Is a Pre-Marital – Pre-Nuptial Agreement Always Enforceable in the State of Florida? The answer to this question like many – “It depends.” The sad reality in our society is that most marriages will end in divorce. The United States currently has the highest divorce rate at roughly 50 percent…
During a heated custody battle, a Jacksonville judge granted custody of three year old Miranda Wilkerson to a registered sex offender over her grandmother. The mother of the girl, Trista Crews, died about a month after Miranda was born. At the time Miranda was conceived, Crews was married to registered…
The death of a four-year-old girl, Kristina Hepp has raised new questions about how cases handled by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) are handled. Kristina was born in July 2004 to her mother Elizabeth Hepp, 16-year-old, and immediately concerns were raised over the care of the child. DCF…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Moving with a child can require meeting Florida statutory requirements, such as providing notice of relocation. If the parent moving has majority time-sharing (i.e. visitation or custody), then that parent needs to provide notice to the other parent of…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In Florida, unmarried fathers have to establish paternity and parental rights through the court system by filing a Petition to Establish Paternity. Florida paternity is strictly defined by Florida statute, which also states a strong presumption that a child…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Child support and alimony laws of Florida often go hand-in-hand. In Florida, child support is calculated based on the income of both parties. In Florida, alimony is considered income to the party receiving the funds, including the person having…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida child custody cases are decided in the best interest of the child. Florida law changed in 2007 to change custody to time-sharing and the court does require a time-sharing plan. However, there has been a presumption that time-sharing…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Recently, a Florida man who is married to two women was to not be in violation of Florida bigamy laws. The Orlando man was caught in the marriage triangle by his wife, Heather Bennett in 2010. She and Tait…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. In a Florida case involving children, whether a divorce or paternity action, the court requires that the parents have a time-sharing plan and a parenting plan. A Florida parenting plan lays out parameters for the parents to follow while…
Written By: Lenorae C. Atter, Attorney Wood, Atter & Wolf, P.A. Florida family law court requires that parties divorcing with children or going through a paternity case must establish a parenting plan. The parenting plan is designed to give parents parameters in raising children in separate homes. Often, parents cannot…