Time-sharing arrangements for Florida parents are sometimes relatively even. Other times, one parent may have substantially more overall parenting time than the other. If one parent struggles with a substance abuse disorder, that could have a profound impact on the...
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What influence do children have on time-sharing plans?
Time-sharing arrangements for divorced or separated parents determine when children are with each of their parents. Most of the time, judges try to give each parent plenty of time with the children. Exactly how they split time depends on a variety of details about the...
Does the richer spouse have a custody advantage in divorce?
Vastly unequal wealth between spouses often contributes to a couple’s divorce. There’s also a high chance that financial inequality will also cause contentious moments during the divorce as they try to settle property division, child support and perhaps spousal...
Supreme Court Addresses Child Abduction and Hague Convention Habitual Residence of Child Standard
In Monasky v. Taglieri, No. 18-935, 2020 U.S. LEXIS 1362, at *1 (Feb. 25, 2020), a rare family law issue made its way to the United States Supreme Court, by virtue of an action brought pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child...
What Factors Does a Florida Family Law Court Consider When Determining a Time-Sharing Schedule?
A common question asked by individuals faced with an initial divorce or paternity action is: how does a court decide the time-sharing schedule between the parents and minor children? Florida courts no longer determine "custody" over children, and instead establish a...