Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Time-sharing is an issue for Florida divorces involving children and in paternity cases. Florida requires a time-sharing plan to establish the visitation of schedules for parents and children. The time-sharing schedule can be agreed upon by both parents, but…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In a divorce or other child support case, I am often asked which parent can claim the child as a tax exemption. According to Florida State 61.30(11)(a)(8), the parent with the majority timesharing is required to file the IRS…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida divorce cases involving children, the parents are required to attend a DCF approved parenting class to help them learn ways of talking with their children and each other about divorce, timesharing and other issues. In North Florida…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida, child support is determined based on the child support guidelines. In addition, if the payee requests an income deduction order, then the child support will be garnished from the payor’s wages with a fee established by the…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Holiday Visitation can be challenging when going through a divorce and sometimes even after the divorce is over. Emotions are often heightened during a holiday so rational negotiations can be a challenge. If necessary, you may seek help from…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida requires parents going through a divorce or paternity case to keep their children in the front of the issues. North Florida courts require that parents complete a course sponsored by the Department of Children and Families that teaches…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Using emails in your divorce or paternity case can be challenging. As a family law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, I often have clients come in with emails that they want me to introduce to the court. However, simply because…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In your Florida divorce or paternity case, the court allows the use of instant messaging (IM). Often, couples couples communicate through the internet using instant messaging (IM) and then wonder if their conversation can be used against the the…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a Florida family law attorney, I often have calls from men that have been served with paternity papers who have just discovered they have a teenage child. Often, these men have already started their own family by the…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In a Florida divorce or paternity case establishing a parenting and time-sharing are vital in dealing with visitation issues. However, if you live out-of-state during the divorce or paternity case, then the time-sharing plan may depend on your situation.…