A parent has a legal duty to support their child, according to Dept. of Revenue v. Jackson, 846 So. 2d 486, 492 (Fla. 2003), but questions arise when that parent is incarcerated. Unlike under- or unemployed parents who can support their children, an incarcerated parent is incapable of producing the... View Article
Being a parent is a difficult job, but an important one—in fact, the state values the role of mothers and fathers so much that anyone deemed “unfit” could be subject to having their parental rights terminated. Florida identifies several different statutory ways in which a person’s parental rights can be... View Article
If you’re filing for divorce from an active duty service member in the United States military, there are a few differences in the processes you’ll use to serve the paperwork compared to how you’d normally go about the process in a standard divorce. You’ll need to be aware of the... View Article
There are few life events more time-consuming and traumatic than a divorce. While it’s possible that a couple will agree to the terms of the divorce (which is called an “uncontested” divorce), the vast majority of spouses will have conflict in at least one area. This is especially likely if... View Article
In custody cases, parents often share custody and/or visitation rights, which are agreed upon with help from child custody lawyers in Miami, FL. However, when one parent is deemed unfit—whether that’s due to allegations of substance abuse, domestic violence or otherwise—a judge may decide that supervised visitation is in the... View Article
