Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: Can I get Joint Custody?

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Under current Florida law, each parent supposedly has an equal opportunity to obtain custody or joint custody of their child. That said, the courts still usually side with the mother if all things are equal. The court should award joint parental responsibility but most judges will not split the child in half by requiring a child to shuttle back and forth between parents equally. Most like, child support will be effected by a new order.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.