Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Parental responsibility is a portion of any case involving children, including paternity and divorce actions a divorce lawyer in Jacksonville, many clients ask for full custody. What I first explain is that Florida now refers to visitation and custody…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a Jacksonville, Florida lawyer working in family law I am often asked what a family law attorney does. Basically, family law consists of handling divorces, child support cases, paternity cases, visitation or time-sharing matters, adoptions and the like.…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Paternity establishment can be done by either admitting and swearing to the fact that the child is that of the father (the father must sign) or by submitting to DNA scientific testing. If the father is the one petitioning…
Paternity cases in Florida often require two actions to be taken, such as follows: 1. A Petition to Establish Paternity: Often filed by the mother against the father, so it only requests child support the majority of the time. 2. A Counter-Petition to Establish Paternity and a Time-Sharing/Parenting Plan. This…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. As a lawyer in Jacksonville, Florida, I have a number of clients that want to know what they will pay in child support. Whether they come to me for a divorce, paternity action o modification of child support there…
In Florida there are several ways an unwed father can establish paternity to preserve their rights as a biological parent. Generally in Florida the biological mother’s rights are superior to an unwed biological father until he has taken steps to establish his paternity under the law. Florida Statute 742.10 governs…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida, a Birth Certificate signed by both a mother and father lays a presumption that the one signing as the father is the child’s biological father, however, it does not lay a foundation for the father to have…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida divorce cases involving children, child support cases and paternity cases often provide for support of the children based on Florida Child Support Guidelines in Florida Statute 61.30. However, the guidelines do not address medical expenses regarding the children,…
Florida paternity and divorce cases involving children require child support to be calculated. Child support is based on the income of both parties and in order to establish that the Court does not simply accept testimony. So, how do parties actually provide proof of their individual incomes? Florida divorces are…
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…