In conjunction with naming a Preneed Guardian to care for your minor child in the event of the deaths of both parents, parents with significant assets passing to a minor child will want to plan both for how these assets will be passed to the child and who will be the guardian or caretaker of...
This is not a topic any parent likes to think about. It is, however, every parent’s responsibility to ensure that a plan is in place in case the parents predecease the child. Though many parents have in mind who will likely care for their children in the event of their death, or even have verbal...
If a married couple has accumulated assets, liabilities/debt, or both during their marriage, these assets and liabilities will have to be divided between the divorcing spouses as part of the divorce process. Under Florida law, this property division must be equitable, with a legal presumption that assets and liabilities should be divided equally between the...
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...
In our last blog, we discussed the traditional view of timesharing for infants and toddles, but in increasingly in recent years, some mental health professionals are in agreement that overnight timesharing with infants and toddlers is a positive experience for both parents and the baby. These experts discredit the more traditional view that overnights should...
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