Compassionate Guidance and Trusted Advocacy for All Family Law Matters
Legal challenges that affect your marriage and your children are deeply personal and stressful. Navigating these situations requires more than just standard legal advice; you deserve an advocate who is completely focused on protecting your family’s future. At Law Offices of Renée Safier Harris, PLLC, our boutique practice is 100% dedicated to marital and family law in South Florida. With over 32 years of experience, we provide the skilled, attentive representation you need before, during, and long after your legal case is resolved.
If you’re considering a divorce or need legal guidance, reach out online or call (561)404-9710.
The Law Offices of Renée Safier Harris, PLLC is 100% dedicated to the practice of marital and family law in South Florida.
Comprehensive Protection for Your Family Dynamic
Marital and family law covers a wide range of legal issues that go far beyond standard divorce filings. It involves protecting your safety, establishing clear parental status, and looking out for the welfare of your children. Because Florida has unique rules and procedures for family cases, having a dedicated professional guidance is essential. Our firm focuses entirely on this practice area to give you and your loved ones complete legal protection at every stage of your life.
Areas of Family Law We Handle
Safety & Protection Orders
If you or your children have safety concerns due to an abusive partner, we take immediate legal action to secure a temporary restraining order or domestic violence injunction.
Paternity Disputes
We assist mothers and unmarried fathers in resolving parentage disputes, establishing formal legal rights, and setting up official support and schedule structures.
Child Welfare Cases
When a child’s welfare is at risk, we provide the representation needed to handle sensitive situations involving the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
Post-Judgment Orders
We assist families long after their initial case is over by modifying support structures, updating parenting plans, and enforcing court compliance when rules are ignored.
Why Work With a Dedicated Boutique Practice?
Family legal matters are highly emotional and can change your lifestyle completely. Choosing a firm that limits its focus to family disputes ensures you get personal attention and precise advice. When you work with our boutique practice, you benefit from a highly tailored approach:
- Our team focuses 100 percent of our time on Florida marital and family law issues.
- We prioritize the long-term safety and psychological well-being of your children.
- We create custom strategies for out-of-court negotiations to minimize stress.
- We possess a deep, practical understanding of local family court procedures and judges.
- We provide steady, compassionate support to help you move forward with confidence.
Frequently Asked Questions About Florida Family Law
In Florida, a Temporary Restraining Order for domestic safety is called a petition for an Injunction for Protection. If you or your children are facing an immediate threat of violence, you can file a petition outlining the specific danger. A family court judge reviews the paperwork right away without the other party present. If the judge agrees there is a danger, they enter a temporary injunction and schedule a formal hearing within 15 days where both sides can present evidence.
Even if a father’s name sit directly on a child’s birth certificate, unmarried parents do not have automatic, enforceable legal rights under Florida law. The biological mother maintains sole legal custody and decision-making authority until a judge signs an official final judgment of paternity. Filing a formal paternity case is required to legally establish the father’s rights, set a mandatory timesharing calendar, and calculate statutory child support fairly.
If a relative or an anonymous party contacts the Department of Children and Families regarding a child’s safety, DCF is legally required to open an official investigation. These investigations are highly intrusive and can move into dependency court quickly. Parents or guardians facing a DCF investigation should secure an experienced family law attorney immediately to manage investigators, protect constitutional parent rights, and ensure the child remains in a safe, familiar home environment.
Florida family law operates under highly specific statutory guidelines that do not apply in other states. For example, Florida has completely eliminated traditional terms like “custody” and “visitation” in favor of strict Timesharing and Parenting Plans. Additionally, recent sweeping legislative updates have removed permanent alimony structures and created a dynamic, rebuttable 50/50 presumption for parental timesharing, requiring localized knowledge to navigate effectively.
A boutique marital and family law practice dedicated to handling all areas of your family’s legal needs before, during and after divorce…
Marital and Family law attorneys, such as the Law Offices of Renée Safier Harris, PLLC, handle a number of matters in addition to divorce-related issues. People with safety concerns for themselves or their children due to the actions of a former partner or other person can take action to secure their safety by having a lawyer secure a Temporary Restraining Order against the person. Family attorney’s can be instrumental in cases in which parents are trying to resolve paternity disputes or fathers are attempting to formalize a relationship with their child. Parents or the loved ones of a child with concerns for the welfare of the child in a custody or other matter may benefit from the services of an attorney with a working knowledge of the Department of Family and Children’s Services.
