A Florida court has ordered Detroit Tigers star Miguel Cabrera to pay $20,000 a month in child support to an ex-mistress he fathered two children with and pay off her nearly $1-million mansion by July. He’d had an ongoing affair with the woman and supported her financially for years. When the wife found out, Cabrera […]
Yes, you read the title correctly. Rapists, believe it or not, have legal rights when it comes to the seeking custody of the child born from the sexual assault. In 31 states, a rapist can sue the victim for custodial rights but in none of those states does the victim have a right to sue
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As a parent, I’ll be the first to say it’s the parents responsibility to protect their children but when the parents fail who is going to protect them? In most instances, it’s up to the state to step in and protect them but time after time the state fails as in the tragic case of
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Florida parent time sharing plans in divorce cases will be different in 2018. Bills passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Rick Scott became law on January 1, 2018. One of the laws will change how the children of divorced parents will spend their time between the two parents. The goal
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Alimony was the subject of heated controversy last year in Florida after Governor Rick Scott vetoed an alimony reform bill sent to him for signature. At issue in the 2016 alimony bill was a clause in the bill concerning mandatory 50/50 time sharing of children. Advocates for both sides of the issue fought long and
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What was once known as child custody and visitation in family law cases has changed much over the years. Even the terms custody and visitation have changed, in fact, they are no longer used. Since 2011, the Florida courts employ the terms parental responsibility and parental time sharing to describe what most of the general
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