Tips for a Civil Co-Parenting Relationship
While your relationship with your former spouse changes after the end of your marriage, any children you had together still love both of you as their parents. It can be difficult to adapt to a new...
View Article3 Ways a Mediator Can Help You with Your Co-Parenting Plan
Are you getting ready to discuss a co-parenting plan with your ex-spouse? In many cases, the assistance of a mediator can help your entire family reach the best resolution. Mediators protect the...
View ArticleUnderstanding Adoption in Florida
Whether you’re in Florida or somewhere else, adoption is a legal process. The type of adoption you are looking to pursue will determine whether you need an adoption attorney or if a notary will...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Paternity Questions
Establishing or disestablishing paternity can be complicated. As paternity lawyers, we receive many inquiries from both mothers and fathers about paternity issues. Here are some of the most common...
View ArticleSo Much More Than Just a Divorce Attorney
It is true that Wagstaff Law Office handles divorce settlements for our clients, but we also offer many other services. Sometimes families come to us with exciting news of a pending adoption; other...
View ArticleConsiderations When Establishing Paternity
Although it is assumed that when a couple is married that the father of any children born during the marriage are the biological children of that man, this may not always be the case. If the mother...
View ArticleDisestablishing Paternity in Florida
Paternity comes with certain rights and responsibilities. It also makes the assumption that you are the father of the child or children and involved in their lives in a positive and meaningful way....
View ArticleLegitimizing Paternity in Florida
It is often surprising to fathers who have a child out of wedlock that the State of Florida does not automatically grant them any rights, even if they are named as the father on the birth certificate....
View ArticleLegal Rights and Responsibilities of Unmarried Fathers in Florida
When a woman and man are married and a child is born, the state assumes that he is the father. However, when a woman has a child out of wedlock, there is no presumption of fatherhood. In many cases,...
View ArticlePaternity and Inheritance Rights in Florida: What You Need to Know
As a father, you have certain rights. And, your children have certain rights. Although many of these are similar from state to state, you and your child are not guaranteed these rights unless...
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