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Child Support & Custody
Morally and legally, parents have an obligation to support their children according to their means. That obligation can be a prime issue when a marriage is about to be dissolved, as well when paternity issues arise in non-marital situations. Marina R. Taylor helps her Brandon, Riverview, and Hillsborough County clients determine a fair formula for their child’s financial support that more than meets the rules governed by Florida’s Child Support Guidelines. Child custody law has evolved over the past 30 years from favoring the mother as the custodial parent to a presumption that both mother and father should have equal “time sharing” with their minor children when the parties’ schedules permit. Fathers are now able to have up to 183 overnight visits per year.
Child Support & Custody
Marina knows that the last thing a divorcing parent wants to do is agree to a custody arrangement that grants you and your children unfavorable terms. As an experienced child visitation lawyer, Marina R. Taylor has seen too many instances where parents signed away their rights because of a lack of adequate legal knowledge.
In your initial Free Consultation, Marina will explain all the factors affecting you and your children during and after your divorce, whether a simple no-fault divorce or a more complex procedure. She will keep you well-informed throughout the divorce process.
“While divorce can be difficult to deal with at the best of times, when children are involved emotions take on a new intensity. Unfortunately, the disagreements and conflicts that arise from these situations can be extremely harmful to the innocent children involved in the dispute. I make your children my priority.”—Marina R. Taylor
Child Custody and Child Support
Can Be Contentious Issues in a Divorce
Can Be Contentious Issues in a Divorce
Assuring equitable child support and care is one of the many legal issues arising from a divorce that Marina is both skilled and knowledgeable in handling. Whether she is with you at the negotiation table, or arguing your case in court, Marina will help you:
- Detemine a custodial arrangement that suits your schedule and the role you wish to play in your child’s life.
- Coordinate documentation, legal facts, and personal information needed to present your case in the best possible light.
- Provide ongoing guidance during mediatin and court hearings.
Following your divorce, Marina will help you exercise your parental rights in court if your spouse is in breach of your approved child support or custody agreement — whether helping you enforce timely child support payments, arranging visitation for non-custodial parents, and re-negotiating equitable support rates.
Negotiation Is Key to Reaching a
Successful Agreement for Your Children
As an experienced child custody lawyer, litigation is always Marina’s last resort. Instead, Marina will strive to reach an out-of-court agreement for your children that focuses on securing an amicable custody arrangement between you and your spouse. Such a well-negotiated compromise will ensure that you don’t have to depend upon the court making a decision in your favor. A successfully negotiated agreement also protects your children from the stress of testifying at a court hearing. Marina strongly believes that avoiding a contentious, potentially drawn-out, and expensive litigation process is always preferable.
Your Child’s Best Interest Always Comes First
During your Free Consultation, Marina will explain how courts don’t like to be forced to decide your child’s custody, but will do so, if necessary, to protect the best interests of your children, which include
- What the child’s wants;
- The physical and mental condition of all family members;
- Both parent’s moral character, reliability, and parenting ability;
- The financial circumstances of each parent;
- The stability of the proposed home environment and living circumstances;
- Any prior evidence of domestic abuse or substance abuse,
- The present and future emotional, relationship, and educational development of the child;
- The willingness of each parent to cooperate with the other parent;
- And which parent has been the primary caretaker for the children.
As an experienced child custody lawyer Marina R Taylor will fight for your children’s rights and benefits on each of these points throughout through out your divorce process.
Fathers Are Parents, Too
While many lawyers mostly focus on ensuring that the ex-husband make consistent and sufficient payments, Marina R. Taylor focuses, as well, on ensuring that fathers—and sometimes mothers—aren’t agreeing to an unfair distribution of their hard-earned incomes.
A number of extenuating circumstances can significantly change the nature and complexity of a child custody case.
- A spouse may change their mind during the negotiation process and argue to change the terms of the custody arrangement.
- If a spouse moves to a different State, jurisdictional issues could change the legal reality of the divorce agreement.
- You or your spouse may have remarried.
- Alternatively, you may believe your child would be in danger under the care of your spouse.
- Or your ex-spouse may break the terms of the original custody agreement by denying you visitation or by refusing to return your child at the prescribed time.
- A spouse may be mandated by the court to attend classes for anger management or drug and/or alcohol abuse.
In many of these cases it may become far more difficult for you to negotiate an equitable custody sharing agreement. As a child custody and divorce lawyer with over 30 years of experience serving clients in Brandon, Riverview, and Hillsborough County, Marina R. Taylor is dedicated to finding the quickest, most beneficial solution for you and your family.
Marina always offers intelligent legal advice and compassionate guidance—welcome assistance in an emotionally fraught time. And if an agreement can’t be reached at the negotiating table, Marina is more than prepared to fight fiercely for your rights in court. Marina will work hard to prepare evidence and file petitions prior to trial when your spouse disrespects your visitation rights, or actively threatens the health and welfare of your children.
Ultimately her aim is to secure the happiness and future comfort of your child. Marina’s experience both inside and outside the courtroom will help you resolve your legal issues efficiently, and effectively.
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Artful Negotiation Is the Key to a Successful Divorce
“A lawyer will be objective and unaffected by emotional issues that can lead to mistakes. Florida divorce law can be complicated, so I strongly recommend that you consult with an experienced Family and Marital Law attorney before you sign any agreement that may leave your legal rights unprotected.”
—Marina R. Taylor
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