by Brandon Legal Group | Jul 31, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
In Florida custody cases, timesharing, the physical schedule, and parental responsibility, the authority to make major decisions, are separate fights. Florida law starts with a rebuttable presumption for equal timesharing and a separate presumption for shared parental...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jul 24, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
Florida courts deciding relocation cases don't start with distance or job offers. They start with whether moving serves the child's best interest. That calculation turns on the current parenting plan, the strength of each parent-child relationship, and whether the move...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jul 2, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida replaced traditional "custody" terminology in parenting-plan cases in 2008. The law now uses "parental responsibility" and "time-sharing," and the distinction is more than semantic. One term governs decision-making authority; the other governs where...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 25, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida parenting plans are enforceable court orders that govern far more than pickup schedules. They control decision-making authority, communication protocols, relocation rights, and dozens of operational details that determine whether post-separation...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 18, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida courts no longer presume either parent is more fit or deserving. Judges assign sole or shared parental responsibility based on what serves the child's best interest, not what feels fair to the parents. The frameworkis statutory, and the outcome depends...
by Brandon Legal Group | Jun 11, 2026 | Custody Attorneys
TL;DR: Florida law treats relocation with a child as a rebuttable presumption against moving if the other parent objects. Courts require either written consent or a petition demonstrating that the move serves the child's best interest under specific statutory factors....
