According to data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 40 percent of children born in America are delivered by unmarried mothers. The “nonmarital” birth rate has actually fallen in recent years; a decade ago, the figure was close to 50 percent.

Under Florida law, when a married mother gives birth, the law presumes that the husband is the child’s father. When the mother […]

In the best of situations, sometimes plans just don’t work out. It’s the same for some of the worst situations: Florida divorces. For example, a Florida couple may have carefully negotiated and agreed to a specific level of child support to be paid, say by the former husband. That amount was based on conditions at the time of the divorce. Yet, conditions can change. If […]

In Florida, when you receive a child support award, it comes in the form of a legally-binding court order. When a noncustodial parent refuses to pay child support, they are violating the court’s order, and this puts them in contempt of court.

Being held in contempt is a very serious matter. Refusing to pay child support can result in a warrant […]

Simply defined, paternity refers to the quality or state of being a father and affords certain benefits to the legal father, the mother, and the child. In the past, questions surrounding paternity and paternity testing were less prevalent than they are in current society, largely due to the rise in children born out […]