Miami family law attorney blog
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
When a parent seeks to relocate with a child more than 50 miles from his or her current residence and the other parent does not agree, the court must make the difficult decision of determining whether the relocation is in the best interest of the child. Such was the situation in the Miami Family Law case Naime v. Corzo , 208 So.3d 296 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Adoption
Adoption is a wonderful option for families looking to expand. There are generally two types of Florida adoptions: those involving relatives and those involving non-relatives wanting to adopt a child. The process for each differs in significant ways.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
When it comes to filing your child custody case, you will want to be sure the court in which you plan to file has jurisdiction to consider your case. Jurisdiction means the power or authority the court has to make rulings in your case.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
Parental kidnapping is an unfortunate reality when it comes to Florida child custody cases. In these cases, it can be difficult to retrieve a kidnapped child, especially if the child has been abducted to another country. But there are safeguards a parent can request in a custody order to deter kidnapping.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
When a Florida child custody case is contested, the court may decide to rely on a guardian ad litem to get to the bottom of the he-said, she-said that is usually prevalent when parties disagree about the facts. A guardian ad litem is a party who investigates and makes recommendations to the court concerning the best interest of the children involved.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Support
As ex partners move on after the break up of a relationship, moving on may include having more children after a child support obligation has already been established by court order. Many wonder how a child support obligation will be affected by the subsequent-born children.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Support
While Florida child support calculations are, in a way, "no nonsense" since they are based on a mathematical formula, there is still room for variation based on the particular financial circumstances of each party. Knowing how to ask the court for a deviation from the child support guidelines is the first step.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Support
The calculation of Florida child support involves examination of the incomes of both parents and the deductions allowable to each in arriving at their respective net incomes. What types of income are considered in calculating child support, along with deductions available to each parent, is a comprehensive list.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
Kids may take just as much of an emotional hit as the parents when it comes to divorce. The adjustment for the children in transitioning from one household to two and seeing their parents break up can be difficult. This is one of the reasons why the Florida family courts require parents to take a course aimed at successful co-parenting in the midst of separation.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
When the creation of a Florida parenting plan is at issue in a Miami child custody case, one tool available to the court to get to the bottom of the best interest of the child in the midst of he-said, she-said allegations is to order a social investigation. Who pays for it and who conducts it is specified in the Florida Statutes.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Divorce
Similar to the way a Miami divorce court awards alimony to a spouse who needs it, attorneys’ fees can be awarded to a lesser-earning spouse. This is so that both spouses have equal opportunities to obtain legal help in divorce cases despite a disparity in incomes.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Alimony
After a divorce it is common and expected that the spouses will move on to new relationships. If alimony was ordered as part of the divorce, it is important to understand how that alimony may be affected by the fact that the ex-spouse receiving alimony is living with someone else.
Posted by Nydia Streets ofStreets Law in Child Support
After an order for Florida child support is entered, if a parent changes employment or loses his/her employment, it may be necessary to modify the child support amount. How do you know if you qualify for modification of child support in Florida?
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Support
As if the threat of jail time, suspension of a driver’s license and suspension of a professional license weren’t enough, a parent who owes Florida child support also faces the possibility of a bad credit score for failure to pay support.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Support
When a parent who owes Florida child support won’t pay, what’s the other parent to do? If the parent who owes support has a professional license or certificate, one remedy may be to petition a Miami child support court to suspend that license or certificate.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Support
Florida child support laws provide many ways to enforce a child support order that cause inconvenience to the delinquent parent in order to coerce payment. One of those ways is suspension of the driver’s license of the parent who refuses to pay past-due child support.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
Maintaining a strong parent-child bond does not always begin and end with time-sharing. Electronic communication, such as phone and video conferencing, are important ways to reinforce the bond between parent and child, and is especially useful in the case of long-distance parenting plans in which one parent resides far away or out-of-state. Florida law provides certain parameters for ordering electronic communication between parents and children.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
Active duty military service members may face challenges in maintaining substantial and consistent contact with their children due to deployments. When a time-sharing order is already in place, Florida law provides certain remedies for a deployed parent to ensure that his/her contact is minimally affected.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
What if a parent moves far away without the permission of the court or the other parent who has time-sharing rights pursuant to court order? Florida law states a parent cannot relocate more than 50 miles from his/her residence without a court order or the written permission of the other parent when there is a court-ordered visitation schedule in place and/or a case is pending to establish one. Florida child custody laws provide a remedy for the parent whose time-sharing and parental rights are affected.
Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Child Custody
After parents separate and establish their parenting plan, their lives can go through major changes. Once such change is relocation to another county, state or even country. An opportunity to relocate can be presented by a great job offer or an engagement to a new partner. This presents a difficult dilemma, however, when the non-relocating parent's visitation rights will be impacted by the move.
