Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

child support

I now live in pa. but was married and divorced in fl. I have 2 cildren from my first marriage that I have not seen in 3 years. I have a judgement against me for 26,000 that I would like to dispute and I would like to modify the order so I can see my children.Can I do this in a pa. court or do I have to go to fl.? Also what is out there to protect a fathers rights? thank you


Asked on 3/01/01, 12:59 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Robert McCall Law Office of Robert McCall

Re: child support

As a general rule you must petition the court to modify visitation in the state where the children live. Good luck.

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Answered on 4/25/01, 8:41 am
Stan Halbert Stanley Halbert, P.A.

Re: child support

As a general rule, a prior court order must be litigated in the state where it was entered. Occasionally, the 1st order can be "domesticated" in the new state, under certain circumstances. Fathers have many legal rights which vary from state to state. FL has a legal presumption that parents should have liberal visitation. Your remedies to the 26G judgment may be severely limited, depending on when it was entered. Good Luck!

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Answered on 4/25/01, 6:08 pm


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