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By Michael P. Sampson A Climate of Positive Energy Valentine’s Day 1990. The founder of ...

Frequently asked questions regarding Florida Collaborative Divorce. ...

Florida favors settlement agreements of family law disputes. Parents may agree to take on obligations ...

Please see the statewide chart of enactment of the Uniform Collaborative Law Act (UCLA), with ...

What is a Parenting Plan? In Florida, a ‘Parenting Plan’ governs the relationship between parents ...

A parent who moves with a child from the child’s home country to another country, ...

On December 5, 2019, the Florida Supreme Court amended the form for income deduction orders. ...

The Supreme Court of Florida amended the Florida Rules for Qualified and Court-Appointed Parenting Coordinators (“Parenting ...

What happens to your beneficiary designations of your spouse when you divorce? With few exceptions, ...

Employers: think about reminding your employees to update their beneficiary designations after divorce. For multiple ...

Introduction  How does divorce affect your beneficiary designation of your ex when you die?  Multiple ...

Collaborative Parenting Plans in Florida divorce or paternity cases may address your child’s future best ...

Judges Must Make Decisions About Children’s Best Interests Based On Present Facts, Not Future Best ...

When Can a Judge Look Ahead? When ordering a parenting plan in a Florida divorce ...

Parenting plans govern parents’ future conduct in relationship towards each other and towards their children.  These ...

In Florida, parents face an extraordinary burden for modification of a parenting plan. This burden ...

When considering parents’ agreements, judges must safeguard children. A court isn’t bound by parents’ agreements ...

Parents in Florida divorce and paternity cases may anticipate and plan for events reasonably certain ...

A court has an ongoing obligation to safeguard minor children’s best interests. Collaborating parents may ...

Many parents agree to resolve privately future impasses if they can’t agree on decisions for ...

For events you anticipate, can you build into your parenting plan modifications? CN v. IGC: ...

You may agree your judgment will provide for a lesser burden for modification than the ...

This Beneficiary Designations Checklist for collaborative teams can help couples develop options for beneficiary designations ...

On divorce, Florida law automatically revokes beneficiary designations under insurance policies in favor of an ...

Spouses should know Florida Statutes automatically revokes certain will provisions upon a final judgment of ...

Florida law revokes on divorce beneficiary designations that “affect” an ex-spouse.  For more, read here, here ...

How do parenting plans provide for consent to mental health treatment for a child?  What ...

Parents in Florida divorce and paternity cases decide if they will share parental responsibility and ...

Parents who “share parental responsibility” retain full parental rights and responsibilities for their child. This ...

Florida law treats consent to a child’s “mental health treatment” differently from other shared major ...

In 2016, Florida law changed to mandate, in parenting plans designating shared parental responsibility, that ...

How do courts in Florida handle shared parental responsibility over a child’s health care? Florida ...

Florida’s divorce and paternity statutes don’t define “mental health treatment.” When they’re sharing parental responsibility, ...

Florida law provides either parent may consent to their child’s mental health treatment. But, what ...

Parents in the Collaborative Process may consider using definitions of “mental health treatment.” This article ...

When Florida parents divorce and share parental responsibility, either may consent to mental health treatment ...

Florida’s mental health treatment providers, and their professions’ corresponding statutory informed consent requirements, include: Mental Health ...

One parent disagrees with the other parent’s consenting to mental health treatment for their child. ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 1 of 8)   What corporation or trust challenges to ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 2 of 8) Service of Process – Effective Service is ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 3 of 8) For the Florida court to adjudicate claims ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 4 of 8) A spouse may attempt to bring in ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 5 of 8) First Prong: Is Personal Jurisdiction Over the ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 6 of 8) Alter Ego Basis for Jurisdiction: Piercing the ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 7 of 8) In Rem Jurisdiction Over Real and Personal ...

By Michael P. Sampson (part 8 of 8) Sworn Affidavits: Important to Be Prepared! An ...

This final installment of a 7-part series about domestic partnership agreements answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about ...

This sixth installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses financial disclosures and privacy. ...

This fifth installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses survivor’s rights on ...

This second installment of a 7-part series about domestic partnership agreements discusses the home and joint ...

This first installment of a 7-part series gives an overview of  domestic partnership agreements. Married and ...

This fourth installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses support when the ...

In 2020, the Supreme Court of Florida adopted collaborative divorce forms. See Florida Family Law ...

This article discusses Florida’s ethical rule for the collaborative law process in family law matters, ...

An “extended family member” may ask the court for “temporary” or “concurrent” custody of a ...

Florida’s collaborative law system for collaborative divorce has four parts: a statute, a family law ...

On October 15, 2020 (updated November 12, 2020), the Supreme Court of Florida approved Florida ...

By: Hanna Horvath, Policygenius The richest couple in the world is a couple no more. ...

This third installment of a 7-part series about Domestic Partnership Agreements discusses separate and jointly ...

PART III, CHAPTER 61, FLORIDA STATUTES COLLABORATIVE LAW PROCESS ACT 61.55 Purpose. 61.56 Definitions. 61.57 Beginning, concluding, and ...

RULE 12.745. COLLABORATIVE LAW PROCESS(a) Application. This rule governs all proceedings under chapter 61, part ...

The Challenge: In collaborative divorce, dividing retirement accounts can be tricky.  Collaborative teams, usually with ...

In the Matter of the Adoption of D.P.P., 158 So. 3d 633 (Fla. 5th DCA ...