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• Changing a Parenting Plan (Timesharing) and/or Child Support

  This informational page is for Florida residents who have already filed and completed a divorce or paternity case with a Parenting Plan, and are looking to modify or change that Parenting Plan.

  Family & Personal

  Divorce & Children

• Divorce & Children

  Family Law focuses on legal issues affecting family relationships. These laws provide a pathway for adults and children to receive fair, equal results when creating and breaking relationships through the court. Family Law includes matters such as child custody and support, paternity, divorce, alimony, name changes, and domestic violence.

  Family & Personal

  Divorce & Children

• Name Change

  To request a name change, there’s a legal process to go through the court system. Learn about your rights, requirements and the process for requesting a name change in Florida. 

  Family & Personal

  Divorce & Children

• Non-Parent Custody

  Community Legal Services offers legal advice and, in some circumstances, representation, for extended family members, stepparents, or “fictive kin” in Florida seeking either temporary or concurrent custody of a child. This page outlines who qualifies, how to file, and what rights and limitations apply under Florida law.

  Family & Personal

  Divorce & Children

• Violence Protection

  This page contains information on Florida law’s different types of injunctions for people who have experienced particular forms of violence, based on various kinds of relationships with their abuser. If you need immediate help with protection from violence, please contact the Florida Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-500-1119.  

  Family & Personal

  Divorce & Children

  Issues & Rights

  Violence Protection