Mediation is an alternative dispute resolution that is mandatory in a Florida divorce, paternity, or modification case, but many people do not see the process as the benefit it is. During media...
Jacksonville Adoption Attorney, Neil Weinreb helps clients understand what is an adoption under Florida Law? In Florida an adoption is a process whereby an individual can become the legal parent ...
https://www.jacksonvilledivorceattorneyblog.com/will-a-step-parent-adoption-help-my-family/
Few people want to accept responsibility for a lifelong obligation that they were not responsible for. There is more than one way under Florida law to create a parental relationship with a chil...
Child support is essentially a payment from the higher income parent to the lower income parent. Child support and timesharing have an interesting relationship. The law values the child and p...
https://www.jacksonvilledivorceattorneyblog.com/how-is-child-support-tied-to-timesharing/
SHOULD CHILDREN BE PERMITTED TO TESTIFY IN A CUSTODY CASE? One of the most common questions we get is if children can or should be allowed to testify in a divorce or child custody case. Self-repr...
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It’s only natural that when a step parent has been a major father or mother figure in a child’s life that the subject of adoption comes up. It makes official what has already been a reality...
https://www.jacksonvilledivorceattorneyblog.com/difficult-step-parent-adoption-florida/
In 2009, a 14 year old girl was raped in Massachusetts and became pregnant. Her attacker, Jaime Melendez, pled guilty to rape charges and was sentenced to 16 years probation. He was also brou...
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I live life with the blessing of being fascinated by small, simple things. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am about the new seedlings that have sprouted in my garden. It’s a very ...
On December 28, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law Russian Federal Law No. 186614-6, which prohibits the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens. This law went into effect on ...
In my role as a family law adoption attorney in Jacksonville, Florida, I find that people often think adoption in Florida is only for families seeking an infant or other small child incapable of ...
https://www.jacksonvilledivorceattorneyblog.com/can-i-be-adopted-in-florida-as-an-adult/