What can you do if your spouse is not following the Parenting Plan or the Child Custody Agreement and how can enforce it? It can be difficult dealing with a spouse who doesn’t follow your child custody agreement and sometimes legal intervention might be needed to...
Family Law
How Long Will It Take To Divorce In Florida?
When our clients are searching for a divorce attorney in Boca Raton, I am often asked how long the divorce will take. Either they are ready to move on with their lives or they just want to understand how long they will need to have the divorce proceedings hanging over...
How to Stop Parental Alienation Ruining Your Relationship with Your Child
Suddenly, your child begins to reject you. For the first time you hear, “I don’t want to see you.”. What is more heartbreaking? Your child seems to forget all the good moments you’ve spent together: building a fort, playing sports or watching a movie. You feel...
Parental Relocation in Florida
What Parental Relocation means for you and where to go from here. Parental relocation is one of the most challenging issues a parent can face in the eyes of the court. Separating a child from a parent is something the court hesitates to do unless proven to be in the...
Establishing Paternity a Necessary Step Post Split
Establishing Paternity has become an afterthought that causes headaches and stress after a relationship has run its course. In Florida, it has become more common for Millenial and Gen-Z couples to have a child out of wedlock. In fact, many put the baby carriage before...
Child Dependency Lawyer in Boca Raton
If Florida’s Department of Children and Families (DCF) believes that a child has been neglected, abandoned abused, mistreated, or is otherwise at risk of harm, DCF may petition the court to take custody of the child. With the stakes so high, parents who have had their...
How to save your marriage before it’s too late
All relationships have their ups and downs but, when a spouse suddenly says they want a divorce, your whole world starts crashing down around you. Is there any way to make a final attempt to stop a divorce from happening? Here are a few steps to on that may help turn...
Florida Governor Scott Signs Bill That Makes Cohabitation Legal
Last week, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that repeals Florida’s cohabitation law. Now, unmarried couples can legally live together in the Sunshine State. Most people are not aware that it has been a crime since 1868 for unwed couples to shack up in Florida. Even...
Unmarried Men and Women who Live Together in Florida are Breaking the Law
Today is March 12, 2015 and it is illegal for unmarried men and women to live together in the state of Florida. If that sounds outlandish to you, you’re not alone. There has been another push recently to repeal Florida’s “cohabitation law” — the law that says couples...
What’s Your Parenting Style: Helicopter or Free Range? The Law may not be on your side
The terms “helicopter parents” and “free range parents” have been used a lot in the media lately — and for good reason. Parents are seldom accused of neglect because of their choice of parenting style, however, national headlines have shown advocates of the free range...
