By Deborah Greene | Published August 19, 2014 | Posted in Family Law | Tagged Tags: child custody, family law | Leave a comment
Every state enforces specific child custody laws and regulations. Florida courts award child custody after determining which scenario is in the best interest of the child, but how do they make that decision, and what types of custody do they award? The following is a quick guide: Legal and physical custody Florida defines child custody Read More
Read MoreThe confidential details of what could be the largest divorce case to ever be handled by the English court system has been leaked to the media. Sir Chris Hohn, the billionaire in charge of The Children’s Investment Fund, is in the midst of a bitter $1.3 billion divorce case after being married for 17 years Read More
Read MoreIn a groundbreaking decision in July, Monroe County Chief Circuit Judge Luis M. Garcia ruled that Florida’s longstanding ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional. This monumental decision came out of the court case of same-sex couple Aaron Huntsman and William Lee Jones, two bartenders from Key West, who are suing the Miami-Dade County Clerk Office. Read More
Read MoreA new statute in Florida has changed the way divorced couples and family courts may calculate child support, better taking into account actual overnight stays. The law, which went into effect May 12, 2014, allows for the consideration of actual time-sharing arrangements and schedules (verses the schedule attached to your divorce decree) as a greater Read More
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