separation becomes an even more pressing issue. Some states will honor and enforce a student’s parents’ divorce or separation agreement and… Read More »
What Does Mental Capacity Have To Do With a Boca Raton Divorce?
An interesting case out of Palm Beach raises the question of the level of mental capacity required in order for a Florida resident to obtain a divorce. Florida divorce and mental incapacity Under Florida law mental incapacitation is grounds for divorce. However, it is usually the spouse who has capacity that seeks the divorce,… Read More »
Florida Requirements for Modification of Child Support
The value of a parent’s child support obligation is one of the most highly contested issues in any child custody proceeding. Parents who were willing to give their children everything while married suddenly nitpick over every nickel and dime they are required to pay once the marriage has ended. And parents who took a… Read More »
Steps to Take After Boca Raton Divorce
Just because you have an order of divorce signed by the judge doesn’t mean your work is done. There are a number of loose ends you’ll need to tie up before you can consider yourself completely severed from your ex-spouse. Changing your name. If you decide to revert to your maiden name once the… Read More »
Mental Health and Florida Child Custody: When is Mental Health Status Relevant?
Child custody cases can often get heated. When they do, many parents don’t hold back in trying to show why the other parent should not be awarded custody of the children. If one parent has a history of mental illness or has visited a therapist, the other parent may try to use that as… Read More »
Preparation is Key: Having the Right Documents Can Make Filing for Divorce Easier
Divorce can be a long, arduous process. Sometimes it’s due to issues that arose during the marriage, and fighting and nitpicking over every detail is a way to get payback. Other times, the parties drag their feet in gathering and turning over financial information. In either case, being prepared ahead of time with the… Read More »
Common Questions Regarding Florida Child Custody Jurisdiction
In our practice we get a fair number of questions regarding child custody. Often the answers to these questions differ from person to person based on the specific circumstances of each case. Yet there are some general questions regarding jurisdiction, the answers to which are similar enough that we thought it would be helpful… Read More »
When the Child isn’t His: Disestablishing Paternity in Boca Raton
Paternity is the legal process that establishes a child’s biological father, thus giving him parental rights to the child. Establishing paternity provides valuable protections to both parents and child. For parents, they are able to petition the court for child support and child custody. For the child, they receive not only financial and medical… Read More »
