Family Law

• Divorce
  A contested divorce case results when the parties are unable to come to an agreement on ALL the issues that arise in their case. The issues that arise in a typical case include...
• Child Support
  Do I still have to pay child support if I have 50/50 time sharing or joint custody with my child? | Law Office of A. James Mullaney
• Child Custody and Visitation
  The Florida Statutes no longer use the terms “child custody” and “visitation”. As of October 1, 2008, the law replaced the term “visitation” with “time sharing.” A time sharing schedule (a Parenting Plan ) sets out the time that each parent will spend with their child.
• Adoption
• Paternity
• Premarital Agreement
  Whether you call it a prenuptial agreement, prenup, or premarital agreement, these documents are simply contracts between two unmarried people that decide the terms of a divorce before the couple marries. There are many reasons why you should consider a prenuptial agreement. Among the main reasons are...
• Spousal Support
  In 2005, the Florida Statutes were revised to make it easier to terminate an alimony obligation. Under the old law, an alimony obligation could be terminated if the receiving spouse remarried. Many receiving spouse got around this rule (and continued to receive alimony) by simply living with their new love interest.
• Legal Separation
• Annulment
  Florida is one of the few states that has no annulment statute. Annulments in Florida are based on the common law – which means that such cases are decided by the court analyzing prior cases. As a result, it is important that you contact an annulment lawyer in Jacksonville.
• Child Abuse
  Evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, regardless of whether a prior or pending action relating to those issues has been brought. If the court accepts evidence of prior or pending actions regarding domestic violence, sexual violence, child abuse, child abandonment, or child neglect, the court must specifically acknowledge in writing that such evidence was considered when evaluating the best interests of the child.

Criminal Law

• Sex Crimes
  An unfortunate truth is that many divorces are the result of domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as violence (assault, battery, sexual assault, rape, etc.) which occurs in a domestic setting.
• Assault
• Restraining Order
  You must show that you have a reasonable belief that you are in imminent fear of becoming a victim of domestic violence to obtain an Order of Protection (Restraining Order).