http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com General legal information from Fort Lauderdale / West Palm Beach based family law attorney Janet Langjahr, serving, with her network, all of Florida, New York and New Jersey Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:12:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Children are taken into protective custody by the state. In time, biological parents' (Parents) parental rights are terminated, freeing Children to potentially be adopted. So, after their parental rights are terminated, are Parents responsible for child support for Children? Well, Alabama's Supreme Court has just ruled that they are. The Court's rationale is that ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/XGVaYt5t2-o/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/11/07/child-support-obligation-extends-beyond-termination-of-parental-rights-in-alabama-anyway/ When baby boomers or seniors divorce, the odds are much greater that the wife has mainly been a largely stay-at-home mother and homemaker who never seriously pursued a self-supporting career. In younger divorcing couples, the odds are greater that the wife has had a career of her own and has earned ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/XCWV3_89g-w/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/11/06/divorces-at-different-ages-tend-to-have-different-focuses/ Seventeen year old Florida Girlfriend has infant (Baby). Despite a difficult childhood, Girlfriend reportedly tries hard to be a good mother. Girlfriend has boyfriend (Boyfriend), who moves in with Baby and her. Girlfriend becomes afraid of Boyfriend. Twenty-one year old Boyfriend has considerable domestic violence arrest history. Girlfriend seeks order of protection, but doesn't properly ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/SsL7MiAwAew/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/11/05/florida-babys-mothers-boyfriend-on-trial-for-murdering-baby/ Spanish-speaking men (and women) in Smith County, Texas take their money orders down to the probation department's Spanish-speaking child support collections Worker. The Worker instructs them to leave certain fields blank, such as who the money order is made out to. The immigrant fathers have made their child support payments. But the mothers ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/uVxOiI5FoOE/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/11/04/and-yet-another-child-support-worker-allegedly-steals-child-support-money/ I previously posted on a case where a North Carolina court ordered children out of homeschooling and back into public school at least in part to compensate for the mother's religious views. In a similar recent case, a girl was ordered out of homeschooling and into public school because of her ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/UFlWbN0Vx0E/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/11/03/choosing-the-right-religion-uh-parent-for-primary-custody/ Turkish Husband and British Wife and baby Daughter live in Turkey ... and UK. Couple are divorcing. Wife flees with Daughter from Turkey to UK via Greece. Wife obtains an order of protection in the UK upon learning that Husband is in London. Husband makes application for return of Daughter to Turkey under the ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/ovWe_4cZ6tI/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/11/02/uk-wife-successfully-flees-turkish-husband-and-alleged-abuser-with-daughter-only-to-be-ordered-by-uk-court-to-return-with-daughter-to-turkey-for-child-custody-case/ October was first recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month twenty-two years ago. Twenty-two years later, here in Florida, two different mothers and their respective children are murdered in domestic violence incidents. Both families have histories of domestic violence. Clearly, the problem of domestic violence is far from solved. What are ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/7MFvzRFmpQo/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/31/domestic-violence-still-flourishing-twenty-two-years-after-introduction-of-domestic-violence-awareness-month/ Colorado has legal gambling casinos in several towns there. Father (or Mother) goes to a casino to play. And wins. Pretty big. At least $1,200. Maybe substantially more. Father (or Mother) gathers up their winning chips and goes to cash out. There's a bit of a delay. Finally, Father (or ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/uVQLUo8Ksyc/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/30/child-support-enforcement-befriends-gambling-casinos/ Residents of Maine will be voting next week on proposed legislation intended to broaden and simplify usage of marijuana for medical purposes. What does that have to do with family law? Well, one of the proposed provisions prohibits discrimination against patients in child custody matters. A significant number of people have ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/NMOABCHJuig/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/29/proposed-legislation-would-make-it-illegal-discrimination-to-deny-custody-or-unsupervised-visitation-to-a-medical-marijuana-user-unless-there-is-an-unreasonable-danger-to-their-child/ October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, as I've previously posted. A UK Husband allegedly pursued his fleeing Wife, each in their own respective cars. Husband rammed Wife's car and then set it on fire. Husband was arrested and confined until trial. Wife was too terrified to testify against Husband at trial. So Wife, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/_POpkfS-aAA/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/28/victim-of-domestic-violence-is-jailed-for-contempt-for-fear-of-testifying-against-alleged-abuser/ US-resident Mother refuses to allow Son to visit Israel-resident Father and attend school there for a year. Both Israel and the US are parties to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. Mother opposes, ironically citing a provision of the Hague Convention intended primarily for the benefit of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/T7j8ocsAIh8/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/27/us-lawyer-forms-israeli-nonprofit-to-support-return-under-hague-convention-of-abducted-israeli-children/ Some property acquired during a marriage is easier to split up than other property. One recently separated couple is learning that now. Wife has served as chief executive of a professional baseball team acquired during the long-term marriage. Since the split, Husband has allegedly purported to fire Wife ... and assert sole ownership ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/9rVY-0Kr6WE/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/26/community-property-baseball-team-husband-gets-half-the-players-chosen-blindly-or-randomly-of-course-and-wife-gets-the-other-half/ Four women and one man live in Mississippi House with as many as ten Children. The House is filthy and blood-stained. The walls are covered by graffiti. Dirty clothes are in piles. The landlord reacts, "I've never seen human beings live like this." He has served eviction papers on ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/WFnu8YWN5Og/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/24/little-ms-boy-with-critical-internal-injuries-is-rescued-from-house-with-five-adult-residents-and-nine-other-children-taken-into-protective-custody/ Mother and Father separate. Mother has primary timesharing with eight year old Daughter. Mother is a hairstylist earning a modest income. Mother had cancer as a child, but is healthy now. Mother cannot afford health insurance for herself because it is priced based on her childhood preexisting condtion. So Mother is unable to provide health ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/6TFcQ3dgZwg/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/23/mother-gives-up-guardianship-of-her-daughter-so-daughter-can-have-health-insurance/ Preface: In New York State, parents are generally legally responsible for supporting their children until the children are twenty-one years old. New York State Son, who is under the age of twenty-one, has a full-time retail job. Despite Son's employment, Mother currently helps Son pay his bills ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/NCZtti6oh_M/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/22/full-time-job-does-not-necessarily-emancipate-a-child-such-that-parents-support-obligation-ends/ "Panic rooms", rooms intended to be secure, even impregnable, were conceived to offer protection to homeowners in the event of a break-in by potentially violent intruders. The doors to the rooms are extra thick and strong, and can't be kicked down. In a county in Wales, UK, homes of high-risk victims of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/cNkOvNwlOrU/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/21/panic-rooms-adapted-to-sanctuary-rooms-for-victims-of-domestic-violence-in-wales/ Virginia Husband and Wife separate. They travel to California to appear on Court TV, intending to get their divorce. Ex-couple returns to Virginia. Life goes on. Several years later, Husband and Fiance obtain marriage license. Husband and Fiance marry. Wife finds out. Next thing Husband knows, the prosecutor is submitting a bigamy charge against Husband to a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/P2xQEK7ExEM/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/20/reality-tv-divorce-misses-the-boat-and-husband-is-charged-with-bigamy/ Parents in an intact family should designate in each of their wills a guardian for their children in the event of both of their untimely deaths in a common accident. As soon as their first child is born. If not sooner. No matter the parents' ages or ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/Pis_CS97ePc/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/18/new-parents-should-start-by-planning-for-their-childrens-future-care-in-the-event-of-their-deaths/ Wisconsin Mother and Texas Father have been involved in lengthy child custody case over 4 year old Son. Along the way, Father is held in contempt of court, with potential for jail time. Custody evaluations by Wisconsin and Texas social workers are very close to being filed with the court. Father ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/tRgqgLTfzPw/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/17/mother-stabbed-to-death-during-custody-battle/ Tennessee Husband and Japanese immigrant Wife have two children. Couple divorce. Wife is unhappy in Tennessee. She writes to Husband of her concerns that their children are "losing Japanese identity". Over the course of a year, Husband repreatedly asks Tennessee court to prohibit Wife from removing children from the US. ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/mNwxQq3oEG4/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/16/american-father-arrested-and-detained-in-japan-for-kidnapping-his-own-children-of-whom-us-court-awarded-him-sole-custody-due-to-japanese-wifes-abduction-of-them-to-japan/ In an effort to help more people achieve an uncontested divorce, a counseling center is offering mediation services with additional facilitation by social workers. Although referred to as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the use of therapists and social workers really transforms mediation into an approach closer to collaborative family law. This version ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/83ei3wwslqQ/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/14/canada-embraces-an-adaptation-of-alternative-dispute-resolution-for-uncontested-divorces/ New York has passed a law that Florida and other states might do well to consider modeling. The New York statute, in effect, prohibits either spouse from moving monies or other marital assets without court order or written consent of the other spouse. (Except for usual business or household expenses ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/JPri_04Ge8g/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/13/look-florida-and-other-states-new-york-legislates-automatic-protection-of-marital-assets-during-divorce-case/ Lancaster, PA. Small town USA. Wholesome. Close to Amish country. Where an affluent, 40-something member (Husband) of a successful funeral home-owning family lived with his Wife and four Children. The Man had a string of affairs, finally becoming obsessed with one of them (Mistress). And so, Man allegedly strangled, beat ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/-UsAN2pq-1s/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/12/affluent-small-town-husband-obsessed-with-mistress-allegedly-murders-wife/ If you're in an unhappy marriage and contemplating or confronted by the prospect of divorce, you may be past caring about the whys and whether it could have been predicted at the time of your marriage. But a recent study sheds light on precisely those factors. And the results may be worth ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/XGLJSqucIXQ/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/10/putting-marriage-off-until-after-education-completed-is-the-best-protection-from-divorce-according-to-new-study/ Husband is a senior banking executive. After fifteen years of marriage, Husband, Wife and Children appear to be living the good life. Except Husband is having an affair. And so is Wife. Two actually. But Husband is possessive and unwilling to lose what he has worked to obtain. Wife is mindful of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/OOOX03ew32g/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/08/uk-banker-allegedly-kills-wife-over-her-affairs-his-is-ok-of-course-and-feared-divorce-losses/ The agreement to live together should be about more than simply the major decision to live together. That's probably the easy part. Both parties also need to consider all the issues surrounding living together. Who owns what? How will expenses be met? Debt anyone? Is either ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/UKm08cXGVo4/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/08/agreeing-on-living-together/ Not so long ago in Florida, separating parents (and, if necessary, the courts) addressed "child custody". The term "child custody" has since been banished from the Florida legal vocabulary and courts. In the words of one Canadian commentator, Florida has joined the ranks of "label-free" settlements of parental responsibility and timesharing regarding ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/QLFI3KJORO4/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/06/one-contrarian-commentator-advocates-for-reinstatement-of-politically-incorrect-but-clarifying-legal-terms-like-child-custody-and-custodial-parent/ Old money, multi-millionaire Husband, Wife and their five children live in "ancestral" mansion home in the UK for twenty-odd years. Couple divorce. Wife characterizes Husband as a controlling, critical bully, responsible for her depression. Court orders fifty-nine year old Husband to vacate home ... and to stay away from Wife. Quite unseemly ... ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/FGL9cw6VxTs/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/05/uk-court-awards-wife-and-kids-exclusive-use-and-possession-of-marital-residence-and-bars-old-money-multi-millionaire-husband-from-his-ancestral-mansion-and-harassing-wife/ In Europe, London has the dubious distinction of being the "divorce capital of the world". Apparently, highly generous spousal support awards are very common in the UK, even in short term marriages. Traditionally, UK men were the ones paying out. But more recently, British women are often the ones writing large ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/larvHpoMRgA/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/04/in-the-divorce-capital-of-the-world-london-its-womens-turns-to-pay-manimony-and-thwart-and-agitate/ Two year old Son had developmental delays and a deformity of his head. Allegedly because Father shook him - twice - when he was just two months old. For that, Father was sentenced to four years of probation ... after pleading guilty to felony child abuse. And given custody of Son in 2007. Father's ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/R37E-H6jFS0/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/03/father-arrested-for-murder-and-child-abuse-two-years-after-his-toddler-son-dies/ Unmarried British Mother and Spanish Father have Daughter together. Daughter is born in UK. The family lives in Tenerife Island, Spain for over a year. Daughter has serious heart condition. Mother and Daughter return to the UK. According to Mother, Father encouraged them to return to the UK for family support. Both ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/9HW0UjrFFqM/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/10/01/hague-convention-on-the-civil-aspects-of-international-child-abduction-is-wielded-to-compel-little-girl-with-heart-condition-to-travel-back-to-court-on-spanish-island-after-allegedly-being-ignored-by/ Husband and Wife are married for sixteen years. During the marriage, Husband has a vasectomy. Several years later in 1992, Wife gives birth to another child, Daughter. Husband treats Daughter as his own child in every way. During the divorce, Husband enters a settlement agreement with Wife on custody and child support for Daughter. When ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/LHxAaPr9fHE/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/30/paternity-challenge-to-avoid-child-support-cannot-be-raised-indefinitely-in-maryland-or-florida/ New York Mother of three suffers from depression. Baby is hospitalized for "failure to thrive". Children, including Baby, are removed from Mother's care. Court orders that Baby's Uncle be investigated for possible placement of Baby with him. In Court several days later, the Child Welfare Agency clears the Uncle but cannot produce ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/PAvQ7o8o8bk/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/29/new-york-family-court-holds-child-welfare-agency-in-contempt-for-arbitrarily-retaining-baby-in-foster-care-for-nine-days-instead-of-placing-her-with-her-uncle-as-ordered/ I've previously posted, more than once, about mediation, a very common route to a Florida uncontested divorce, and collaborative law, a trendy, generally higher-end path to a Florida uncontested divorce. A California attorney attaches yet another label to yet another path to an uncontested divorce: the cooperative divorce law approach. What's that? Cooperative ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/y-RHQ-8d57Q/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/27/cooperative-divorce-law-yet-another-path-to-a-florida-uncontested-divorce/ Victims of domestic violence in California are finding it less hospitable than ever to live there. Faced with severe budget deficits, the governor virtually eliminated the budget previously allocated to services to victims of domestic violence. The magnitude of the cutbacks far outstrips other struggling states. Now shelters are feeling the same level ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/JscXy__wt4U/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/26/victims-of-domestic-abuse-in-california-get-slammed-again-by-gutted-state-budget-for-domestic-violence-services/ Newly released US Census statistics also reveal that three of the ten US counties where divorced residents are found in greatest numbers are right here in Florida. Those three Florida counties with the most divorced folks are Monroe, home of the (in)famous Keys, to our South Pinellas, home of Tampa / St. Pete, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/gpUHLgkHp_s/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/25/florida-is-home-to-three-of-the-ten-us-counties-with-the-greatest-concentrations-of-divorced-residents/ Newly released US Census statistics reveal the prevalence of divorce in each state's population. Some of the statistics are somewhat surprising. For example, New York and New Jersey have two of the three lowest rates of divorce. Not surprisingly, Nevada leads the nation in divorced folks by a wide margin. But who would have ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/s-0tF9YY4n4/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/24/in-which-states-is-divorce-most-and-least-prevalent-the-answers-may-surprise-you/ New Hampshire Girlfriend and Boyfriend are at home, apparently having a disagreement about something. Girlfriend allegedly pursues Boyfriend around the kitchen, brandishing a knife. Boyfriend calls the police for assistance. Police arrive. Girlfriend allegedly pushes and strikes one or more police officers with her hand and with glass. Girlfriend allegedly bites a police officer on ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/5y9c4oUcUiM/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/22/nh-woman-attacks-man-and-police-unit-with-hands-knife-glass-and-teeth-in-domestic-violence-incident/ For divorcing couples who are overburdened with debt incurred during the marriage, the possibility of a bankruptcy filing by one spouse hangs over the other like a dark cloud. Each divorcing spouse may have a different income, credit standing, attitude toward repayment of debts and bankruptcy, degree of appeal to a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/hY5tjZGYbMY/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/20/when-bankruptcy-meets-divorce/ Chinese Husband and Wife meet online in November 2008. Husband and Wife marry in April 2009. But a month later, they are fighting. Over nothing. Frequently. Husband and Wife separate in August, with a six month re-evaluation plan. Already they miss each other. And plan to give it another shot after the six months ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/yQp143hZJmU/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/19/chinese-couple-separate-just-three-months-into-their-marriage/ Many people are baffled by the divorce process. At their initial consultation, some people question - and even obsess - over the sequence and timeline of the legal steps in the Florida divorce process. But the truth is, there's more than one possible sequence of legal events on the road ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/W3P8nFrnnB0/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/18/yes-your-florida-uncontested-divorce-really-can-begin-with-a-settlement-before-filing-the-divorce-case/ Who has a domestic violence restraining order entered against them? Who violates an order of protection that has been entered against them? Not just the stereotypical abusers that many people may think of. In fact, it could be anyone. Take, for example, the principal of a high school in Illinois (Principal), a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/PACiACuZvNQ/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/17/illinois-high-school-principal-pleads-guilty-to-violating-domestic-violence-restraining-order/ Parent obligated to pay (Obligated Parent) loses their job. Maybe they find another job ... but it pays less. Maybe they don't. Obligated Parent falls behind on child support. Further and further behind. Obligated Parent just lets time go by and their obligations mount. They're looking for a ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/0ptv_EGC5mM/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/14/file-immediately-to-cap-florida-child-support-arrearages-and-reduce-florida-child-support-or-alimony/ They've been around for a while. But they weren't universally or wholeheartedly embraced. Parenting coordinators. But that will likely be changing next month. Due to a new statute. And the recently imposed requirement that a parenting plan be made in Florida divorces involving children and Florida paternity ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/WBbIu6NceKs/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/13/parenting-coordinators-revisited-for-people-hoping-for-florida-uncontested-divorces-or-uncontested-child-custody-cases/ Central Florida Husband is reportedly having an affair about which Wife found out. Husband is a police officer. During an argument, Wife refers to Husband's paramour by an unflattering name. Husband allegedly drags Wife out of bed into the kitchen, where he smashes her head against a granite countertop. Leaving Wife with a bump ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FloridaDivorceChildCustodyDomesticViolenceLawLawyerBocaRaton/~3/fFpaHLN3lik/ http://www.fladivorcelawblog.com/2009/09/12/central-florida-police-officer-faces-criminal-domestic-battery-charges-is-confined-and-his-guns-confiscated-florida-domestic-violence-restraining-order-may-follow/