When one divorced or divorcing parent is a substance abuser, the other parent is forced to be proactive in order to protect the children from harm. It is not an easy job. First, the non-abusing parent must convince the divorce court that the other parent has a substance abuse problem. If there are no prior...
Florida divorce law emphasizes the importance of both parents maintaining frequent contact with their children both during and after a divorce. However, when one parent is an alcoholic, the safety and best interests of the child may demand that liberal time sharing be curtailed, that supervised visitation be mandated, and/or that the parent be required...
The extent of overnight timesharing that is beneficial for infants and toddlers is controversial among mental health professionals. Most experts agree that parent/baby bonding is essential with both parents. However, the disagreement lies in how this bonding is best accomplished when parents never or no longer live together. The more traditional view is that the...
In light of recent articles surfacing, unmarried couples who live together in Florida may be very surprised to learn that they are breaking the law. Chapter 798.02, a law that was passed in 1868, prohibits unmarried opposite sex couples are prohibited from cohabiting without marriage. This is a law that is still in the books and...
This is a complex and emotional question for many parents, but it has a relatively simple answer: very rarely. There are so many reasons a parent may be tempted to refuse the other parent’s timesharing. Perhaps it’s just occasionally when, for example, the child has a special occasion that he/she really wants to attend but...
Under Florida law, s. 741.30(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014), a judge can enter a domestic violence injunction in favor of a person who is either the victim of domestic violence or who has reasonable cause to believe he or she is in imminent danger of becoming the victim of any act of domestic violence. The crime...
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