The Parenting Class in Florida from your Clearwater, Florida
Family Law and Divorce Attorney
Florida
law recognizes that a lot of children experience the short-term
and long-term effects of their parents’ divorce. To
help children through the transition, Florida statute section
61.21 requires that all parents complete a parenting education
class. The 4-hour class is called the Parent Education and
Family Stabilization Course. This Florida parenting class
is designed to educate divorcing parents about the consequences
their divorce may have on the family’s children and
to teach ways that parents can lessen or avoid these consequences.
The parenting
class touches on several different issues in the typical Florida
divorce such as custody, child care, visitation, and child
support. Those who take the parenting course in Florida will
likely learn about the following topics:
- How
to work out child-rearing issues between parents
- The
emotions involved for parents and children during separation
and divorce
- Examining
family relationships and family dynamics
- Discussing
financial responsibilities, spousal abuse, child abuse,
and child neglect
- How
children may react during and after the divorce
- The
transitions children endure emotionally, physically, and
socially because of a divorce
Your
Florida divorce attorney
should advise you on the importance of completing this parenting
class as soon as possible after divorce papers are filed.
Florida law says that parents should take the parenting class
within 45 days of either filing for divorce or service of
the divorce petition. Not only is the Florida parenting class
important because it’s ordered by Florida law, but the
class is also very beneficial for promoting the best interests
of children in Florida divorce cases.
For
more information on hiring a Florida
divorce lawyer or about any other issues regarding your
divorce, please call Tinny, Meyer & Piccarreto, P.A. We
have a 24-hour phone number, (727) 446-8600, where you can
reach one of our attorneys immediately. With convenient offices
in Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and New Port Richey, we represent
many Tampa Bay area parents in Pinellas, Hillsborough, and
Pasco counties.
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