Parenting Coordination: Questions from the Bench

Parenting Coordination: Questions from the Bench

Judge Samantha Ruiz Cohen | sruizcohen@jud11.flcourts.org Helenann Shapiro | hrshap@aol.com One of the responsibilities of a parenting coordinator is to facilitate the resolution of disputes regarding the creation or implementation of a parenting plan. What areas of a...
Advocating for LGBTQ+ Youth in Today’s World

Advocating for LGBTQ+ Youth in Today’s World

Robert Latham, Esq. | rlatham@law.miami.edu Maritza Fernandez, Miami Law Class of 2022 | mcf181@law.miami.edu Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ+) youth are experiencing legal attacks on their wellbeing of proportions not seen in...
LGBTQ Families in Court

LGBTQ Families in Court

The Honorable Scott M. Bernstein | sbernstein@jud11.flcourts.org Elizabeth F. Schwartz, Esq. | liz@elizabethschwartz.com LGBTQ folks gained substantial legal rights in recent years, including the right to marry, to divorce, and to become parents. But look no further...
Pointers For Starting the School Year On The Right Foot

Pointers For Starting the School Year On The Right Foot

Written by: Stacey Jones, PH.D., P.A.  drsjones@gablespsychology.com With summer coming to a close, it’s time to start thinking about the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year.  For many families, back to school season is a stressful time of year, and it can be...
Back to School – A Family Court Perspective

Back to School – A Family Court Perspective

Written by: Judge Spencer Multack  smultack@jud11.flcourts.org By the time you are reading this school has just started and your kiddos are enduring the transition from summer vacation to homework and projects. However, my colleagues and I on the family court bench...