Marital and Family Law Archives

Timeshare Planning For Reasonably Certain Future Events: No Crystal Ball Required

April 15, 2024

In general Florida courts consider a child s current best interests and the family s present circumstances when ordering a parenting plan in a dissolution of marriage or paternity action Prospective based analyses of children s future best interests are to be avoided There is a recent trend however in allowing for timesharing planning and adjustments around future events if an event is reasonably and objectively certain to occur at an identifiable time in the future i e when the use of a crystal ball is not needed

By Serena Baldacchino

Child Support: Consequences of Non-Payment

March 15, 2024

Florida Statutes create the guidelines for establishing the child support obligations from one parent to the other but what happens if the obligated parent doesn t pay the ordered child support

By MaryCatherine Crock

Co-parenting Counseling

March 8, 2024

For families experiencing the turmoil that so often comes with divorce or separation co parenting counseling can help

By Serena Baldacchino

Parent and Child Electronic Communication

February 15, 2024

Florida Statutes create the guidelines for establishing court ordered electronic communication between a non timesharing parent and a child

By MaryCatherine Crock

Parental Alienation

January 23, 2024

It is the public policy in Florida that minor children have frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the marriage is dissolved or the parents separate and to encourage parents to share the rights and responsibilities and joys of childrearing Ideally parents are mature enough to learn to successfully co parent for the sake of their child What happens then if a minor child resists spending time or communicating with one parent

By Serena Baldacchino

Safe Location For Minor Child Exchanges

December 15, 2023

One topic that comes up quite often in developing a Parenting Plan in family law cases is where to do the pick up drop off of the child ren

By Philip J. Bonamo, Esq. - Florida Board Certified Criminal Trial Law Attorney

Keeping Financial Information Confidential In Your Family Law Case

November 6, 2023

In consulting with prospective clients regarding a family law case including a dissolution of marriage case one question that is often asked by the person is if they need to file or disclose to the Court in the case their financial information Understandably many people are hesitant or reluctant to place with the Court file hellip

By Philip J. Bonamo, Esq.

Timing is Everything When It Comes to Volusia County Family Law

October 2, 2023

Timing as they say is everything in life the same is certainly true in the realm of Family Law matters The various Volusia County Family Law rules and statutes are rife with time designations and triggering events which if overlooked can greatly impact the result in any given case

By Serena Baldacchino

Florida Legislature Passes ‘Greyson’s Law’

May 31, 2023

Both the Florida House and the Florida Senate this week passed in their respective chambers their versions of Greyson s Law This was approved with widespread support by the Florida Legislature in both the House and the Senate

By Philip J. Bonamo, Esq. - Florida Board Certified Criminal Trial Law Attorney

Parenting Plans & the Right of First Refusal

April 10, 2023

Parenting and time sharing agreements often encompass an array of topics which may arise when navigating the world of co parenting Often the topics which come to mind first are time sharing child support and parental responsibility However some of the less common issues can prove just as important when preempting disagreements and issues between the parties

By Darren Hatcher

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