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Daniel A Bachert
The Bachert Law Firm, P.A.
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Practice Area
- Family Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 157554
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Professional Experience
- Lead Attorney
- The Bachert Law Firm, P.A.
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- FOR OVER TWO DECADES WE HAVE BEEN, COMPASSIONATELY AND AGGRESSIVELY, REPRESENTING MEN, WOMEN, MOTHERS, FATHERS, HUSBANDS AND WIVES IN ALL ASPECTS OF FLORIDA FAMILY LAW INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIVORCE; ADOPTION; PATERNITY; CHILD SUPPORT AND ALIMONY ESTABLISHMENT, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION IN PALM BEACH, MARTIN AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES.
Education
- St. Thomas University School of Law
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Professional Associations
- Florida State Bar # 157554
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Legal Answers
3 Questions Answered
- Q. Options after child support modification denial due to financial hardship.
- A: Based upon your question I will assume that you requested a child support modification through the DOR not by filing a Petition for Modification with the Court. To obtain a modification of child support you must allege, within a Petition for Modification filed with the Circuit Court and prove a substantial, unanticipated change in circumstances that supports the modification you are requesting. A substantially permanent and non-voluntary reduction in your income would generally qualify as such a change, the subsequently born child would not
- Q. How can I adopt my stepdaughter in Florida?
- A: Yes, you can adopt your step daughter with her legal/biological mother's and father's consent. However, the court can waive the consent requirement for any parent that has abandoned the child, as that term is defined under Florida Statutes.
- Q. Can my husband adopt my children if I have full custody and their birth father has visitation rights, but hasn't visited since 2022 and is behind on child support?
- A: The step parent adoption you are referencing requires the consent of both legal/biological parents, however the court can waive that requirement where it is alleged and proven that the non-consenting parent has abandoned the children, as that term is defined under Florida statues.
The adoption, when granted, would terminate the biological father's parental rights to and with the children as well as terminate any financial obligation he would have for the children from the date the adoption is granted. However, the biological father would remain responsible for any child support arrears that were due at that time.
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