Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. When should I fight for custody of my kids in Florida? Florida no longer recognizes custody as an issue in divorces, but has established the term, “time-sharing.” However, the same principals apply as previously, which include determining the parent…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a Jacksonville attorney handling time-sharing issues with a client comes second nature since I grew up in such an environment. For family law clients, dividing holidays, birthdays, and vacations are a concern as they go through a divorce…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida requires that a parent file a Petition for Relocation if that parent has the child the majority of the time and is moving more than 50 miles from the child’s principal residence. This petition is required if both…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Filing for divorce in Florida does not require a period of time for martial or individual counseling. If you are filing for divorce, then the only requirements before filing are that at least one party must be a resident…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Filing for divorce in Florida? Florida Statute 61.052 lays the ground work for filing for divorce in Florida. First, you must qualify by being a resident of Florida for at least six (6) months before filing a petition, then…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida, to file for divorce, you must reside in the State for at least six (6) months prior to filing a petition with the court. The Florida residency requirement only requires one of the parties to have residence…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney In Florida divorce, paternity, modification or other family law cases involving children, if the parents cannot agree on a parenting and time-sharing plan, then the Court may order a social investigation per Florida Statute 61.20. A social investigation can be a helpful tool in…
Jacksonville, Florida is in the Fourth Judicial Circuit of courts, prior to the 2007 legislative change from visitation to time-sharing, there was a standard visitation guidelines established by the court. Since time-sharing is a new concept for many people in Florida, the idea of the old “standard visitation schedule” seems…
Written by: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida, Time-Sharing Plans have replaced the normal visitation schedules previously enforced by the courts. A Time-Sharing Plan is used in Florida divorce and paternity cases in order to assist the parents in scheduling visitation with their children. Visitation…
Written by: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Jacksonville, Florida family law matters, such as divorce, paternity actions, timesharing, and child support must go to mediation before a trial can be conducted. Mediation is a court ordered process that allows parties to reach an agreement, with…