DADvocacyPrenuptial Agreement The Importance of Premarital Agreements Premarital agreements, more commonly known as prenuptial agreements, have become increasingly more popular. In the…DADvocacy™March 28, 2023
Prenuptial Agreement The Impact of Divorce on Your Restaurant Business Perhaps more than any other kind of business, restaurant owners put all of themselves into…DADvocacy™March 26, 2023
Child Custody How Do I Find Out If A Child Is Mine? When you are first told the news that you are the father of a child,…DADvocacy™February 28, 2023
DADvocacy Official Family Law Forms for Florida. FREE and Florida Supreme Court APPROVED If you are representing yourself in Florida family courts, you may find many websites purporting…DADvocacy™February 25, 2023
DADvocacyVisitation and Timesharing What does Shared Parental Responsibility mean? Does that mean I have joint custody? In a divorce, there are many issues that are difficult to resolve. But in Florida,…DADvocacy™February 24, 2023
DADvocacy How to Talk to A Judge or Hearing Officer in Family Court Most attorneys and judges will tell you that representing yourself in family court is a…DADvocacy™February 14, 2023
Child Support Consequences of Failure to Pay Child Support One of the unfortunate results of divorce cases is that ex spouses sometimes forget to…DADvocacy™February 14, 2023
Divorce Critical Tips to Win Your Zoom Divorce Hearing, Part 5: What to practice with a friend When you appear before opposing counsel and the judge or general magistrate, you should be…DADvocacy™February 14, 2023
Child CustodyCo-ParentingFamily Law What Does 50/50 Timesharing Look Like on Paper? When asked what timesharing schedule a client wants, the most common response is, “I want…DADvocacy™February 11, 2023
DADvocacyDomestic Violence Domestic Violence Court without a Lawyer in Florida-Guide for Civil Injunctions. For those dealing with issues where they have been the victim of domestic violence, or…DADvocacy™February 11, 2023
Mediation and settlement Can you be ordered to mediate in Florida? Yes, you can absolutely be ordered to mediate your disputes in Florida, however, you cannot…DADvocacy™January 29, 2023
Child CustodyFather’s Rights Child Custody and Visitation Rights for Unmarried Fathers Regardless if a child’s parents were married when he or she was born, biological fathers…DADvocacy™January 24, 2023
Child SupportDADvocacy “I Have a New Baby to Support. Can I Get My Child Support Obligation for My Older Child Lowered?” Congratulations! However, the answer is: Generally, no, a subsequent child is not cause for lowering…DADvocacy™January 22, 2023
AlimonyChild Support Is it true that they are getting rid of alimony in Florida? Not likely. While the alimony statute has been significantly changed in 2010 and 2011, the…DADvocacy™January 14, 2023
Divorce Incapacity and Divorce Mental incapacity is one of two grounds for divorce in Florida. Florida is a no-fault…DADvocacy™January 14, 2023
Child Support Who begins a child support case and how? English/Espanol There are four different ways a child support case begins. Parent –initiated private case: One…DADvocacy™January 8, 2023
Child SupportDADvocacy How NOT to Pay Child Support You have a child, and you are separated from the child’s mother. She has not…DADvocacy™January 8, 2023
Father’s Rights Can my ex change my son’s last name without my permission? Changing a child’s last name must be done with a petition served in the court…DADvocacy™December 22, 2022
Child CustodyDADvocacy Your case has recently been referred to Family Court Services. What does that mean? The Family Court Services Unit (FCS) was developed to assist judges and general magistrates with…DADvocacy™October 27, 2022
DADvocacyPrenuptial Agreement The Necessity of Prenuptial Agreements No one gets married, anticipating they will eventually get divorced. However, studies show at least…DADvocacy™August 9, 2022
Child CustodyDADvocacy I Have a UCD Hearing. What Happens There and What Do I Bring? You will need to bring the following items with you to the final hearing: Your…DADvocacy™May 12, 2022
Child SupportVisitation and Timesharing Judge, Hearing Officer, General Magistrate, what’s the difference? What is a General Magistrate and Hearing Officer? In Florida, Chief Judges of each circuit…DADvocacy™January 29, 2022
Child CustodyDivorceVisitation and Timesharing The judge just appointed a guardian ad litem. What is that and why? In cases involving time sharing (visitation/custody) the judge may appoint a guardian ad litem, by…DADvocacy™January 11, 2022
Father’s RightsPaternityTeenage Dads Establishing Paternity in Florida via DNA Testing Every child has the right to two legal parents. Perhaps you are one of the…DADvocacy™December 23, 2021
Firm News Understanding Your Bill We hope our clients do not get sticker shock when they receive their bills. To…DADvocacy™February 25, 2021
Co-Parenting How To Survive the 2020/2021 Virtual School Year With Your Ex Co-Parenting during COVID-19 has been challenging for everyone, but with school starting soon, parents need…DADvocacy™August 17, 2020
DADvocacy ZOOM…GOING VIRTUAL WITH OUR JUSTICE SYSTEM With COVID-19 changing how we operate our day to day lives, so has the way…DADvocacy™April 9, 2020
Co-Parenting Immediate Help For Florida Restaurant/Hospitality Workers Falling Behind On Child Support Because of the global COVID-19 pandemic and the national effort to contain the spread, these…DADvocacy™March 18, 2020
Child SupportDADvocacyTimesharing Coparenting with Your Crazy Ex During Coronavirus AS COVID-19 continues to change the way we operate our daily lives, we will be…DADvocacy™March 17, 2020
Child CustodyChild SupportDADvocacyDivorceFamily Law Do You Need a Dedicated Father’s Rights Firm? Why Choose A Dedicated Father’s Rights Firm? Our legislative/political and policy positions are pro-dad. We…DADvocacy™February 3, 2020
Child CustodyChild Support Good News for our Broward Clients: Status Quo Orders are now available in Broward Family Cases As of February 21, 2019, the Chief Judge of Broward County, Florida, Jack Tuter, signed…DADvocacy™November 11, 2019
Child CustodyDADvocacyFamily Law Split Custody and Census 2020: Don’t Let Your Child Be Unaccounted For April 1, 2020, is Census Day across the United States, but how do you ensure…DADvocacy™October 7, 2019
Co-ParentingDADvocacyFirm News PSA: How to Survive Hurricane Dorian with Your Co-Parenting Relationship Intact Hurricane season is stressful, and the decision of whether to shelter in place or evacuate…DADvocacy™August 30, 2019
Firm News DADvocacy™ Law Firm Opens New Office Location in Fort Lauderdale, Florida You already know that DADvocacy™ Law Firm is the trusted name in fathers’ rights advocacy…DADvocacy™July 26, 2019
Prenuptial Agreement Attorney Suttle Shares Prenup Knowledge in October 2018 Issue of American Drycleaner Owning a small business, like a drycleaners for example, can bring plenty of stress each…DADvocacy™November 16, 2018
Child Support Can I Get Timesharing in my Administrative Child Support Case? The answer to this question used to be a hard no, but Florida Statute 409.2563 has…DADvocacy™August 7, 2018
DADvocacyFirm News DADVOCACY Named Among the Top 25 Divorce Lawyers in Miami Expertise included Dadvocacy in its list of the 25 best divorce lawyers in Miami for…DADvocacy™April 13, 2016
Divorce Got an Agreement to Sell the Marital Home? The Devil is in the Details. Here are Ten Issues that Could Cause You to Wind Up Back in Court Selling a marital home in a divorce is for some people a way to start…DADvocacy™August 14, 2015
Child SupportDADvocacyDivorceDomestic Violence Pricing at DADvocacy. How Does it Work? All of our cases are priced with regard to the following issues: The history of…DADvocacy™April 15, 2015
RelocationVisitation and Timesharing If mom tries to relocate with the kids What If My Ex Tries To Move The Kids Out Of State? If your spouse…DADvocacy™December 20, 2013
Child SupportVisitation and Timesharing Breaking News on Equal Time sharing. It Passed, Today, April 18, 2013 The equal time sharing bill passed the Florida legislature late this afternoon. It calls for…DADvocacy™April 18, 2013
DivorceFather’s RightsVisitation and Timesharing Equal Time sharing Presumption Passed the Florida Senate Yesterday. What This Means NOTE: This bill still must clear the House, and it is expected to do so…DADvocacy™April 5, 2013
DADvocacyFather’s RightsVisitation and Timesharing How the pro-dad movement is pro-mom As a woman, a feminist, and the owner of a law firm dedicated to representing…DADvocacy™February 5, 2013
Child SupportOut of State Dads My child support order is from a state which requires support to the age of 21. I think we are usually talking about the state of New York, where child support…DADvocacy™January 25, 2013
Child Support Child Support and the Small Business Owner. Electronic payment is available. Child Support can now be paid online by employers who are required to garnish child…DADvocacy™January 25, 2013
Child SupportDADvocacy How long does ongoing child support last? Well, that can actually be a tricky question, and has different answers depending on the…DADvocacy™January 23, 2013
Family LawOut of State DadsVisitation and Timesharing I have timesharing with my children, but I am to be deployed by the military. What happens now? On behalf of the entire DADvocacy team, thank you for service to our country and…DADvocacy™January 18, 2013
Child Support I have two child support cases. How can I reduce or equalize them? Be very careful, and get some legal advice with guidelines calculations before you Petition to…DADvocacy™January 12, 2013
Child Support Why is my child support so high? From time to time, I meet with clients who appear to have a high child…DADvocacy™January 8, 2013
Child SupportDADvocacyFather’s Rights Questions asked by dads this week: lottery winnings, workers comp, mediation and why your ex gets a free lawyer Mario asked:Can lottery winnings be garnished for child support arrears? Yes, as long as the…DADvocacy™January 7, 2013
DADvocacyFirm News Hilarious photos of the Worlds Best Dad, David Engledow This funny post is just a gift for my clients. Happy New Year. http://shine.yahoo.com/photos/world-best-father-photographer-pokes-slideshow/DADvocacy™January 6, 2013
Child SupportFather’s Rights Why we don’t represent moms (or jerks who refuse to pay.) We actually have several moms who are our clients, but statistically speaking, the “custodial parent”…DADvocacy™December 31, 2012
Child SupportDADvocacyVisitation and Timesharing Did your lawyer run the child support guidelines? In Florida, the guidelines are the single biggest determining factor in child support. When you hired…DADvocacy™December 30, 2012
Child SupportOut of State Dads Smart changes to child support enforcement in Ohio The State of Ohio has passed some smart legislation to ensure that that enforcement mechanisms…DADvocacy™December 28, 2012
Father’s RightsVisitation and Timesharing When Can My Child Tell the Judge Which Parent He or She Wants To Live With? Pursuant to §61.13, Florida Statutes, one of the many factors the court considers when ordering a…DADvocacy™December 27, 2012
Child SupportVisitation and Timesharing What are court costs? How much? COURT COSTS. Right now, all actions in Miami-Dade County that we offer have court costs…DADvocacy™December 26, 2012
Child SupportFather’s RightsVisitation and Timesharing DADvocacy featured in the Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/24/3155532/lawyer-takes-child-support-practice.html#storylink=misearchDADvocacy™December 26, 2012
Child CustodyFather’s RightsVisitation and Timesharing Child Custody and Fathers’ Rights | DADvocacy™ Law Firm The days where child custody automatically went to the mother are over. Today, courts take the rights…DADvocacy™December 21, 2012
Child Support What is the Child Support – Driver License Suspension Program? Florida, as with many other states, takes child support obligations very seriously. If you are paying child…DADvocacy™December 19, 2012
Child SupportVisitation and Timesharing Child Support Guidelines Math glitch | DADvocacy™ Law Firm Sometimes online or other automated Florida child support calculators don’t seem to come out quite right, and…DADvocacy™December 19, 2012
Visitation and Timesharing What is time sharing anyway? Is it the same as Shared Parental Responsibility? In 2008, our Florida lawmakers amended Fl. Stat 61.13 to eliminate the word Custody and…DADvocacy™January 10, 2012