http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/ Published by Koch & Trushin, P.A. en-us 2010-08-16T09:02:34-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/08/enforceability_of_prenuptial_a.html No one wants to believe that their marriage will end in divorce, but unfortunately over fifty percent of marriages do. Prenuptial agreements are designed to designate what will happen to the marital assets and debts if the marriage does end... Prenuptial Agreements Bradley H. Trushin 2010-08-16T09:02:34-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/07/initiating_a_dependency_procee.html Dependency proceedings are designed to help children escape unsafe home environments. If you live in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach or anywhere in South Florida and you believe that a parent or legal custodian has abused, neglected, or abandoned their... Dependency Daniel Louis Koch 2010-07-06T10:44:42-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/06/child_custody_and_religion_in.html Imagine that a Jewish father and a Christian mother divorce and the father wants to ensure that their child will be raised in the Jewish tradition. The father may petition for full custody of the child, or he may seek... Child Custody Douglas Schapiro 2010-06-28T10:49:24-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/06/a_parentformerspouse_cannot_us.html The economy may be turning around, but many people are still filing for bankruptcy. A current concern for many former-spouses and parents centers around what happens to their support payments if their ex-spouse files for bankruptcy. These concerned former spouses... Child Support Bradley H. Trushin 2010-06-15T08:52:55-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/06/alternative_dispute_resolution.html Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), which includes both arbitration and mediation, can provide avenues for divorce that are both more efficient and cost-effective than the standard divorce process involving the courts. In addition, ADR methods put more of the decision making... Arbitration/Mediation Douglas Schapiro 2010-06-04T13:18:06-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/04/appealing_a_ruling_removing_pa.html This article follows up our March 29 entry regarding the termination of parental rights in Florida. As stated in the previous article, the termination of parental rights is a substantial act impacting fundamental rights. Our society highly values a... Parental Rights Bradley H. Trushin 2010-04-23T08:35:50-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/04/appointment_of_a_guardian_ad_l.html During the long and drawn out divorce process, parents may feel that they cannot by themselves ensure that both the judicial system and their ex-spouse act in the best interest of the child(ren). The parents can easily be so wrapped... Guardian Ad Litem Daniel Louis Koch 2010-04-09T11:23:37-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/04/under_florida_law_the_court.html Under Florida law, the court determines all matters relating to the custody of children based on what is in the best interests of each child. The public policy of Florida stresses that minor children should have frequent and continuing contact... Relocation of Child After Divorce Douglas Schapiro 2010-04-02T09:20:34-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/03/termination_of_parental_rights.html Termination of parental rights is a court order severing the rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations between a parent and child. This termination may be voluntary or involuntary and can sever the rights of one parent without affecting the... Parental Rights Douglas Schapiro 2010-03-29T09:16:01-05:00 http://www.floridafamilylawyerblog.com/2010/03/modification_of_alimony_marita.html The current economic condition has left many spouses in the difficult position of being forced to make their required alimony payments. If you are the spouse who must make these payments and you are making less money than you were... Alimony Bradley H. Trushin 2010-03-16T14:55:49-05:00