After a relationship ends, there are often hard feelings between the parties. Communicating with your ex is usually the last thing you want to do. However, if you have children together, you will need to have discussions with your ex. Keep in mind, that when deciding parental responsibility (decision making authority) for your child(ren), the […]
Month: July 2016
Shared Parental Responsibility
In Florida, parenting is separated into two distinct areas. One is timesharing – the amount of time the child(ren) spends with each parent. The other is parental decision making – which parent makes major, non-emergency decisions about the child(ren). There are three types of decision making: 1) shared parental authority; 2) shared with ultimate decision […]
Modifying Final Judgments Part II:
Don’t just settle to get this over…Get it right the first time and fight for what you want in your divorce or paternity case right now. Last week, we discussed the fact that equitable distribution judgments are generally non-modifiable. This week we will examine modification of custody orders. Fla. Stat. 61.13(3) states, “…A determination of […]
Forssell v. Forssell
In Forssell vs. Forssell, the appellate court reversed a non-final order suspending time-sharing because the trial court did not indicate what if any steps would be required of the father to reinstate his time-sharing. The appellate court also reversed and remanded an order denying the dismissal of a separate domestic violence injunction. Both parties requested […]
Modifying Final Judgments Part I:
Don’t just settle to get this over…Get it right the first time and fight for what you want in your divorce or paternity case right now. For some men the attitude is, “I just want this over. Let’s just settle. She can have what she wants right now, and we can talk about changing things […]