Child Custody Attorney in Orlando, FL

Jennifer Dane Family Law

At Jennifer Dane Family Law we recognize the importance of a parent’s right to stay involved in their child’s life after a divorce or paternity case in Orlando, FL or surrounding areas. Child custody attorney Jennifer Dane works diligently to achieve her clients child custody goals. As an experienced child custody lawyer she will handle your child custody case with care and detailed attention, with a focus on you and your family, she will:

  • Meet with you to determine your short and long goals;
  • Address all important legal issues;
  • Request the court immediately address temporary issue;
  • Prepare and work towards the best possible result.

Attorney Jennifer Dane will personally handle all aspects of your case. You will be able to contact attorney Jennifer Dane by phone, text or email at any time with your questions and concerns. We take a personal interest in each client's case, well-being, and the family as a whole. Your child custody case in Orlando, FL will get the Jennifer Dane Family Law office full attention.

Florida Child Custody Time-Sharing & Parenting Plans

Best interest of the child

Best Interest of the Child

Florida has no presumption for or against the father or mother of the child or for or against any specific time-sharing schedule. The courts approach every issue regarding children by determining what is in the children’s best interest. The children should have frequent and continuing contact with both parents after the parents separate in Orlando, FL or surrounding areas. So, when a mother and father create a time-sharing schedule they should be sure to give enough time for both parents to be with the child. Parents should look at the needs of the children and figure out how to best allow both parents to be involved. At the Jennifer Dane Family Law office in Orlando, FL we further encourage parents to share all aspects of child rearing. To do this, each parent should have long enough visits to bond with the children and to perform different responsibilities and be involved in different aspects of the child’s life.

Parenting Plans Attorney

Since October 2008, Florida courts have followed a revised statute in determining issues regarding minor children in dissolution of marriage cases. The new statute requires that all cases with minor children have a parenting plan. The parenting plan will be required to describe in adequate detail:

  1. How the parents will share and be responsible for the daily tasks associated with the upbringing of the child in Orlando, FL and surrounding areas, and;
  2. The time-sharing schedule arrangements. In addition, the parenting plan will outline which parent will be responsible for any and all forms of health care, school-related matters, other activities, and the methods and technologies that the parents will use to communicate with the child. In most cases, the parents are encouraged to make these decisions together, continuing to work as a cohesive team.

Shared vs. Sole Child Custody

Typically, courts order the parents to have shared custody unless there is ample evidence that shared custody would harm the child. Parents should do everything in their power to work together on the custody and visitation schedule in Orlando, FL and surrounding areas, so the parental responsibilities are shared. If a parent does not want the other parent included in the child’s life, there must be good reasons why and evidence to support them. Florida law requires that the court consider reasons for limiting time-sharing with a parent.

Hire an Experienced Child Custody Attorney

If you are facing a divorce or paternity case with minor children or are considering your next steps, contact attorney Jennifer Dane Family Law for a confidential consultation, to discuss your case, your options, and those of your family in Orlando, FL. Attorney Dane’s primary focus is to help you and your family transition through the shared parenting process as seamlessly as possible. At the Jennifer Dane Family Law office we will advocate for you and children’s rights with passion and focus.

Collaborative Divorce

Collaborative Divorce

If you are thinking about or have made the decision to get divorced. If you think that an Collaborative Divorce might be the right process for you, call the attorney Jennifer Dane in Orlando, FL, for a consultation to discuss all of your options. Collaborative Divorce helps participants reach a settlement in a cost-effective manner while attempting to preserve family resources and the relationship between the separating spouses or partners.
Collaborative Divorce

Family Mediation

Mediation allows the parties to meet and attempt to settle the divorce case while having some say in the case's outcome. Attorney Jennifer Dane is also a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator and offers mediation services in Orlando, FL, for parties that are self represented or represented by counsel. As a mediator Jennifer works hard to help families find resolution and complete settlement of their case specific to that family’s needs.
Child Support

Child Support

Attorney Jennifer Dane and her team of experienced family lawyers in Orlando, FL, are committed to achieve accurate child support calculations. At Jennifer Dane Family Law we will carefully consider each factor and ensure detailed attention to childcare costs and health insurance costs that are often overlooked. Whether you are facing a child support issue or considering pursuing child support payments, we can assist you.