Mark E. Sawicki, P.A. Legal Blog

Transgender Name Change

I am a transgender man looking to have my name match my gender identity. I am a felon because I possessed a firearm without a permit. For that charge I received probation 5 years ago. Can I change my name and gender markers in FL? Mark E. Sawicki, P.A. specializes in...

Abandonment

What is the amount of time that can pass without contact or child support from the father such that it would be considered abandonment? I have sole custody and haven’t seen the father in almost a year and I haven’t received a dime of child support. My new boyfriend...

Timesharing

Our timesharing agreement says we have the alternate weekend schedule and during holidays if a parent would end up with 3 weekends, we would exchange, so no one has 3 weekends in a row. The father had two consecutive weeks in summer, and we follow the regular...

Quick Divorce

What is the fastest, easiest, and least expensive way to get divorced in Florida? A Simplified Dissolution of Marriage proceeding allows parties to agree on terms of a divorce. The parties then hire an attorney who will then draft a settlement agreement and appear in...