Florida Family Law

Will I have to travel to my ex’s county if she doesn’t have transportation to the custody battle? I am filing for divorce with my kids in my county, but because my ex does not have a vehicle, she said that I would have to go to her county to go through the custody...

What happens if the judge orders a temporary timeshare relief and the mother doesn’t obey and is nowhere to be found? I am the father and I got temporary timesharing granted. The mother is not living at her address anymore and is being increasingly difficult. What can...

Can my ex leave the country with my daughter if he has my passports and wallet? We have a two-year-old daughter together but no custody or child support arrangements. He took the diaper bag with our passports and wallet in it and is now threatening to leave the U.S....

What happens when someone lies on a marriage license in the state of Florida? My soon-to-be ex lied about never being previously married on our marriage application. However, during discovery and depositions, I found out that I am the second wife rather than the first...

I have a custody order in Florida and the father moved to Arizona. My kids and I live in California with permission form the Florida court. Can I move the order to California? The father has been absent for a year but threatened to go after me for not allowing him to...

What happens if my soon-to-be ex-husband did not attend mediation yesterday? He says he forgot; however, he has a medical condition. He says he will blame it on his seizures although he blatantly told me he did not have a seizure yesterday. Any advice would be greatly...

How are courts handling custody and timesharing during the pandemic? What if one parent doesn’t believe that we are in a pandemic, but the child is high risk and the parent’s lifestyle is risky (including interstate traveling, not wearing a mask, attending parties,...

Can I legally get my spouse off the deed to my house if I was the sole purchaser? My husband and I got married four years ago. Two years ago, we moved to Florida and bought a house with cash. The title company suggested we both sign the title deed. However, we bought...

My child’s father is using and selling drugs. We do not have any custody agreement. I moved out, but he is still using drugs behind my back. I want to get full custody with supervised visits, if anything. What should I do? This sounds like a Florida Statute §742...

What can I do if my parenting plan says I am entitled to one phone call a day and her father refuses to let me speak to her? My parenting plan says each parent is allowed one call each day to out four-year-old daughter before 7:00 pm (her bedtime). My daughter’s...