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Difference Between Child Support and Child Custody
When a family goes through a divorce, the children are the most vulnerable. Children don’t understand complex adult emotions and therefore may have trouble understanding why they are living with only one parent instead of both. Our Fort Lauderdale child support attorney at The Law Office Of Gustavo E. Frances, P.A. has experience working with...
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5 Complications Of Divorce
The easiest part of divorce is deciding that it is going to happen. If you and your partner have chosen to divorce then you need an attorney on your side to help you throughout the process. Divorce isn’t just getting some paperwork to a judge. Even though Florida is a no-fault divorce state, there are...
Can You Be Arrested for Failure to Pay Child Support in Florida?
Parents who are ordered to pay child support in the state of Florida are expected to make timely payments as agreed. To fail to do so puts the parent at risk of sanctions against them by the state, and this includes being arrested and jailed for up to 179 days. Still, even though the arrest...
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Finally! Woman Collects Child Support Arrearage After 50 Years
In a story that was a half-century in the making, one woman in California is finally getting the child support she is owed—it’s just 50 years later. Dead-beat parents are nothing new. As long as there have been people divorcing, there have been parents trying to dodge their obligations to support their children. The same...
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The Longest Divorce Battle Over Alimony
Getting divorced is nothing new. The laws surrounding divorce are pretty consistent too. There may be some changes here and there, but mostly the laws and regulations have stayed the same. So why do you need an attorney by your side? Because even those laws don’t change doesn’t mean that culture or society stays the...
Divorce Turned Criminal
Divorce is so common that isn’t a social stigma anymore. This is a good thing, though. People who don’t belong together shouldn’t feel the need to stay together. People who are together in the public’s eye shouldn’t feel compelled to stay together either. Instead, couples who are not supposed to be together should find their...
How Does The Vaccine Debate Play Out In A Divorce?
If you have watched the news at all over the last few years, you have likely seen plenty of debate about parents making the decision not to vaccinate their children. Lately, the debate has gotten much louder as outbreaks of measles occur in areas of the country where the vaccination rate is low. But does...
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How Is Social Media Affecting Kids During A Divorce?
We know that despite what is going on with you and your spouse, you want what is best for your children. The Florida family court thinks it is in the best interest of all parties to have both parents involved in a child’s life if possible. That is why we were intrigued to learn that...
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Can Children Testify In Child Custody Hearings?
Building a family takes time, patience, finances, and support. Children must have a home and access to food and water as a minimum. Children are often the first to feel the negative effects of divorce. As a parent, you try to shield your child as much as you can, but it is just inevitable. Divorce...
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Divorce At Any Age
Love can be as deep as the oceans or as fickle as a flea jumping from animal to animal. They say that if a friendship passes 10 years then it will more than likely last a lifetime. One would think the same would go for people who are married, but that isn’t the case. In...
