👨👧 Florida Paternity Rights for Fathers
Secure Your Rights. Protect Your Bond. Build Your Future.
At Family Matters Law Group, we help Florida fathers establish and protect their legal rights to their children — because being a parent isn't about marital status, it's about showing up.
⚖️ What Florida Law Says About Fathers
As of 2023, Florida law presumes 50/50 timesharing between parents — but only when legal paternity has been established.
If you are not married to your child's mother, you do not automatically have custody, decision-making rights, or access to your child, even if you are on the birth certificate.
📌 But you can still be ordered to pay child support.
We help dads:
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Establish legal paternity
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Create customized parenting plans
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Secure fair timesharing
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Fight for joint parental responsibility
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Navigate child support and retroactive support
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Request attorney's fees when appropriate
📜 What Is a Parenting Plan?
In Florida, we no longer use the word “custody.” Parenting plans now include:
⏱️ Timesharing
When and where your child spends time with each parent — including regular schedules, holidays, vacations, and summer.
🧠 Parental Responsibility
Who can make decisions about education, healthcare, religion, and more. Shared parental responsibility is the default, but exceptions apply.
A thoughtful, customized parenting plan protects your rights and your child's best interests. That's why we don't believe in one-size-fits-all solutions.
🛠️ What We Offer
🔹 Legal Representation for Fathers
We offer flat-fee packages for most paternity cases:
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Uncontested Paternity + Parenting Plan – Starting at $5,000
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Contested Paternity (Through Mediation) – Starting at $6,000
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All pleadings and filings
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Mandatory disclosure
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Child support calculations
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Parenting Plan negotiation
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Mediation preparation and representation
📌 Consultation required to confirm eligibility for flat fee.
🔹 DIY Coaching and Document Support
Not ready to hire a full attorney? We've got you covered.
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Parenting Plan Drafting – $900
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Child Support Calculations – $700
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Document Review & Strategy Coaching – starting at $275/hr
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Monthly Subscription Support – from $350/month
🧠 Led by attorney and former family therapist Leisa Wintz, our coaching gives you the legal insight and emotional strategy needed to approach your case with clarity and confidence.
💡 Why Fathers Choose Us
✅ We help you build a realistic and enforceable parenting plan — not a template.
✅ We know the law — and the family dynamics.
✅ We empower you to stay involved in your child's life — even when it's hard.
✅ We bring 20+ years of legal and family systems experience to every case.
📞 Ready to Enforce Your Rights?
If you're not married to your child's mother, don't wait to be told what your role can be. Establish your paternity and build a solid foundation for coparenting.
🔗 Book a Consultation
🔗 Explore DIY Coaching & Document Prep
🔗 Take Our Parenting Plan Workshop
