Video: Uninterrupted TV – Parent-Teen Relationships
The following video from Uninterrupted TV provides advice on relationship building from both a parent and a teenager’s perspective:
Filing Fees in Sarasota County
I previous wrote about filing fees in Hillsborough County, Pinellas County, and Pasco County. In this post I review current filing fees in the Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Sarasota County, for common family law matters. A person who initiates a family law case (the “Petitioner”) will pay the following:
Video: The Family Law Project – Child Support
In the following dramatization from Aspen Publishing, child support guidelines are reviewed:
You should note that Florida utilizes the “Income Shares” approach (the second guidelines approach discussed) to determine a child support amount. However, in addition to including the pro rata share of income from each parent, the Florida child support guidelines also factors in deductions–such as daycare and healthcare expenses–as well as the amount of time children spend with each parent.
Charlie Sheen Domestic Violence Allegations
I generally shy away from celebrity gossip news, but Charlie Sheen has been plastering the airwaves in a pitched battle with everyone from his former wife, Brooke Mueller, to the president of CBS. Not surprisingly, his former spouse filed a petition for injunction against domestic violence against Sheen. The Smoking Gun has published the text of Mueller’s declaration in support of her petition.
Vote Today for Seth Nelson, Candidate for Tampa City Council District 3 Citywide
Today the city of Tampa is holding elections for various offices, including the District 3 Citywide seat of the Tampa City Council. For this seat, I endorse Seth Nelson.
Seth Nelson is a friend of mine, and a man dedicated to his 6-year-old son, Kai. He is a lifelong citizen of Tampa, where he attended Hillel grade school and Wilson Middle School. In 1988, Seth graduated Plant High School. After earning his bachelor’s from the University of Wisconsin he returned to the area where he taught underprivileged children at an alternative school.
In 2001, Seth graduated from University of Florida’s College of Law. He then served as a law clerk to Judge John C. Godbold of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Seth later opened up his own law firm, where he practices family law and represents children with special needs.
Seth’s endorsements have included The Tampa Police Benevolent Association, Tampa Fire Fighters Local #754, Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner, and Florida State Representative and former Tampa City Council member Shawn Harrison. Additionally, the St. Petersburg Times endorsed Seth and stated the following:
Seth Nelson sets himself apart from this crowded field of name-droppers. He understands what the city has done right in recent years, from cutting crime to developing downtown. And he sees how the city can improve by strengthening relationships with neighborhood groups and the business sector.
The 40-year-old lawyer has a solid grasp of city issues for a first-time candidate. He has a reasonable plan for streamlining some land development codes. And, like every candidate this year, Nelson promises to examine the budget for consolidation ideas and other cost savings. But he shows a more responsible approach by calling for continued investment in infrastructure and other capital projects. Nelson is right that the city cannot merely cut its way into a new period of economic growth.
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For Tampa City Council District 3, the Times recommends Seth Nelson.
Keep in mind that the polls close at 7:00 p.m., so give yourself plenty of time to vote for Seth Nelson.
Father Flees Florida With Child; Faces Charges of Felony Interference With Custody of Child
News-Press.com out of Fort Meyers, Florida, is reporting that a father faces felony charges of interference with custody of a minor child after fleeing the state and hiding his child in Michigan.
The child’s father and mother had been divorced since May of 2010, and the father was exercising his regularly scheduled time-sharing with his child. However, instead of returning the child to the mother at the end of his time-sharing schedule, the father simply left Florida without telling the mother where he or the child were going or when they would be back. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office then obtained a warrant for the father’s arrest.
A charge of interference with custody of a minor child is based on section 787.03, Florida Statutes. Below is the text of this statute:
Attorney Adam B. Cordover Participates in Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K
I’m proud to share that this weekend I ran Tampa’s traditional Publix Supermarkets Gasparilla Distance Classic 5K. This is my first 5K in over a decade, and though I certainly did not break any records (I finished in 33:48), I did achieve my personal goal of completing the event without stopping or walking.
Charity partners of the run included Boys & Girls Club of Tampa Bay, Wheelchairs for Warriors, and St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital. Since the first event in 1978, the Gasparilla Distance Classic Association, Inc., has donated approximately $2.8 million to charities and other local community partners.
Video: The Family Law Project – Paternity
The following video from Aspen Publishing dramatizes a consultation where a young man is seeking information regarding paternity:
Please note that, in Florida, if the state files a petition to establish paternity and child support on behalf of a mother, the issue of a father’s custody rights will not necessarily be addressed. A father has to independently file a petition or counter-petition to establish paternity and a parenting plan. Only then will a court enter an order which (i) lays out the father’s level of parental responsibility towards the child and (ii) creates a schedule which spells out the days when a father is entitled to spend time with the child.
To contact a Florida family law attorney regarding your paternity issue, visit the website of The Law Firm of Adam B. Cordover, P.A., or call us at (813) 443-0615.
Kristen Houghton’s “Happiness May Be A Prenuptial Agreement”
Author Kristen Houghton brings up some interesting points in her article, Happiness May Be A Prenuptial Agreement (from the Huffington Post):
[A] pre-nup isn’t just for royals or the wealthy, anyway. Though much more common in the case of a second marriage (especially if children from a previous one are involved), a prenuptial agreement is not such a bad idea for a “first” marriage either. And you don’t have to be Donald Trump to request a pre-nup. Many young couples are either toying with the idea or have actually seriously talked about it.
The classic pre-nup is a legal contract which operates by ensuring that if a couple divorces, any possessions each had before marrying would remain their own and not be divided as part of the marital pool. You can make a pre-nup very individual, but traditionally, both sides are entitled to 50 percent of any income earned during the marriage period. If one of the partners earned little or nothing throughout the marriage, they’d be allowed to be given a percentage of their partner’s earnings and possibly part of a future pension.
Video: The Intelligent Divorce
When a client comes into my office with a divorce matter involving minor children, I always tell him or her that, even after divorce, he or she will still be in a relationship with an ex-spouse until–at the very earliest–all of their children have turned eighteen. Dr. Mark Banschick, a diplomat of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, discusses this and other issues in the following video from The Intelligent Divorce:
