Florida Divorce * Child Custody * Domestic Violence Law Lawyer
Provides general legal news and information about family and divorce law in Florida.
Author: Janet Langjahr is a solo practitioner in Boca Raton, Fla.
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Recent Posts from Florida Divorce * Child Custody * Domestic Violence Law Lawyer
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Two Divorced Florida Judiciary Members to Duke It Out in Court Over Alleged Child Support Appearages
Child support disputes can erupt in the most unexpected places. Take two members of the Broward County judiciary. Divorced from each other for fifteen years. He has presided over many child support enforcement matters as…
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Father Accuses Mother of Abducting Children from New York, But Nothing is Clear to New York Authorities Until New York Can Wangle Custody Orders from Texas
New York State issues Amber Alert for two missing children based on Father’s allegation that Mother, a Texas woman, abducted them. Mother is taken into custody in Virginia. Now she awaits extradition. Problem is, the…
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Long Island Husband Alleges He Stabbed Wife to Death in Self-Defense
Long Island, New York law enforcement officers have been to Long Island Husband’s and Wife’s home several times over domestic complaints. Wife obtains domestic violence restraining order against Husband. Husband is also charged with second…
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Uncontested Divorce Is Not Necessarily Simple or Fast, But It is Less Expensive and Acrimonious
Contrary to what most people think, uncontested divorce doesn’t necessarily mean instant divorce or simple divorce. In fact, it can often take quite a while before parties can come to agreement on all issues. And…
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Mother Returns from Iraq to Ignored Parenting Plan and Court Battle for Visitation with Her Baby
New Jersey Mother and Father have Daughter. Mother is deployed to Iraq for nearly a year. Daughter is in Father’s care during Mother’s deployment. Before Mother departs for Iraq, with the assistance of the military,…
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Mediating Your Way to an Uncontested Divorce
In theory, everyone wants an uncontested divorce. In reality, that may not be so easy to achieve. The most common means to an uncontested divorce is a process called mediation. Here in Palm Beach County,…
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Arkansas Man Subject to Domestic Violence Restraining Order Violates It By Allegedly Shooting Neighbor’s Dog
Arkansas Man has a domestic violence restraining order (or order of protection) against him. As is customary, the injunction for protection against domestic violence bars Man from keeping guns. Man discovers neighbor’s dog on his…
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Another Father Denied Access to His Child Abducted to Brazil, Despite Hague Convention
A British college instructor (Father) hasn’t seen his Daughter in fourteen years. Her Mother allegedly abducted her from the UK to Brazil at that time. Brazil is a party to the Hague Convention on the…
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August is National Child Support Enforcement Month
Before it draws to a close, it should be noted that August is our national Child Support Enforcement Month. Local and statewide child support enforcement agencies are celebrating their mission, their increasingly innovative and resourceful…
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Collaborative Divorce is One Path to an Uncontested Divorce … But Not the Only One
A group of Michigan professionals are rallying around one particular path to an uncontested divorce. It’s called collaborative divorce. In collaborative divorce, both spouses commit to pursuing an amicable resolution without the necessity of litigating.…