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NO FAULT

Florida is a no fault divorce state. This means that unlike some other states, it is not necessary to prove adultery, mental cruelty, abandonment or neglect in order to obtain a divorce. One spouse must simply state to the Court that the marriage is irretrievably broken and that they want a divorce. Only in limited…

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PATERNITY

Many of our cases today involve children whose parents are not married. Under Florida law either parent may file with the Court to establish paternity, child support, shared parental responsibility and a time sharing schedule. Until the Court establishes the father of a child as the legal father he has no enforceable time sharing rights,…

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CONTESTED vs. UNCONTESTED

In Florida, divorces can be contested or uncontested. When we say contested in Florida we simply mean that the parties are not able to agree on all or part of the issues and they will need the court to decide. An uncontested divorce is one in which the parties have resolved all of the issues…