When determining child custody or as it is known today, parental responsibility and visitation rights, Florida law requires that the court consider the best interests of the children. This may sound simple but it involves many factors and is quite complicated. The court will make a parenting plan determination after considering a variety of different factors including the living conditions of both parents as well as their ability to maintain a good place in which the children can be raised. … [Read more...]
Child Support V. Spousal Support Orders
In a recent case of Perez v. Perez, Fla: Dist. Court of Appeals, 2nd Dist. 2016, a husband appealed a nonfinal support order in dissolution of marriage proceedings between him and his former wife. The court reversed the order because it failed to differentiate between child support and alimony. The court found merit in his contention that the order should be reversed because it does not differentiate between child support and alimony. The order required the husband to pay for the rent of the … [Read more...]
