Some time ago, my client “Debra” came to me for assistance with her divorce. She had a 10-year-old child and was living with her parents after separating from her husband. Every divorce is unique, but hers would involve a child-related issue beyond figuring out child support and visitation. She had a transgender child, who had...
You are finally at the point of going to mediation What do you do to be prepared? There are practicalities, such as knowing where the mediation will take place? If the mediation session is virtual, do you have the link to log in? And after you log in, will you have privacy? The mediator will...
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,...
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