Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Holiday Visitation can be challenging when going through a divorce and sometimes even after the divorce is over. Emotions are often heightened during a holiday so rational negotiations can be a challenge. If necessary, you may seek help from…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Using emails in your divorce or paternity case can be challenging. As a family law attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, I often have clients come in with emails that they want me to introduce to the court. However, simply because…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Child time-sharing plans (visitation plans) are applied differently throughout Florida. Some courts have taken the time-sharing law that replaced visitation in 2007, to mean that children should spend equal times with each parent. In Jacksonville and the northeast Florida…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In a Florida divorce or paternity case establishing a parenting and time-sharing are vital in dealing with visitation issues. However, if you live out-of-state during the divorce or paternity case, then the time-sharing plan may depend on your situation.…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Summer visitation can be a challenge for those recently divorced or having gone through a paternity case. Any case involving children has to have a time-sharing plan, which establishes the visitation schedule for the children with each parent. Often,…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Paternity establishment can be done by either admitting and swearing to the fact that the child is that of the father (the father must sign) or by submitting to DNA scientific testing. If the father is the one petitioning…
Paternity cases in Florida often require two actions to be taken, such as follows: 1. A Petition to Establish Paternity: Often filed by the mother against the father, so it only requests child support the majority of the time. 2. A Counter-Petition to Establish Paternity and a Time-Sharing/Parenting Plan. This…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida child support is determined by the income of both parties. Florida has child support guidelines that provide a calculation to figure out what is owed to a parent. Florida child support guidelines are based on the income of…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Is there such thing as regular visitation in Florida and what does guideline visitation mean? Time-sharing has replaced term visitation in Florida and primary time-sharing parent has taken the place of custodial parent. So, with visitation having changed does…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. What do shared and sole parental responsibility mean when going through a divorce or family law action in Florida? Parental responsibility gives parents the right to make decisions they feel are in the best interest of their children, such…