As a Florida parent, you fight for what is best for your children and yourself when it comes to custody talks at the divorce table. While mothers have an easier job proving their genetic connection to the children in question, what matters is that you and your spouse...
How do you establish paternity as an unwed father?
Establishing your child’s parentage offers numerous benefits, to you and your child alike. For your child, this step may provide him or her with family medical history information, the right to draw health or life insurance from both parents, the ability to receive...
What a father should do to obtain equal custody rights
Many fathers lack a clear understanding of their legal rights after a divorce, especially when their children are involved. Therefore, they may give up on the custody due to fear of losing the case in court. However, the rights of the mother over their children are...
What are voluntary and involuntary paternity?
Fathers in Florida should be aware of the legal significance paternity holds. There are many different ways to prove a father's paternity. This may be necessary for legal or personal reasons. Today we will take a look at voluntarily assumed paternity and involuntary...
How do you establish paternity in Florida?
There are numerous benefits to establishing yourself as your child's legal father, but the process may seem confusing in circumstances outside of traditional marriage. If you and your child's mother are not married when your child is born, you may need to go through a...
How can I establish paternity in FL?
If you are the father of a child in Florida and are looking to have legal rights and benefits to that child, it is important to establish paternity. Only if you are legally established as the child's father will you have access to the child's medical history, the...
If I am unmarried, does my baby’s father have automatic paternity rights?
The state of Florida wants every child to have two legal parents, if at all possible. Advantages for the parents can include a say in all sorts of decisions concerning the child, time with the child and financial support. For the child, benefits can include legal...
5 Tips for fathers getting to know their children again
This scenario is all too common in Florida: During a prolonged separation and/or divorce, one parent manages to keep the children away from the other parent. Even if no outright alienation occurs, the consequences of such moves can be long-reaching. You are far from...
Florida parental cooperation is in the best interest of the child
Caring for children requires a great deal of time, effort and attention. This can become increasingly challenging when two parents work together to raise their children after obtaining a divorce. Legal professionals in Florida can provide guidance to parents trying to...
The ongoing battle between father’s rights and adoption
The legal rights of fathers whose babies are born out of wedlock has made the news again. One young father, who resides outside of Florida, is now taking his fight to court, after his 2-week-old daughter was removed from his care on Nov. 20, 2015. While the baby was...
