by Brandon Legal Group | Sep 24, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Supervised visitation orders are not permanent. Courts modify them when the supervised parent demonstrates sustained behavioral change, consistent compliance with court directives, and evidence that unsupervised contact serves the child's best interest. The...
by Brandon Legal Group | Sep 17, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida law creates a high bar for grandparent visitation , higher than most states. Courts will only consider it when a parent is deceased, missing, or in a persistent vegetative state, or when the child was born out of wedlock and a legal father has not been...
by Brandon Legal Group | Sep 10, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: A parenting plan and a time-sharing order are not interchangeable documents; one is a comprehensive plan covering decision-making and schedules, the other is a court directive focused solely on time-sharing. Florida law requires a parenting plan in every case...
by Brandon Legal Group | Aug 31, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida law requires written notice before most relocations with a child, but the trigger isn't the distance traveled. It's whether the move materially affects the existing timesharing schedule. Missing that threshold, or misjudging it, can turn a routine move...
by Brandon Legal Group | Aug 21, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
Florida courts will modify a parenting plan only when a change in circumstances is substantial and material, not merely temporary or inconvenient, and only when modification serves the child's best interests. A 2023 amendment made this timelier than many parents...
by Brandon Legal Group | Aug 7, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
When a parent tries to relocate with a child and the court denies it, the other parent often files a counter-petition seeking custody modification , timesharing changes, or sole parental responsibility . Success depends on evidence that the relocation attempt itself...
