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Florida Woman Faces Charges For Shooting Partner
Domestic violence charges have the potential to seriously change a person’s life. In addition to the criminal penalties — including jail or prison time, probation and others — people can face social and economic consequences. For example, even allegations of domestic violence can result in child custody changes and protective orders. These types of civil...
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Lesbian Parents Face Unusual Paternity Challenges
Many Florida residents assume that because the United States Supreme Court legitimized same-sex marriage a couple of years ago, those same-sex parents gained a new set of rights. In reality, however, states have addressed this issue in a number of different ways. In some states, same-sex couples have been permitted to list both partners’ names...
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Couple Faces Serious Family Law Issues Related to Marijuana Use
A family is fighting for the return of their five children after a prolonged child custody case that involves their extended family members and their state of residence. The couple lost custody of their kids after the parents expressed an interest in moving to a nearby state to be able to access legal marijuana for...
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Family Law Case Leaves Teenage Girls in Home With Sex Offender
Most Florida parents have a great deal of concern for the well-being of their children. This concern does not subside when parents divorce; in many cases, the noncustodial parent becomes increasingly anxious about whether his or her children are being properly cared for. In a family law case that has reached one state’s highest judicial...
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Innovative Methods May Spark Improved Child Support Collections
Although child support proceedings in Florida and every other state can involve fathers or mothers who callously choose to elude paying support for their children, such cases are fortunately a small minority of the large number of parents who pay support or who sincerely strive to keep up with the payments. There are some parents...
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Covering All The Financial Bases During Divorce
For many Florida residents, moving through the property division process is one of the most stressful aspects of ending a marriage. Understanding how to properly divide marital wealth is a challenge, especially for spouses who have not played an active role in managing family finances. For those individuals, it is absolutely critical to construct a...
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Shared Child Custody is A Florida Family Law Option
As most divorce attorneys will say, few legal matters are more emotionally fraught than child custody battles. No loving parent can bear the thought of losing access to a child. That fear is often what drives parents to fight to the bitter end to retain as much time with their kids as possible. According to...
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It’s The Little Details That Make a Parenting Plan Work
Have you ever counted the number of decisions that you and the other parent make regarding your child each day? Has your child earned the right to stay up later? What discipline is appropriate for your child’s transgression? Should your child watch that movie or is it inappropriate at this age? Parents make all of...
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When Custody Disputes Spoil Vacation Plans
Vacations are supposed to take you away from the stress and strife of daily life. However, if you are battling with your ex-spouse about custody arrangements during the summer months, you are probably having a hard time relaxing and enjoying the time off. More importantly, your children may feel tension between their parents, and this...
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New Ruling Addresses Division of Military Benefits After Divorce
Most Florida residents who are members of the United States military have a basic understanding of how their benefits are handled. For those who are preparing to divorce, it is important to take a closer look at how those benefits will be divided, as the outcome will have a lasting impact on the financial standing of...
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