Jessica wanted to be able to see her son. Since age 2, the child had lived with her father’s stepmother. The state of Florida had declared Jessica an unfit mother and taken away custody. As a child, Jessica had grown up in foster care. Aging out of the system when she was 18, she had...
The Law Office of Jeanne L Coleman is proud to announce certification as a Family Mediator, having fulfilled all the requirements of the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators, as administered by the Supreme Court of Florida. This certification was realized March 2021.
Note from Jeanne: As a family law attorney, I take care to acknowledge the uniqueness of my clients and their needs. This includes families with transgender children. As part of my continuing education, I’ve attended presentations on transgender children and family law and learned the needs of transgender children during their parents’ divorce are not always...
The following story is from a client about what happened when she filed for divorce and her husband did not respond. When I finally decided to divorce my husband, I never expected that he simply would not show up in court. It was not a question I asked Jeanne Coleman, who became my divorce attorney,...
Depositions are another critical discovery tool in the litigation process. A deposition is each party’s opportunity to take witness testimony under oath before the final hearing. You are almost sure to be deposed by your spouse’s attorney and your spouse will be deposed by your attorney, along with other important witnesses in your spouse’s case. ...