What are the rights of fathers who are not on the child’s birth certificate? What are the rights of fathers to attend pre-natal doctor appointments for the mother and unborn child? What are the rights of non-biological fathers? What are the rights of expectant fathers? These are all very typical questions that we encounter every […]
Month: January 2017
How Can I Allow My Mother To Have Guardianship Of My Child Without Losing My Parental Rights?
As a parent, and subject to the consent of the other parent (if there is another legal parent present), placement of your child with another is completely within your discretion. So, if you want your child to live with, and be cared for by, any other person, you are to make that decision. It […]
What Are Grandparents’ Custody and Visitation Rights In Florida?
Grandparents have the right to be judicially granted visitation with their grandchildren, but only under limited circumstances. When children have been removed from their parents’ home due to abuse, neglect or abandonment, the court may provide grandparents visitation under Chapter 39. Also, a grandparent of a minor child whose parents are deceased, missing, or in […]
What Are My Chances of Getting 50/50 Custody Of My Child In Florida?
While the courts are moving away from automatically assigning Father’s a weekend only relationship with their children, an equal timesharing schedule is not always easy to obtain. The Court must consider all of the factors in Florida Statute 61.13(3)(a-t) in order to determine the best timesharing schedule for the children. In some families, the parental […]