Author: Elizabeth King

Shared Parental Responsibility for the children of divorced parents is the public policy of the State of Florida, except in extreme situations. Shared Parental Responsibility requires that parents confer regarding all major decisions involving the children, particularly in the area of education and medical decisions.   The recent public health crisis has highlighted how often […]

It may come as no surprise that the coronavirus crisis has caused a surge in divorce cases the world over. Statistics in the U.S., Great Britain, China and Sweden confirm that increased pressures at home has led to the spike . Tensions created by the quarantine, including decisions about the children’s educational settings, finances, methods of coping with anxiety and attitudes about handling medical treatments, as well as increased domestic turmoil around the division of labor are at least some of the contributing factors.