Child Neglect

Family Law

Lake County

Clients were accused of leaving a child unattended in a vehicle.  After investigating the matter, we learned that clients were very emotional because father was being deployed for military action.  In addition, the parents other child was being cared for by grandparents. As such, the parents simply entered a store and did not realize that the younger child was still in the car seat.   Further investigation revealed that the time period required by the statute was in question.  Because of our investigative efforts, we convinced the state attorney to dismiss all charges.

Wanting to Relocate with your Children?

From time to time we will be answering questions from persons who have questions about family law. Sonia from Kissimmee has a question, and she wrote:

“My former husband and I were divorced here in Florida for over a year now and we have two minor children in common; I would like to move back to Puerto Rico because I have strong family ties there. The children’s father would prefer that I do not because he would not be able to visit with the children as often. Can I move?”

Well, to answer this question, it all depends. As a result of you wanting to move the children more than fifty (50) miles away from their place of residence, you would need permission from Read more..

Is it a Crime to Discipline Your Child?

The trend in child discipline currently is to avoid physical forms of punishment and instead use “time outs” or other methods of discipline. There have been numerous cases in the news discussing the impact that physical punishment can have on the child and the community. Examples include the Devery Broox case where a 25 year old mentor was accused of being too severe in his methods of punishing a 7 year old boy. Read more..