Christine Trakas Thornhill, Esq. has been practicing family law in Florida for nearly 20 years. In this video, she answers your questions on majority time-sharing or child custody in Florida and specifically talks about how to accomplish this for yourself.
Christine fully explains the Florida Statutes Section 61.13 sub-section (3) that Florida judges use to determine which parent will get majority time sharing of their child or children.
Here is a brief explanation of what is laid out in these best interest factors:
A) Reasonability of the Parent
B) Personal parental responsibilities and third party responsibilities
C) Parent's ability to act on the needs of the child as opposed to their own personal needs
D) Maintaining the child's current, stable environment
E) Geographic location of the parents
F) Moral fitness of the parents
G) Mental and physical health of the parents
H) Home, school and community record of the child
I) Reasonable preference of the child
J) Parent's knowledge of the child's personal information
K) Parent's ability to maintain consistent routine or schedule for the child
L) Parents' communication with each other
M) Evidence of domestic violence, abuse or abandonment
N) Providing honest and truthful information to the court
O) Division of parental responsibilities of each parent
P) Parent's involvement in child's school and outside activities
Q) Providing an environment free from substance abuse
R) Protecting the child from ongoing litigation
S) Parent's capacity to meet child's needs at each developmental stage
T) Any other relevant factor
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FLORIDA STATUTE SECTION 61.13 sub-section (3): www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/i...
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