What is an expert witness? Why are they important? An expert witness is someone who will come in and testify on your behalf, based on their expertise as to financial matters, therapeutic matters (some, but not all, due to privacy and protection), real estate, and a variety of other issues. They are important because they [...]
Finally, the state of Florida has recognized same sex marriage for some time now. Many ask, “If we break up, are the laws the same?” The answer is yes. Chapter 61 of the Florida Statutes governs dissolution of marriage, division of assets and liabilities, alimony, child issues and support and modifications, as well as other [...]
Is the parent of your child abusing drugs? This is a very serious problem in today’s world and is much more common than you might think and affects people in all walks of life. Many times, the problem starts off innocently enough, with prescription drugs being administered after an accident or surgery. Unfortunately, continued use [...]
Ok, so it has been a while since you’ve started dating again. Now you're in a relationship that you deem to be relatively serious. How and when do you introduce your children to this person? If your child is in therapy, check with that professional first. If not, do a family type outing with the [...]
You have a child and you are not married to the parent of that child. You no longer have a relationship with the other parent. Now what? No matter which side of the fence you are on (Mom or Dad) remember, unless the other parent is dangerous, neglectful or addicted to alcohol or drugs, it [...]
“I have a hearing coming up and I think I will just handle it myself and then if things go wrong, I will hire an attorney.” We hear that a lot. Big mistake people. Once things have “gone wrong” you are going to pay more money for an attorney than if you just hired one [...]
How much child support will I receive? What about summer camp? Who pays for that? Before an attorney can answer that question, a lot of information is needed. Such as, net incomes of both parties, alimony received/paid, costs of health insurance and who pays, cost of day care/after care and who pays, number of overnights [...]
PARENTING PLANS I want my children 100% of the time. Can you do that for me? My spouse is a jerk. I don’t want him/her to have any time with the children. What is the law? The law is complicated, as you can imagine. The courts in Florida tend to look at generous time sharing [...]
