Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Child Custody
A party who wants to modify a Florida parenting plan has an “extraordinary burden” to show that there has been a substantial change in circumstances which warrants modification of time-sharing. This change must not have been contemplated at the time the parenting plan sought to be modified was established. In the case Lyles v. Guffey, 1D20-1159 (Fla. 1st DCA November 20, 2020), an appeal was taken concerning a request to modify time-sharing.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Child Custody
Although we hope that divorcing parents can have an amicable relationship for the sake of their children, this is not always the case. In extreme circumstances, one parent may put the children in the middle of conflict with the other parent to the children’s detriment. This was the case in Schot v. Schot, 4D18-1607 (Fla. 4th DCA May 29, 2019) in which the former wife appealed an order granting the former husband’s request for equal timesharing based on her exacerbation of one child’s medical condition.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Child Support
When a parent is unemployed at the time Florida child support is calculated, the parent may be imputed to minimum wage or a level of income consistent with his or her earning history and capacity. However, there are some instances in which a parent is unable to work at all on a temporary basis. In such cases, the parties may agree to postpone the implementation of a child support order pending the parent’s employment. Such was the case in Paulette v. Rosetta, 5D18-264 (Fla. 5th DCA April 5, 2019).
