Paternity and Timesharing

It often comes as a surprise to unmarried fathers that when they break up with the mother of their child, they do not have timesharing and decision-making rights automatically. In order to establish a timesharing schedule and to require the child’s mother to include them in major decisions, the father must file a Petition to […]

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Russell v. Pasik

Russell v Pasik Russell vs. Pasik is a case involving a same-sex (female) couple with children. The parties each had two children from artificial insemination. The children are referred to as biological half-siblings. Each child has a hyphenated last name with both Pasik and Russell (the opinion is silent on which order the names are […]

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Rosenblum v. Rosenblum

Rosenblum v Rosenblum Rosenblum v. Rosenblum involves pro se litigants feeling their way through a typical set of circumstances. The former husband first filed a Motion to Modify Child Support (there is no discussion as to why it was appropriate to consider that as a motion rather than as a supplemental petition), and before that […]

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Taylor v. Taylor

Taylor v Taylor In Taylor v. Taylor, the 2d DCA reverses an award of durational, rather than permanent, alimony. The identified problem essentially was twofold, but really comes down to an absence of statutory findings. There is a lack of findings necessary to support the use of durational rather than permanent alimony, and the amount […]

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