Florida's best interests standard requires courts to evaluate parenting arrangements against a statutory list of factors, each of which addresses a different dimension of the child's welfare and the parents' capacity to provide for it. The factor courts most frequently cite is each parent's demonstrated ability to facilitate and support the child's ongoing relationship with the other parent. A parent who obstructs the other's access, speaks negatively about the other parent to the child, or fails to encourage the child's relationship with the other household works against their own position in a custody proceeding.
A child custody lawyer in Jupiter advises clients on how their conduct during the separation period is perceived by the court and shapes their position in the case. Brodzki Jacobs helps clients understand the factors the court will apply and what evidence supports their position on each one, so the parenting plan presented reflects both what the client wants and what the court is likely to find serves the child's best interests.
