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11/24/2022

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08/10/2020

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05/25/2020

Let us never forget the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service of our country.

04/09/2020

From the 9th Judicial Circuit.

A judge has denied an Orange County woman’s request for temporary custody of her son, which she had argued would help protect the boy from exposure to the new coronavirus because his father is a first responder.

03/18/2020

GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS AND SHARING CHILDREN DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC



From leaders of groups that deal with families:
Susan Myres, President of American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
Dr. Matt Sullivan, President of Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)

1. BE HEALTHY
Comply with all CDC and local and state guidelines and model good behavior for your children with intensive hand washing, wiping down surfaces and other objects that are frequently touched, and maintaining social distancing. This also means BE INFORMED. Stay in touch with the most reliable media sources and avoid the rumor mill on social media.

2. BE MINDFUL
Be honest about the seriousness of the pandemic but maintain a calm attitude and convey to your children your belief that everything will return to normal in time. Avoid making careless comments in front of the children and exposing them to endless media coverage intended for adults. Don’t leave the news on 24/7, for instance. But, at the same time, encourage your children to ask questions and express their concerns and answer them truthfully at a level that is age-appropriate.

3. BE COMPLIANT with court orders and custody agreements.
As much as possible, try to avoid reinventing the wheel despite the unusual circumstances. The custody agreement or court order exists to prevent endless haggling over the details of timesharing.

4. BE CREATIVE
At the same time, it would be foolish to expect that nothing will change when people are being advised not to fly and vacation attractions such as amusement parks, museums, and entertainment venues are closing all over the US and the world. In addition, some parents will have to work extra hours to help deal with the crisis and other parents may be out of work or working reduced hours for a time. Plans will inevitably have to change. Encourage closeness with the parent who is not going to see the child through shared books, movies, games and FaceTime or Skype.

5. BE TRANSPARENT
Provide honest information to your co-parent about any suspected or confirmed exposure to the virus, and try to agree on what steps each of you will take to protect the child from exposure. Certainly, both parents should be informed at once if the child is exhibiting any possible symptoms of the virus.

6. BE GENEROUS
Try to provide makeup time to the parent who missed out, if at all possible. Family law judges expect reasonable accommodations when they can be made and will take seriously concerns raised in later filings about parents who are inflexible in highly unusual circumstances.

7. BE UNDERSTANDING
There is no doubt that the pandemic will pose an economic hardship and lead to lost earnings for many, many parents, both those who are paying child support and those who are receiving child support. The parent who is paying should try to provide something, even if it can’t be the full amount. The parent who is receiving payments should try to be accommodating under these challenging and temporary circumstances.

Adversity can become an opportunity for parents to come together and focus on what is best for the child. For many children, the strange days of the pandemic will leave vivid memories. It’s important for every child to know and remember that both parents did everything they could to explain what was happening and to keep their child safe.

03/08/2020

To all the women we know -- celebrating you today!

02/28/2020

Call your legislators. This is a bad bill whoch will only increase the amount and cost of litigation, increase animosity berween parents, and lead to outcomes where the needs of children get lost.

It’s especially important lawmakers get family law right.

01/17/2020

https://www.yourorlandolawyer.com/blog/2020/when-should-you-file-for-a-divorce?.html

Divorce may be a word that you thought you'd never have to hear. However, there are a few tell-tale signs that indicate maybe it's time to hire a divorce attorney and file for divorce.

12/31/2019

Happy New Year!
From our family to yours, may you have a happy and healthy start to 2020! Share some of your new year's resolutions with us in the comments below.

12/27/2019

Matters of international child abduction are extremely complicated. Attorney Lauren Ilvento explains how to take action.