Divorce is a stressful event for all of the family members involved. Parents can find themselves in a head to head battle due to divorce conflict. As a professional divorce attorney Mark P. Bockstein works with his clients to eas these conflicts for parental cooperation as a means for a less complicated marital dissolution. His commitment is to his clients and he strongly focuses on assisting the divrocing parents in doing what is best for their children. Attorney Bockstein can help divorcing parents to better understand and proceed with the most information concering the current requirement for parental planning throught the state of Florida.

What Is Parental Planning

Effective October 1, 2008, Florida statutes require that all parties filing for divorce complete a parenting plan. According to the statutes (Ch. 2008-61 section 13), “Parenting plan means a document created to govern the relationship between the parties relating to the decisions that must be made regarding the minor child and shall contain a time-sharing schedule for the parents and child.  The issues concerning the minor child may include, but are not limited to, the child’s education, health care, and physical, social, and emotional well-being.  In creating the plan, all circumstances between the parties, including the parties’ historic relationship, domestic violence, and other factors must be taken into consideration.  The parenting plan shall be developed and agreed to by the parents and approved by the court or, if the parents can not agree, established by the court.”
As a divorce attorney Mark P. Bockstein practices family law. He can assist his clients with complicated areas that arise during divorece including:

• Spousal support (alimony)
• Child support/child custody
• Child visitation
• Property distribution
• Debt division

Marriage Dissolution And Parental Planning

Though divorce terminates the legal duties and responsibilities that the married couples once had together in married union, the rights and duties of the children will remain unless parental rights are given up to one parent only. It is through parental coordination that divorced parents can learn new ways to parent their children in a less stressful and more peaceful way for the benefit of the child or children. Mark P. Bockstein is available for divorce consultation for clients in Fort Lauderdale, Plantation and surrounding south Florida cities.

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