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Florida Family Law, Divorce, and Child Custody |
When dealing with divorce, a child custody dispute, or any other type of contested family law matter it is important to have a lawyer who is knowledgeable and passionate on your side. At our Firm, our experienced family law attorneys represent the best interests of children, mothers and fathers in a variety of areas of the law. In addition to our divorce practice, we represent clients in a full range of family law matters including:
We represent families throughout South Florida, including Miami-Dade County, Broward County and Palm Beach County. For all of your family law needs, the attorneys at our firm stand ready to assist. We offer an extensive initial consultation for the fee of $175.00 where we discuss your family law matter in depth. We will give you an honest assessment of your case in light of the facts, case law, and our extensive experience. The $175.00 consultation fee is applied directly toward any retainer. For further information about our family law attorneys please contact us at our office in Miami, Florida today. To learn the answers to a variety of Frequently Asked Questions, please click here to go to our FAQ page. For immediate assistance call us at 305-552-0049. |
We Are Your south florida Divorce Lawyer |
Florida Divorce LawThe decision to divorce typically is not an easy one. It is common for husbands and wives to go through periods of ambivalence when deciding whether or not to try to save a marriage. Contradictory emotions of fear, relief, guilt, shock, betrayal, and insecurity vary with each day, and the ultimate decision to divorce may be based on a combination of these feelings, combined with logic, intuition, and a gut reaction to an intolerable situation. The decision to divorce essentially boils down to a simple question: "Am I better off with my spouse or without my spouse?" The answer to this question requires some genuine soul-searching and consideration of a wide variety of factors. Our family law lawyers understand the emotions involved in the decision to divorce and that every situation is different. Our attorneys never apply a cookie-cutter formula to divorce because there is not a precise, automatic formula for deciding whether or not to divorce. Our office is in Tampa, Florida, and our family law attorneys are committed to supporting families, parents, and children who are part of a divorce or custody proceeding. Our strong network of professionals in and outside the legal community allows us to provide a comprehensive approach to your family law issues. We approach divorce and child custody matters with knowledge, experience and an aggressive and proactive style. We believe in reasonableness and cooperation, and utilize the appropriate avenues to bring family law matters to successful resolution. Non-adversarial alternatives, such as arbitration and mandatory mediation are often imposed by state courts in an attempt to save time and money and preserve relationships to the extent possible. Mediation and other Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes provide an option for those who prefer to stay out of court. ADR provides many potential advantages for most cases, including reduced cost, faster resolution, less emotional stress and the ability to construct solutions that are outside of the authority of the courts. We have expertise in determining when a form of ADR is in your best interest and will clearly advise you your options. In addition to divorce our attorneys specialize in a full range of domestic matters including:
Because of the long-reaching implications of a divorce, one of the best things to do is get expert help. You may think that a good Florida divorce lawyer is too expensive for such a task, but getting a good divorce lawyer can save you from a costly divorce agreement or judgment that could affect you long after the case has been put to rest. We represent families throughout South Florida, including Broward County and Palm Beach County. We offer an extensive initial consultation for the fee of $150.00 where we discuss your family law matter in depth. We will give you an honest assessment of your case in light of the facts, case law, and our extensive experience. The $150.00 consultation fee is applied directly toward any retainer. For further information about our family law attorneys please contact us our office in Miami, Florida today. To learn more about child support in Florida please click here to go to the State of Florida Department of Revenue Child Support page. To learn more about a variety of family law issues please click on the following links or go to our Frequently Asked Questions page. (A family Center Website Here) For immediate assistance call us toll-free at 305-552-0049. |
Child Custody |
Legal Custody, Joint Custody, and Sole CustodyDivorce in and of itself is difficult enough, and typically involves contradictory emotions of fear, relief, guilt, shock, betrayal, and insecurity. If children are involved in a divorce or placed in the middle of a child custody or child support dispute, these emotions can be magnified many times over. Our family law lawyers represent the best interests of children, mothers, and fathers in a variety of areas of family law. To learn more about legal custody, physical, custody, sole custody, and joint custody, please read on. Legal CustodyLegal custody of a child or children is the right and obligation to make decisions about a child's upbringing. A parent with legal, for example, makes decisions regarding school, extracurricular activities, and medical and dental care. In many states, courts award joint legal custody to the parents, which means that the mother and father share the decision-making. If you share joint legal custody with the other parent and exclude him or her from the decision-making process, your ex-spouse can take you back to court and ask the judge to enforce the original custody agreement. Physical CustodyPhysical custody is the right of a parent to have a child live with him. Some states recognize the concept of joint physical custody where the child spends approximately half the time in each parent's home. The latter arrangement is tricky and should be considered only if you have an amicable, respectful relationship with your ex-spouse. Also, it works best if you live near the other parent. This lessens the stress on children and allows them to maintain a somewhat normal routine. Sole CustodySole custody means that only the custodial parent has physical custody and legal custody of a child, and that the noncustodial parent has visitation rights. In most states, courts are moving away from awarding sole custody to one parent, and they are often enlarging the role a father plays in his children's lives. This translates into physical custody for one parent with joint legal custody shared by both -- plus a generous visitation schedule. Courts may not hesitate to award physical custody to the father if the mother is deemed unfit -- for example, because of alcohol or drug dependency, an unfit boyfriend or child abuse or neglect charges. It's understandable that there may be animosity between you and your ex-spouse, but sole custody shouldn't be sought or awarded unless the parent is a direct harm to the children. Even then courts may simply order supervised visitation, while still allowing joint legal custody. Joint CustodyParents who don't live together have joint custody, sometimes called shared custody, when they agree, or a court orders them, to share the decision-making responsibilities for, and/or physical control and custody of, their children. Joint custody can exist if the parents are divorced, separated, no longer cohabiting or even if they never lived together. Joint custody may be joint legal custody, joint physical custody or both. It is common for couples who share physical custody to also share legal custody, but not necessarily the other way around. Usually, when parents share joint custody, they work out joint physical custody according to their schedules and living arrangements. If the parents cannot agree, the court will impose an arrangement. A common pattern is for children to split weeks between each parent's houses. Other joint physical custody arrangements include alternating years or six-month periods, or spending weekends and holidays with one parent while spending weekdays with the other. Joint custody has the advantages of assuring the children continuing contact and involvement with both parents, and alleviating some of the burdens of parenting for each parent. There are, of course, disadvantages -- children must be shuttled around, parental non-cooperation can have seriously devastating effects on children and maintaining two homes for the children can be expensive. We represent families throughout South Florida, including Broward and Palm Beach Counties. For all of your family law needs, the attorneys at our firm stand ready to assist. We offer an extensive initial consultation for the fee of $175.00 where we discuss your family law matter in depth. We will give you an honest assessment of your case in light of the facts, case law, and our extensive experience. The $175.00 consultation fee is applied directly toward any retainer. For further information about our family law attorneys please contact us at our office in Miami, Florida today. To learn the answers to a variety of Frequently Asked Questions, please click here to go to our FAQ page. For immediate assistance call us at 305-552-0049 |
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