Family Law Attorneys

Law Offices of Isenberg & Nabat

10800 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 620 Miami, Florida 33161 USA

 (305) 899-8899 or (954) DIVORCE

www.familylawlawyersflorida.com/
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Law Firm Overview

The Law Offices of Isenberg & Nabat is committed to providing its clients with expert legal guidance and caring support in the area of family law. We are a small, flexible, and dynamic firm, and provide personalized assistance to clients.

The Law Offices of Isenberg & Nabat strive to extend personalized attention and expert legal guidance to each client, so that the firm is able to act swiftly and smoothly in resolving client disputes.

With almost three decades of combined experience, the attorneys at Isenberg & Nabat stand ready to act as trusted and qualified advocates during the often emotionally charged process of divorce. They are prepared to help in any situation—whether it's pursuing an amicable settlement of family law matters or a Miami divorce through mediation or advocating in court to protect your interests.
A Detailed and Personalized Approach to Miami Divorce

Whether you are seeking a settlement of your case out of court in mediation or a resolution by a judge in the courtroom, detailed preparation is the key to ensuring protection of your rights. The skilled Miami and Fort Lauderdale divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Isenberg & Nabat take the time to collect and prepare the details for each case. They work closely with you to protect your future—and the future of your children.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Divorce

Divorce legally terminates a marriage through the entry of a court order. Fort Lauderdale and Miami divorce is governed by the Marriage Dissolution Act, and the divorce process is generally referred to as dissolution proceedings. The Marriage Dissolution Act permits the dissolution of a marriage if the marriage is irretrievably broken or one spouse is mentally incapacitated. A marriage is found to be “irretrievably broken” when the marital relationship has already virtually ended, there is no hope for reconciliation, and it is in the parties’ best interests that their marriage be dissolved. However, the parties are not required to live apart before seeking a marital dissolution. One of the spouses must have resided in Florida for at least six months before the petition for dissolution of marriage is filed.

- Divorce Mediation

Divorce mediation is an alternative process to litigation in which a trained mediator helps spouses reach a mutually acceptable resolution. The mediator assists the parties in creating their own settlement in a timely and accelerated manner. The process is low-cost and addresses the issues involved in divorce, such as alimony, child custody, child support and property division. Mediation is not binding unless all parties agree to it. The Miami divorce attorneys at the Law Offices of Isenberg & Nabat, in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, have a wealth of experience and can give you the personalized attention you need to promptly and efficiently reach a divorce resolution.

- Child Support

Parents are obligated to support their children before and after a divorce. A child’s right to parental support normally does not end until the child reaches 18, marries, or otherwise becomes emancipated. In Miami and Ft. Lauderdale Florida dissolution of marriage proceedings, child support obligations are computed through the use of mandatory guidelines established by the Florida state legislature.

- Paternity

Paternity proceedings are used to legally identify a child’s father. Such proceedings are often brought to identify the biological father of a child born out of wedlock in order to obtain child support from the father. The state may assert a paternity proceeding to obtain support from the father if the mother received public assistance for the child. Paternity is generally established by genetic blood testing. If a father's paternity is established, the father may assert parental rights to custody, and the child may assert claims of inheritance, workers’ compensation, or wrongful death based upon the father/child relationship.

- Domestic Violence

Florida has enacted several laws intended to restrain violence between spouses and other family and household members. A domestic violence victim, or someone who reasonably fears that he or she is in imminent danger of domestic violence, may apply for a temporary or permanent injunction to prevent the other spouse, family member, or household member from committing violent or abusive acts. ''Domestic violence'' for purposes of obtaining an injunction includes any assault, battery, sexual assault or battery, stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or other criminal act that results in a family or household member’s physical injury or death.

- Alimony

Alimony, or spousal support, may be awarded in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale Florida for dissolution of marriage proceedings to either the former husband or wife. Permanent alimony may be ordered to support a needy former spouse or achieve an equitable distribution of the marital property. Temporary support, or rehabilitative alimony, may be ordered to enable a former spouse to obtain the education or training needed to become self-supporting. Typically, alimony is paid in a monthly sum, but the court may order that alimony be paid in a lump-sum. To determine an appropriate alimony award, the court must consider all relevant economic factors.

- Child Custody

As of October of 2008, the legal terms "child custody" and "visitation" have been removed from Florida law. The Court now establishes "time sharing" and "parenting plans" to determine the time that the parents may spend with the child. The change is to support a sense of unison between spouses in their parenting their children.

- Visitation

In Miami & Ft. Lauderdale divorce proceedings, reasonable visitation rights are normally given to the parent who does not have primary residential custody of the children. The court may establish a set a parenting plan in accordance with the evidence or desires of the parties when the schedule would be in the best interests of the children and appropriate for their ages and circumstances. A skilled family law attorney can help you and the court craft the visitation provisions that will work best in your situation.

- Post Judgment Proceedings

Although the court order that dissolves a marriage is titled a “Final Judgment,” the court retains jurisdiction to modify and enforce that judgment. Alimony may be modified after a divorce when the financial or personal circumstances of the parties have changed. Similarly, awards of child support or child custody may be modified when necessary in the best interest of the child, the child reaches the age of majority; or there is a substantial change in circumstances. However, a post judgment change of circumstances does not generally allow any modifications as to the distribution of property between the ex-spouses.

- Contempt

Someone who refuses to pay alimony or child support or otherwise fails to comply with a court order may be held in contempt of court. A person held in contempt may be punished by imprisonment, a fine, or in any other manner the court finds appropriate. A court may find that a person should not be held in contempt if the person’s refusal to follow the court order is not willful.

Attorneys

Mr. Douglas Isenberg Attorney Family Law

Ms. Deborah Nabat Attorney Family Law

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