There’s no doubt that going through a divorce can be a crazy time. People often can be at their worst when their marriages are breaking up and they must negotiate serious life issues like joint parenting and fair division of property. But there is a difference between ordinary divorce angst and the type of behavior...
It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage lawful in every state, including Florida. Not only were Florida same-sex marriages legalized, but Florida courts are now also obligated to recognize the validity of same-sex marriages that took place in other states before the Supreme Court’s ruling. As liberating as this decision was...
When I last wrote about grandparent visitation rights in Florida, the Florida appellate courts had declared the majority of the then-existing grandparent visitation statute unconstitutional. In 2015, the Florida Legislature revisited the issue and passed a new version of Chapter 752 Grandparent Visitation Rights. The new statute applies to only a relatively small subset of...
The bat house is up! Look for it in our native plant garden, which is now flourishing in the once-empty urban lot behind our office. The triple-chambered bat house is the narrowest “condo” you’ll see, perched atop a 16-foot pole and just waiting for the first bats to move in. Bats like to squeeze into...
DIVORCING PARENTS AND THEIR ADULT CHILDREN A recent two-part blog addresses how adult children of divorcing parents react to and cope with the divorce of their parents. If you’ve read this blog topic and you are a divorcing parent with adult children, this blog is for you. The breakup of your long-term marriage is likely...
A default judgment can be entered in your case if your spouse has not timely filed an answer to your petition for divorce or modification relief. A default can be entered by the clerk or by the judge in your case. If a default is entered, a final hearing will still need to be held...
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