by Brandon Legal Group | Oct 22, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida courts classify visitation as supervised or unsupervised based on evidence of risk to the child's physical safety, emotional well-being, or moral development. Supervised visitation requires a third-party monitor and arises when the court finds a parent...
by Brandon Legal Group | Oct 16, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Parental alienation claims require documented patterns of interference, evidence of harm to the child, and proof that one parent is systematically undermining the relationship with the other. Florida courts treat these claims seriously but demand concrete...
by Brandon Legal Group | Oct 15, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida relocation law i s brutal in its specificity. Courts don't weigh emotion; they weigh statutory factors, evidence of disruption, and whether the move serves the child or the relocating parent. A petition filed without understanding what actually tips the...
by Brandon Legal Group | Oct 9, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: A Florida custody order is not carved in stone—but changing it requires proof of a substantial, material, and unanticipated change in circumstances that affects the child's welfare. Courts will not revisit custody every time life shifts; the standard is high,...
by Brandon Legal Group | Oct 8, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Unmarried fathers in Florida do not automatically gain legal rights to their children simply by being named on the birth certificate or living with the child. Without a court order establishing paternity and parental responsibility, those rights evaporate the...
by Brandon Legal Group | Oct 1, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Emergency custody motions in Florida demand proof of immediate, serious harm, not convenience, not preference, not anger. Courts grant temporary relief only when a child faces imminent danger that cannot wait for a standard hearing. Most situations that feel...
