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Should custody change be a penalty for missed visitation?

Jan 9, 2024 | Custody

According to Florida law, transfer of child custody from father to mother was not an appropriate sanction for father’s contempt in failing to deliver children for visitation with mother, where there was no finding that a change in custody was in best interests...

Must court hold one in contempt for violating parenting plan?

Jan 3, 2024 | Custody

According to Florida case law, there is no law that requires a trial court to hold a person in contempt for violating a time-sharing parenting plan, and a trial court does not abuse its discretion simply by declining to do so: Under Florida law, “[t]here is nothing...

Can a trial court’s old warning affect a custody change?

Dec 19, 2023 | Custody

According to Florida law, a two-year-old written warning by the trial court to a mother regarding the potential loss of residential custody if she continued to deny the father his post-dissolution visitation rights is deemed insufficient to notify the mother that a...

Can court refuse to hold parent in contempt for drinking?

Dec 12, 2023 | Custody

According to Florida law, a trial court may exercise its discretion when deciding on contempt charges. For example, it may refuse to hold a former husband in contempt for drinking in front of children – a violation of a dissolution decree – while holding...

What If My Spouse Won’t Follow The Time-Sharing Plan?

Nov 29, 2023 | Custody

According to Florida law, a judge may impose sanctions against your spouse including ordering makeup time-sharing or awarding attorney’s fees to the non-offending parent. In some cases, they may even modify the parenting plan if it is determined to be in the best...