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In the stormy seas of South Florida family law, you need an experienced hand at the helm. When your family’s future is at stake, we can give you a beacon of hope, and help you find the right path towards a successful resolution of your case based on your circumstances.
With Kalish & Jaggars on your side, you’ll gain more than a top-rated advocate who stays on top of legal news; our experienced divorce lawyers in Florida will be relentless advocates fighting for your peace of mind and best interests.
Our mission is to help you expertly navigate the labyrinth of divorce and family law legal procedures. Driven by our proven legal experience and dedication to providing you with excellent client service at one of our locations, we are committed to the communities we serve throughout Florida.
Allow our family law attorneys to steer you through your legal journey and help you achieve the best possible outcome for your case. Contact us today for a completely free strategy session to get started or to meet our dedicated legal team.
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At every step of the way you will stay informed about your case and know your rights. In family law cases, knowledge is power. We've supported our clients through their most challenging times and steered them towards a brighter future. Allow us to do the same for you. Experience the trust, compassion, and expertise that sets us apart from other attorneys.
Our approach to divorce law is unique. We're not just here to push papers and make court appearances. We're here to help you navigate your divorce with dignity, fairness, and a focus on your future with the best possible outcome based on your case.
From uncontested divorces to complex, high-asset cases, we ensure your rights and assets are protected.
We can help you navigate a smooth separation if you're both in agreement. We'll help you and your spouse settle things calmly and straightforwardly so you both move on to new chapters of your lives.
An uncontested divorce can significantly reduce legal fees and emotional stress. We’ll guide you through the process step by step to ensure everything is handled properly, saving you time, money, and frustration.
Just as tides change, so do circumstances. We can help you adjust your custody arrangements, parenting plans and timesharing agreements to ensure they continue to serve your child's best interests.
Start your married life with everything on the table. With our Prenuptial Agreement services, we'll help you define your financial boundaries clearly, creating a bedrock of understanding that prevents future disagreements.
Marriage is a journey, and we're here to help you navigate it. Our Postnuptial Agreement services let you sort out your financial details even after you've tied the knot, setting a course for a more secure, mutual understanding.
Establishing paternity is a necessary step toward getting the results you want. We can help you anchor your family ties firmly, ensuring the rights and responsibilities that come from your paternity are secured.
Equitable distribution doesn’t always mean equal — especially when significant wealth, property, and investments are involved. We represent high net worth individuals in divorce cases. Our goal is to protect your financial interests and maintain your wealth throughout the divorce process.
Keeping commitments is crucial, especially when it comes to your timesharing agreement. With our Enforce Timesharing services, we'll ensure your child's visitation schedule remains consistent and secure, just as the court ordered.
Discover all areas of our expertise beyond the harbor of the above services. We can help you navigate Florida's legal waters confidently, knowing that our experienced team is guiding you every mile of the way.
Our attorneys Scott Kalish, Dara and Serena have built a reputation for taking on battles and emerging victorious. Clients from all walks of life have celebrated our professionalism, responsiveness, and relentless pursuit of justice. Here's what just a few of them had to say after working with us...
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Florida’s current family-law framework generally uses the terms parental responsibility and time-sharing rather than treating “custody” as a separate legal award. What most parents mean by custody is split into these two legal concepts: parental responsibility, which covers who makes major decisions for a child, and time-sharing, which covers the
In Florida, the child’s best interests are the governing standard courts use when making parenting and time-sharing decisions. Judges evaluate a specific list of 20 statutory factors under Fla. Stat. § 61.13(3), [1] covering everything from each parent’s ability to co-parent to the child’s own stability and safety, and weigh
A Florida parenting plan is the court-approved document that governs how parents share decision-making and time with their child after a divorce or paternity case. In Florida family-law proceedings where the court must establish parental responsibility or a time-sharing arrangement, a parenting plan is generally required, and it must address
The most useful way to document co-parenting problems for a Florida custody case is to keep a plain, dated record of what actually happened: missed exchanges, ignored messages, and any way the conflict is reaching your child. Specific, contemporaneous records can help a parent present evidence about what occurred, particularly
If your co-parent isn’t following your parenting plan, Florida law generally gives you two main paths for addressing it: ask the court to enforce the plan as written, or ask the court to change it based on what has genuinely changed since it was entered. Both tools operate inside the
In Florida, 50/50 time-sharing is not automatic. Since July 1, 2023, Florida Statute 61.13 has established a rebuttable presumption that equal time-sharing is in a child’s best interests[1][2], but the court must still determine the parenting plan and time-sharing schedule under the full statutory framework governing a Florida child custody
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