Articles Posted in Best interests of minor children

If you are no longer married or in a relationship with the other parent of your child, you will need to make many legal decisions regarding time-sharing and visitation. These are the terms that have largely replaced the term “child custody” in Florida, since Florida law sets out that maintaining continuing and frequent contact with…

Child custody is often a complex and hotly contested issue in family law cases. In many situations, parents involved in a custody case are getting divorced or ending a dating relationship and, too often, one parent may want to limit the custody of the other. One parent may allege that the other engages in misconduct…

The state of Florida and particularly South Florida, is a melting pot of many diverse individuals from all around the world. Due to the great diversity of people, you frequently see many Americans marrying people from foreign countries. When these couples have children, divorce can bring about some serious issues regarding the stability of the…

Thousands of adoptions occur across the United States every year. Most of them proceed very smoothly and without any unexpected surprises. However, there are a handful of adoptions that do occur that involve unsuspecting problems, and result in heart wrenching stories. One recent story involves Sonya, a young child adopted by a Tennessee couple. The…

I know I am. Do we all know what it means? Do we know where the term originated? Do we know who created that term? The phrase is seen or heard almost on a daily basis. I think by now we all know that Gwyneth Paltrow, the well known and talented actress, created it, or…

Incredible as it sounds, the Massachusetts legislature is considering such a bill. The proposal should not be considered in a vacuum however, as it applies only in specific situations, when minor children are involved. The proposal was designed to promote and protect the best interests of the minor children, whose parents are in the midst…