Tag Archive for: parental responsibility

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:

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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.

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:

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Filing Fees in Pasco County

I previous wrote about filing fees in Hillsborough County and Pinellas County.  In this post I review current filing fees in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pasco County, for common family law matters.  A person who initiates a family law case (the “Petitioner”) will pay the following:

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Filing Fees in Pinellas County

I previous wrote about filing fees in Hillsborough County.  In this post I review current filing fees in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, for common family law matters.  A person who initiates a family law case (the “Petitioner”) will pay the following:

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Filing Fees in Hillsborough County

For most types of family law actions, a party needs to pay a fee to the clerk of the court when he or she files a petition.  Current filing fees for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County) for common family law matters are as follows:

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Video: Uninterrupted Divorce- Brian

In the following episode of Uninterrupted Divorce, a teenager provides advice to both children and parents who are experiencing high-conflict divorces in their family:

Video: Uninterrupted Divorce- Tommy

The series Uninterrupted Divorce continues in this episode, which discusses time-sharing schedules from a teenager’s perspective:

Video: Uninterrupted Divorce- Savannah

Parents going through divorce should keep in mind the effect that their actions and words have on their children.  In this episode of Uninterrupted Divorce, teen Savannah discusses her experiences:

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Video: Uninterrupted Divorce- J. Anthony

The powerful series Uninterrupted Divorce by Uninterrupted.tv continues with comments from teen “J. Anthony.”

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