Divorce

The Difference Between Shared Parenting and Joint Custody

As you probably know by now, Florida law has done away with the terms “child custody”, “custodial parent”, “primary residence” and “visitation” (among others) as they relate to divorced couples with children, and it has replaced the old terms with these new ones: “parenting plans”, “parental responsibility”, and “timesharing”. This isn’t a new change — […]

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New Process for Divorcing Couples Made Law – the Collaborative Divorce

On April 24, 2016, Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB 972/HB 967, the Collaborative Law Process Act, (Collarborative Divorce) which allows divorce and other family matters to be resolved outside of court. According to Next Generation Divorce, the Collaborative Process is: a unique form of dispute resolution where clients and their attorneys agree that

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New Bill: Divorce for Domestic Violence Victims

Things are happening in the state of Florida to bring awareness to the issue of domestic violence (DV). Domestic violence is a very real problem, affecting hundreds of thousands of American women and children each year. Florida is a nationally recognized leader in the prevention of domestic violence through programs, policies, and services aimed at

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