Child Support What Is “Birdnesting” and Is It Right for Me? After a divorce, there are several available custody options for parents, including: Sole Custody. This…DADvocacy™May 2, 2025
Child SupportFamily Law How Do I Figure Out My Child Support Payments? Child support is a court-imposed obligation upon one parent to pay the other parent in order…DADvocacy™December 23, 2024
Child SupportFamily Law What If I Can’t Afford My Child Support Payments? Have you suffered a life-altering event that is making it difficult for you to make…DADvocacy™November 27, 2024
Child SupportDivorceFamily Law Stepparent Privacy in Divorce Proceedings Part One: Can my husband’s ex come after me for child support? Many family law litigants worry…DADvocacy™October 19, 2024
Child Support Why Was My Passport Application or Renewal Denied? Did you receive a letter indicating that your application for, or your renewal of, your…DADvocacy™September 24, 2024
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Child Support Child Support and Your SSI and Social Security Benefits If you have applied for, are receiving or have recently been approved to receive Social…DADvocacy™August 14, 2024
Child SupportDADvocacy Age by Age Conversation Starters for the Scheduled Nightly Phone Call Age Range: Little Ones Read a nightly book together. Get two copies so they can…DADvocacy™July 23, 2024
Child SupportFamily Law Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: How to Make Sure You Have All Your Proof of Child Support Payments and Credits Most clients always say the same thing when asked if they have proof of receipts…DADvocacy™June 1, 2024
Child CustodyChild SupportPaternity Teen Dad? Here’s What You Need to Know If you’re a teenager and you’ve just been informed that you’re a father, a thousand…DADvocacy™April 14, 2024
Child SupportDivorce Why Does My Ex-Wife Get a Free Child Support Lawyer? Fathers in divorce are often blindsided by just how much a family law court can be tilted…DADvocacy™April 4, 2024
Child SupportDADvocacyDivorce Care and Feeding of Your New Divorce Lawyer You’ve got yourself a family law lawyer. Congrats! Here’s how to keep him or her…DADvocacy™February 27, 2024
Child SupportFamily Law Child Support: When Can It Be Stopped? Has your child turned 18? Perhaps your visitation rights are being withheld by the mother.…DADvocacy™October 12, 2023
Child SupportPrenups Does your engaged son or daughter need a prenup? Are you a soon-to-be mother-in-law or father-in-law? Does your son or daughter need a prenup?…DADvocacy™October 11, 2023
Child CustodyChild Support Getting Divorced? Meet Your New Best Friend – Your CPA You or your soon-to-be-ex-spouse filed for divorce. You now face the loss of assets while…DADvocacy™October 5, 2023
Child Support Why Do I Have to Comply with Discovery, I Wasn’t even married to the Mother of My Child? The legislature of the State of Florida sets forth rules for discovery, and those rules…DADvocacy™August 22, 2023
Child Support Why it is Important to Deal with Timesharing Issues Prior to Settling Child Support It is essential that timesharing is clearly defined between parents prior to agreeing to child support.…DADvocacy™August 18, 2023
Child CustodyChild Support Keeping that ‘Swag’ in check: The guide on what is proper attire before the Court Gucci. Versace. Hermes. Zenga. All popular and high-ticket items to show that your ‘swag’ is…DADvocacy™August 13, 2023
Child SupportFamily Law Retroactive Child Support vs. Child Support Arrears: What’s the Difference & How Does the State & Federal Government Enforce Them Retroactive child support can best be described as “back pay” for a specific period of time before…DADvocacy™July 31, 2023
Child CustodyChild SupportVisitation and Timesharing Just Starting Overnight Timesharing/Visitation? Here Are Some Ideas to Make Your Child Feel at Home. Starting overnights in a new bedroom in a new home can be easier and more…DADvocacy™July 16, 2023
Child Support Guardian ad Litem or Social Investigator-What’s the Difference? If your case involves a lot of animosity or contention between the parties; if there…DADvocacy™June 18, 2023
Child SupportVisitation and Timesharing Family Law Lawyers: Have you heard about the Child Support Guidelines Math Glitch? Sometimes online or other automated Florida child support calculators don’t seem to come out quite right, and…DADvocacy™May 18, 2023
AlimonyChild SupportFamily Law What Are The Tax Consequences of Child Support Payments? Understanding child support is difficult. Once you understand how child support is calculated, you might begin to…DADvocacy™May 13, 2023
Child SupportCo-ParentingDADvocacyFather’s Rights How to Set Yourself Up for Better Communication with Your Co-Parent When going through a separation or divorce from your co-parent it is imperative to keep the line…DADvocacy™April 30, 2023
Child Support How to Reinstate Your Driver’s License After It Has Been Suspended for Failing to Pay Child Support Florida states that your driver’s license may (will) be suspended for failing to pay child…DADvocacy™April 28, 2023
Child SupportDivorce MYTH: Child Support can’t take my IRS refund if I file jointly with my new spouse. FACT: Child Support Enforcement CAN take your IRS refund if you are behind on your child support…DADvocacy™April 15, 2023
Child Support Do I Have to Pay Child Support if I Lose my Job? The short answer is: yes. A child support order remains in effect even if you…DADvocacy™April 11, 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
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
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
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 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
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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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