A senior Florida family law attorney, on your screen.

Florida family law is governed by Chapter 61 of the Florida Statutes and applies the same statewide — but how a matter actually proceeds depends on the county your case sits in. I’ve spent 22 years reading those local patterns: Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Orange, Duval, Leon, and the smaller circuits that often catch out-of-county lawyers off guard.

Because consultations are conducted by video, geography stops mattering. Whether you’re in Coral Gables, Sarasota, Jacksonville Beach, Naples, Gainesville, or a small town in the Panhandle, you get the same expert read — without the commute, without the courthouse, without a partner-rate hourly clock starting the moment we say hello.

• •Considering separation or divorce and want a senior strategic read before retaining a litigator.
• •Drafting or reviewing a Florida marital settlement agreement, parenting plan, or prenuptial agreement.
• •A modification question — relocation, timesharing change, support adjustment under § 61.30.
• •Concerns about equitable distribution of a Florida-titled home, business, or retirement account.
• •Co-parenting friction that hasn't yet escalated to motions, and shouldn't.
• •An out-of-state move with a Florida custody order in place.

Florida family law cases routinely run six figures when handled on a traditional hourly model. Every email, every motion, every status conference is billable; the financial incentive points toward prolonging the dispute. My practice is structured the opposite way. The fee for our 45-, 75-, or 90-minute conversation is the entire fee. No clock. No follow-up invoices. No incentive to escalate.

That structure is especially valuable for Florida clients who are early in the decision tree — before retainers are signed, before petitions are filed, while every option is still on the table.

Consultations are scheduled through Calendly and conducted by secure video. Payment processes through LawPay before the meeting. You receive a brief intake form to complete in advance so we spend the booked time on your situation, not on logistics.

For full pricing tiers, scope, and inclusions, see the consultations page. To book directly, head to contact.

The consultation is the front door to everything else. Most Florida clients arrive with one urgent question — “should I sign this Florida marital settlement agreement?”, “does Hillsborough or Pinellas have jurisdiction over this?”, “is my Chapter 61 timesharing position reasonable?” — and need it answered cleanly by someone who has read the statute, the case law, and the way the local bench actually applies it.

Three flat-fee tiers: 45-minute Quick Read for one focused question, 75-minute Full Picture for the whole landscape, and a 90-minute Strategic Plan that includes a written Florida-specific action plan delivered within five business days. Local keywords aside, this is the tier most Florida residents actually need before they spend a dollar on a litigator retainer.

For Florida couples who have already reached broad agreement, presuit resolution is a flat-fee path from the kitchen-table conversation to a signed, filed, judicially-approved Final Judgment of Dissolution of Marriage — without ever stepping into a courthouse. Limited-scope representation under Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.505.

I draft the Florida-compliant Petition, Marital Settlement Agreement, Parenting Plan (with timesharing schedule and parental responsibility allocation under § 61.13), child support guidelines worksheet under § 61.30, mandatory financial affidavit, and Final Judgment. You sign and file in your own name pro se. Typical timeline: 90 to 180 days depending on county clerk processing in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Orange, Duval, or wherever your case sits. Full scope on the Presuit Resolution page.

Florida residents already represented by a litigator who want an independent senior read — before mediation, before deposition, before signing a settlement — can engage a four-band flat-fee Second Opinion review. I do not communicate with your current Florida counsel without authorization, do not appear in court, and do not assume representation. The work product is yours; share it with your lawyer or keep it private.

Bands run from $3,500 (Foundation) to $19,500 (War Room) based on document volume and case complexity. See the Second Opinion page for full band criteria.