Paternity actions in Florida are common because there is a strong belief that children need two parents and child support. Many men are faced, on a daily basis, with a woman informing them they have a child, or a court document greeting them at their home delivering the stork’s news.…
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Florida Grandparent Visitation Rights: Florida Divorce & Paternity
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com Florida grandparents now have rights to visitation with their grandchildren. After years of grandparents wanting visitation with their grandchildren and having no court action to take, the Florida legislature adopted Florida Statute 752.01, which allows for grandparents to file a…
Florida Divorce Myths: Florida Visitation and Child Support
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com In a Florida divorce, I realize there are divorce myths, which seem to circulate from Jacksonville to Miami. If you are going through a divorce there are certain myths that people seem to tell. The most common myth for in…
Florida Stepparent Adoption
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com As an attorney Jacksonville, Florida I have handled stepparent adoptions and seen the incredible impact and purpose it has for a family. If you are married and your child views your spouse as their parent, then you are probably wanting…
Florida Parental Rights, Termination and Child Support
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com In Jacksonville, Florida, as a family law attorney, I receive questions about terminating parental rights. This is not an easy process since there are many protections in place for parents. I will probably do a series of blogs on this…
Florida Visitation or Time Sharing: Rights of a Parent Living Away
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com In Florida, many courts have time sharing or visitation guidelines and they can be specific to distance. In Jacksonville, we have the 4th Judicial Circuit Guidelines, which provide for time sharing throughout the school year and holidays. Time sharing is…
Florida Relocation Statute- Florida Divorce and Time Sharing/Vistation
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Florida Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com In Florida, there is a relocation statute if you are moving with a child. As a Jacksonville divorce and family law attorney, I realize that not everyone understands that moving may require court action. Relocating for a job, marriage or…
Florida Divorce and Child Support Frequently Asked Questions
By: Lenorae C. Atter, Jacksonville Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter 1. What will I pay in child support? – Child support is a calculation mandated by Florida Statute 61.30 and is based on the net income of the parties as a whole and the individual’s percentage of that whole. There are…
Florida Divorce and Frequently Asked Questions
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Family Law Attorney latter@woodatter.com 1. In a divorce, who gets the home? – The marital home is a marital asset and is subject to equitable distribution or the assets being divided equally. However, if there are minor children, then typically the party who has the…
Jacksonville Visitation and Family Law Attorney Featured in Florida Times Union
In a Florida Times Union article this week, summer visitation/timesharing was a topic of the article, ” ‘Summer switch’ under way for divorced parents, kids“, which quoted our attorney, Lenorae C. Atter, on the ins and outs of summer timseharing. The article focused on the changes for both the children…