Category Archives: Family law
How to Effectively Communicate with A Co-parent
Sometimes it’s not easy to establish a healthy co-parenting relationship. Regular communication with your child’s mother or father can be overshadowed by your reasons for divorce, disagreements, and negativity. The truth is, it’s worth working on! Taking the time and making the effort to move past what you struggled with in your own relationship to […]
Is Sole Custody Best? Achieving the Best Outcome for Every Family’s Unique Situation
In a divorce situation where children are involved, custody issues can take a toll on the entire family. While the parents are choosing to no longer remain in a relationship with one another, they are (usually) very much involved with their children and desire to keep strong ties with them through involvement in their daily activities and routines. […]
Home for the Holidays: Celebrating as a Blended Family
COVID-19 has upended many traditions for families around the world this year, and Thanksgiving will be no exception for many of us throughout the Tampa Bay area. For some families though these changes are made even more difficult though with the complication of family changes. Divorce, remarriage, new custody arrangements, and more can cause added stress in […]
Dealing with Changes to Custody and Visitation Arrangements Caused by COVID-19
Divorced parents are accustomed to raising children amidst changing circumstances, but the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced challenges that many of us have never seen before. Stay at home orders have imposed strict limits on the way we live and complicated many custody and visitation arrangements. We cannot be sure when daily life will more closely […]
How a Coronavirus-related Income Loss Could Affect Your Alimony and Child Support
Many people have faced a job loss or reduction in income due the coronavirus pandemic. In such a case it might be difficult for an ex-spouse paying alimony or a parent sending child support to keep up with their obligation. As these orders are based on the financial circumstances that existed at the time they […]
Communicating With Your Ex About COVID-19 Custody Issues
During a crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, family becomes more important than ever, especially for children whose schedules have been disrupted by long-term school closures and the cancellation of other activities. Parents who are divorced or live apart for other reasons know the importance of maintaining healthy communication through difficult situations. Though this situation […]
What Your Lawyer Wants You to Know about Prenup Agreements
Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and with the holiday of love comes a wave of marriage proposals and wedding plans. While it’s easy to focus on the fun and festivity of preparing for the big day, few people think about planning for after that day. However, planning for multiple scenarios means you lessen stress for you […]
Long-Distance Divorce: How to (Legally) Divorce When Your Spouse Is Not A U.S. Citizen
Divorce comes with its own special set of protocols, complications, and paperwork, and that can make it stressful at best. However, these difficulties can be intensified if your soon-to-be ex is a non-U.S. citizen living out of the country in their native place of residency. The sheer paperwork alone can be a tricky situation if […]
Answering Your Questions About Child Support and Healthcare in Florida
Sessums Law Group provides legal services for people throughout the greater Tampa Bay area when they are facing a separation or divorce. We have the experience and knowledge to handle mediation, court hearings, custody arrangements, child support setup, and more. Perhaps one of the least understood areas of child support is how it relates to […]
