A divorce, or dissolution of marriage in Florida can be particularly traumatic and emotional for men. The process is almost always preceded by stressful events and marital strife. Adversarial divorces are often enormously complicated, and for men, it is essential to make good decisions while suffering from great emotional stress. Men going through divorce are frequently not aware of their legal rights and obligations. A major issue for most men who are parents of children, is losing child custody.
Historically in marriage dissolution child custody cases in Florida, men were not given shared custody or equal time-sharing with their children. Wives were more often given custody because they were the “stay a home parent” for at least a year, they got the children ready for school every morning, and they were the one most likely to cook dinner nightly. Women almost always got custody of children under the age of two. The result was that children were raised primarily by their mother, with their father having a small role in their lives.
Since 2008, legal changes were made to the Florida legislature that eliminated the following terms:
• Custody
• Custodial
• Non-Custodial Parent
• Primary Residence
• Primary Residential Parent
• Visitation …show more content…
Fathers are able to receive a shared parental arrangement and equal time-sharing with the child based on a number of factors. Parenting plans created by the courts still often work again men. Those who have worked long hours to support their families, and are still doing so, may not be approved for a split time-sharing arrangement. If a man is unable to find nearby living arrangements to his children’s home, the court may decide it is not logistically to award him equal time-share. If there is acrimony between the divorced couple, as their often is in custody disputes, the court will limit the amount of time the man may see his
Historically in marriage dissolution child custody cases in Florida, men were not given shared custody or equal time-sharing with their children. Wives were more often given custody because they were the “stay a home parent” for at least a year, they got the children ready for school every morning, and they were the one most likely to cook dinner nightly. Women almost always got custody of children under the age of two. The result was that children were raised primarily by their mother, with their father having a small role in their lives.
Since 2008, legal changes were made to the Florida legislature that eliminated the following terms:
• Custody
• Custodial
• Non-Custodial Parent
• Primary Residence
• Primary Residential Parent
• Visitation …show more content…
Fathers are able to receive a shared parental arrangement and equal time-sharing with the child based on a number of factors. Parenting plans created by the courts still often work again men. Those who have worked long hours to support their families, and are still doing so, may not be approved for a split time-sharing arrangement. If a man is unable to find nearby living arrangements to his children’s home, the court may decide it is not logistically to award him equal time-share. If there is acrimony between the divorced couple, as their often is in custody disputes, the court will limit the amount of time the man may see his