10/12/26

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Why Timesharing and Decision-Making Authority Aren’t the Same Thing

If you're going through a high-conflict custody dispute in Florida, it can be easy to think of "custody" as one single issue: either you get to be with your child, or you get a say in the big decisio...

Custody

10/01/26

Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains Why the State Has to Be Notified Before a Paternity Judgment Can Be Undone

Paternity cases in Florida often involve more than just two parents. When child support enforcement is part of the picture, the State of Florida, typically through the Department of Revenue, frequent...

Custody

09/15/26

Are Co-Parenting Apps Helping Your Custody Case or Building a Case Against You?

Co-parenting apps like OurFamilyWizard, TalkingParents, and Coparently have become standard tools in Florida custody cases, and Hillsborough County family court judges are familiar with them. Courts ...

Custody

09/14/26

Common Questions About Parental Payments

How Does North Carolina Actually Calculate Child Support? North Carolina uses an income shares model under N.C.G.S. § 50-13.4, meaning that child support genuinely reflects what both parents...

Child Support

09/11/26

Can a Judge Ban Your New Spouse From Your Child’s School Events? What a 2026 Florida Ruling Means — Advice From a Tampa Divorce Lawyer

Few things in a Florida divorce case feel more personal than a judge making decisions about who gets to sit in the bleachers at your child's soccer game. If you have remarried — or if your ex has �...

Custody

09/10/26

When a Judge Changes Your Parenting Plan: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains a New Florida Ruling on Required Findings

Few things in family law feel as destabilizing as learning that your parenting plan is about to change. You built a routine. Your child adjusted to it. And now the other parent has filed a petition a...

Custody

09/09/26

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: Changing a Florida Parenting Plan

A judge's decision about your child can feel like the end of the conversation. The order is signed, the terms are set, and you're expected to live with it. But Florida law asks something specific of ...

Custody

09/01/26

Emergency Timesharing Orders in Florida: What a Tampa Divorce Lawyer Wants Parents to Understand After Capps v. Capps

If you are going through a divorce with children involved, few things feel more frightening than the possibility of losing time with them. You may have heard the phrase "emergency motion" thrown arou...

Custody

08/22/26

How Should Divorced Parents in Florida Handle Different Rules Between Homes on Discipline and Screen Time?

One of the most persistent sources of conflict in co-parenting relationships is the discovery that the rules at the other parent's house are different from the rules at yours. Bedtimes, screen time l...

Custody

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Common Questions About Parental Payments

Can a Judge Ban Your New Spouse From Your Child’s School Events? What a 2026 Florida Ruling Means — Advice From a Tampa Divorce Lawyer

When a Judge Changes Your Parenting Plan: A Tampa Divorce Lawyer Explains a New Florida Ruling on Required Findings

Tampa Divorce Lawyer: Changing a Florida Parenting Plan

Emergency Timesharing Orders in Florida: What a Tampa Divorce Lawyer Wants Parents to Understand After Capps v. Capps

How Should Divorced Parents in Florida Handle Different Rules Between Homes on Discipline and Screen Time?

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