Family Law
Family cases are legal proceedings with deeply personal stakes. Our role is to protect your position while keeping the process as steady and predictable as it can be.
Overview
Protecting What Matters Most
Family law decisions follow you for years. A parenting plan sets the rhythm of your relationship with your children. An equitable distribution ruling determines what you keep. A support order shapes your budget long after the case closes.
Not every case needs to be a war, and treating every case that way is expensive and damaging. Where agreement is possible, we negotiate efficiently and get you to a resolution. Where the other side is unreasonable or hiding assets, we litigate without hesitation.
Kate handles the full range of Broward County family matters, from uncontested dissolutions to contested custody trials, and stays personally involved throughout. In an area of law this personal, having the same attorney from start to finish matters.
Focused Representation
Related Services
Divorce
Dissolution of marriage, asset division, alimony, and the full financial disclosure process Florida requires.
Learn MoreChild Custody
Parenting plans, timesharing schedules, parental responsibility, and modification actions.
Learn MoreSupport & Modification
Establishing, enforcing, or modifying child support and alimony when circumstances change substantially.
Contact for detailsCase Types
Family Matters We Handle
- Contested and uncontested divorce
- Equitable distribution of marital assets and debts
- Child custody and parental responsibility
- Timesharing and parenting plans
- Child support establishment and modification
- Alimony and spousal support
- Relocation with a child
- Paternity actions
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
- Post-judgment modifications
- Enforcement and contempt proceedings
- Domestic violence injunctions in family cases
How It Works
Our Approach to Your Case
Understand Your Position
We map the assets, income, timesharing history, and priorities, then tell you realistically what a court is likely to do.
Negotiate From Strength
Complete financial disclosure and a documented parenting record put you in a position to settle on terms that hold up.
Litigate When Needed
When the other side will not deal fairly, we take the issues to the judge with the evidence organized and the argument prepared.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does a divorce take in Florida?+
An uncontested divorce can conclude in roughly one to three months. Contested cases involving custody disputes or complex assets commonly run six months to over a year depending on the court's calendar and the issues.
Does Florida favor mothers in custody cases?+
No. Florida law presumes that shared parental responsibility and meaningful contact with both parents serves the child's best interest. Courts decide timesharing on statutory best-interest factors, not gender.
How is property divided?+
Florida applies equitable distribution, which starts from a presumption of an equal split of marital assets and debts, then adjusts for statutory factors. Non-marital property generally stays with the owning spouse if it can be traced.
Can support or timesharing be changed later?+
Yes, on a showing of a substantial, material, and unanticipated change in circumstances — a significant income change, a relocation, or a change in the child's needs.
Do we have to go to court?+
Many family cases resolve through negotiation or mediation, and Broward County generally requires mediation before trial. Court is the backstop, not the default.
Where We Serve
Serving Broward County
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