Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Child Custody

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No, it is not considered abandonment but it could be a consideration for the court to take into mind if a motion to change custody was filed. Courts have held that temporary changes of custody for the best interests of the children will generally not be considered as a negative against the custodial parent, however. Custody decisions made by the original trial court are generally hard to change. You must show a danger to the child if left unchanged and it is in the child's best interest to make a change.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.