Parental Responsibility Evaluations
Parental responsibility and timesharing
 constitute one of the most emotional issues facing spouses as they divorce. Florida has made strides to equalize parental responsibility and timesharing of children in a divorce. Lawmakers have changed stigmatizing language used to describe "non-custodial" or "secondary residential" parents in an effort to focus custody disputes on shared parental...
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Frequently Asked Questions about Florida Protective Orders in Divorces or Separations 
Some divorces or separations are smooth, painless, or mutual. Most can be difficult, time consuming, and maybe even hurtful. But a few can be downright dangerous. In cases in which a divorce or separation is pending, Florida law provides for the issuance of protective orders (orders of protection, or injunctions for protection, or restraining...
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How Do I Change My Name?
 There are many reasons to want to change either your first, middle, or last name. Individuals and parents alike may want to change their name or their children's names due to personal preference, to take a spouse's name, or to return to a previous name following a divorce. While Florida courts are often persuaded..
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Supreme Court Rules States Cannot Ban Same-Sex Marriage: Obergefell v. Hodges
 In a 5-4 ruling on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court held that same-sex couples can marry nationwide. Specifically, the Court ruled that the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires the states to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and recognize a marriage between two people of the...
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