Putting Your Children First
| Just For This Day
Just for this morning, I am going to smile whenever I see your face. Just for this morning, I will let you wake up softly all rumpled in your pajamas, Just for this morning, Just for this morning, Just for this morning, Just for this afternoon, Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, Just for this afternoon, Just for this afternoon, Just for this afternoon, Just for this evening, Just for this evening, Just for this evening, Just for this evening, Just for this evening, when I kneel down to pray Just one more day. (For Dhylan) Copyright 1999. Sally Meyer |
What will happen to the children? Where will they live? How often will I be able to see my children? These are just some of the many questions and concerns divorcing parents face.
At the law office of The Holman Law Firm, we can help you to answer difficult questions related to paternity issues, child custody and visitation. We help our clients focus on what is in the best interests of their children. Our attorneys have come to believe the best parenting requires participation by both parents in raising their children.
To discuss your case and legal options, please call us at 850-435-6909 for a free initial consultation. We serve the following areas: Pensacola, Pace, Cantonment , Florida. We will listen carefully to your concerns and represent your interests throughout the legal process.
Helping Clients Understand Child Custody
Florida law does not presume that either parent should be given custody of the children. The best interest of the child is the primary consideration of Florida courts in matters of child custody and visitation.
- However, there are several specific statutory criteria that the court will analyze when approving an initial plan or reviewing a request to modify an existing plan if a parent is transferred by an employer, is ill or perhaps has chemical dependency or addiction issues.
- In fact, Florida law has now evolved such that there is no longer (as of October 2008) any designation of a primary or secondary parent. Every case requires that a parenting plan be established that clearly outlines each partner’s duties, responsibilities, and parenting time of each child.
- Florida law seeks to ensure that each minor child receives frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents have separated or divorced. State law encourages parents to share the rights and responsibilities of child rearing. The father is given the same consideration as the mother in determining custody regardless of their child’s age, sex or other factors.
In a majority of situations, it is preferable that a child have contact with both parents. However, in some circumstances, parenting time with one parent is not advisable. In these particular cases, we will work with you in an effort to convince the courts of what truly is in your child’s best interests.
Contact Lawyer Stephen T. Holman
In child custody cases, it is always our goal to work out an acceptable agreement between a child’s parents. However, if negotiations break down, we will not hesitate to take your case before the court.
In addition to helping families establish parenting plan agreements, we can also help you modify previously established orders. Please call us at toll free at 850-435-6909 or contact us online for a free initial consultation.