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10/27/26

What Does a Guardian ad Litem Do in a Florida Custody Case?

When a judge appoints a guardian ad litem in a Florida custody case, the case changes in a meaningful way. A neutral third party now has the authority to visit your home, speak with your children, re...

Custody

10/27/26

What Holiday and Summer Time-Sharing Schedules Actually Work for Tampa Parents?

The regular school-year schedule in a parenting plan tends to run on autopilot. Exchanges happen on the same days, at the same times, and both households settle into a rhythm. Then the calendar turns...

Custody

10/26/26

How Do Florida Courts Respond to Parental Alienation in Tampa Custody Cases?

Why Alienation Claims Carry So Much Weight in Hillsborough County A child who once ran to the door for weekend visits now refuses to get in the car. Phone calls go unanswered. Birthday gifts sit u...

Custody

10/26/26

What Should Be in a Florida Parenting Plan? A Tampa Custody Lawyer’s Checklist

Why the Details in a Parenting Plan Matter Every Florida divorce or paternity case involving a minor child ends with a court-approved parenting plan. That document controls where the children slee...

Custody

10/25/26

When a Spouse Denies the Marriage Is Broken

Florida lets one spouse start a divorce without proving fault, and the petition only has to say the marriage is irretrievably broken. The other spouse can answer that it isn’t. That answer changes ...

Divorce

10/25/26

How Do You Modify a Parenting Plan in Florida? What Tampa Parents Need to Know About Substantial Change and the 2023 Law

What Does It Mean to Modify a Parenting Plan in Florida? A Florida parenting plan is a court order. Once a judge approves it as part of a divorce, paternity case, or other family law proceeding, b...

Custody

10/24/26

Can You Move Out of State With Your Child in Florida? A Tampa Custody Lawyer Explains the 50-Mile Relocation Rule

A new job in another state, a remarriage, the chance to live closer to family, or simply a fresh start after a divorce: there are many legitimate reasons a parent may want to leave the Tampa area wit...

Custody

10/23/26

Do Unmarried Fathers in Florida Have Time-Sharing Rights Before Paternity Is Established?

What Rights Does an Unmarried Father Have in Florida Before Paternity Is Established? Until paternity is legally established, an unmarried father in Florida has no court-ordered right to time-shar...

Custody

10/22/26

What a Divorce Does to Your Existing Will

A will signed during a marriage may name a spouse as the main beneficiary and the person in charge of the estate. When the marriage ends, that document doesn’t simply disappear. North Carolina has ...

Estate Planning

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I had an excellent experience with attorney Damien McKinney. I had an important legal question that has been on my mind for quite sometime. Not only did he give me a professional response, he also was very considerate in his delivery and helped put my mind at ease.I’m extremely appreciative of Attorney’s Damien interest in personally replying through a voice note the questions that I left on his website’s contact form. His keen attention to every detail of my long questions, and his thorough and candid responses have definitely been instrumental in my decision making towards hiring McKinney Law Firm. Thank you so much, Damien!
I’m extremely appreciative of Attorney’s Damien interest in personally replying through a voice note the questions that I left on his website’s contact form. His keen attention to every detail of my long questions, and his thorough and candid responses have definitely been instrumental in my decision making towards hiring McKinney Law Firm. Thank you so much, Damien!
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What Does a Guardian ad Litem Do in a Florida Custody Case?

What Holiday and Summer Time-Sharing Schedules Actually Work for Tampa Parents?

How Do Florida Courts Respond to Parental Alienation in Tampa Custody Cases?

What Should Be in a Florida Parenting Plan? A Tampa Custody Lawyer’s Checklist

When a Spouse Denies the Marriage Is Broken

How Do You Modify a Parenting Plan in Florida? What Tampa Parents Need to Know About Substantial Change and the 2023 Law

Can You Move Out of State With Your Child in Florida? A Tampa Custody Lawyer Explains the 50-Mile Relocation Rule

Do Unmarried Fathers in Florida Have Time-Sharing Rights Before Paternity Is Established?

What a Divorce Does to Your Existing Will

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