Law Offices of Kelley A. Joseph, P.A.

Establishment or Modification of Child Support based on changes in financial circumstances, self-employment, Business owner, Cash Business, Cash Payments in Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach County, located in Plantation, Florida

Child Custody, Timesharing, Parenting Plans, Visitation, Supervised Visitation, Shared or Sole or Ultimate Parental Responsibility

Dissipation of marital assets, unreasonable accrual of marital debt in anticipation of litigation, l Commingling of marital and non-marital debts, distribution of debts, enforcement of court ordered debt obligations.

29 Years Courtroom Experience handling divorce matters, from uncontested, to contested but resolved prior to trial at mediation, to representing clients through trial throughout Florida, including experience in jury trials for civil claims including battery, breach of privacy, etc.

Fathers have the same rights as Mothers in the State of Florida-except in Paternity Cases, where Mother is sole parent of child until court orders paternity of child and establishes timesharing.

Over 29 years, I estimate 90% of all family law cases settle eventually in mediation as a result of attorney knowledge and experience inside and outside of courtroom.

Parenting Plans and Timesharing and Parental Responsibility. "Custody" does not exist in standard divorce and paternity absent abuse or neglect, then parent can seek sole custody and sole decision-making under F.S. 61.13

Family Law Section of Florida Bar (I am a member) is working to establish Father's rights from birth, rather than having no rights no matter how long the parent has been raising the child, as only biological Mother has "custody" until Paternity is legally established. Birth Certificate is not it.

Amicable exchange of financial disclosure and then negotiations of all issues of marriage, divorce, paternity or modification without litigation, through a Pre-Nuptial or Ante-Nuptial Agreement (deciding support and property rights before marriage) or Post-Nuptial (during marriage) or MSA (divorce)

Equitable Distribution of marital assets and debts after identifying and setting aside any non-marital assets and debts of the parties; valuation of family businesses and Personal Goodwill, Exclusive Possession or Partition of Marital Home, Division of Cash and Retirement by QDRO, etc.

Otherwise known as an Injunction for Protection against Domestic, Repeat or Dating, Sexual Violence, and Stalking from Ex Parte Temporary Relief to final hearing on whether to grant permanent injunction or restraining order.

Short marriages without complications- Temporary or bridge-the-gap alimony (from stay at home parent to working); moderate term marriage is rehabilitative alimony (back to school) or durational alimony up to length of marriage, lump sum alimony and over 17 yrs presumption for permanent alimony in FL

Flat Fee uncontested divorce without children is 1750.00 plus cost of filing and service and we file pleadings, financials, and attend final hearings/name changes. If uncontested divorce or paternity with children requiring a parenting plan we do that too $2750 plus costs of filing and service.

If a spouse becomes seriously ill or injured during marriage, even short and moderate term marriages can seek permanent alimony until death of either party or remarriage; vocational evaluations; imputation of income; defense against such awards and forensic accountant experts used.

Did you know that your spouse is entitled to a portion of. your house you bought before you were married in your own name, despite your payment of the mortgage during the marriage? It's true-marital component of a non-marital asset complex computations under F.S. 61.075

Paramount concern is what is in the best interest of the minor children. Oftentimes issues of parental abuse or parental alienation, appointment of guardian ad litem or social investigator, importance of fostering and promoting the relationship between the child and the other parent.

Did you know there is NO PRESUMPTION IN FAVOR OF EQUAL TIMESHARING? It's true. there is not. However, almost all judges believe that equal timesharing is best unless proven otherwise. Oftentimes contested cases involve unfit parents, substance abuse, violence, mental health issues, etc.

The court will not allow your child to testify 9 out of 10 times, and if they do the child needs to be a teen absent extreme circumstances. The Court will look to the factors in F.S. 61.13 and if you do not have counsel for contested custody litigation, you are at risk in a courtroom.

After child support is awarded the paying parent stops paying, loses jobs, or disappears. We go over your options and available resources to collect past due child support, including Income Withholding Orders, Job Searches, Asset Seizure, Contempt and Jail Time to ensure compliance.

child support is calculated based on the net income of each party. If you do not work, the court must impute income to you for child support, whether minimum wage or doctors salary depending on your professional history, cost of health insurance for you and child, and childcare costs + timesharing.

Cases which require expert testimony, typically high-asset/high-net-worth cases, family business valuations, real property appraisers, personal property appraisers, forensic accountants, vocational rehab experts, private investigators and forensic psychologists, to name a few.

Valuation of Closely held corporations, cash businesses, family businesses, claims of professional and personal goodwill, determining income using corporate tax returns and ledgers, imputation and dissipation of assets, interim equitable distribution, valuation date and unequal distributions.

Broward County Divorce, Paternity & Family Lawyer

Court appointed to represent children’s best interest. The hourly rate above requires prepayment of ten hours as retainer

Hourly Rate or 26 yr family law attorney handling all aspects of marital and family law.

26 years experience in all aspects of family law, divorce and child custody

Consultation is NO CHARGE if you retain Ms. Joseph thereafter and fee paid is applied to the retainer.

All forms of personal and product liability and medical malpractice with designated attorney