Pembroke Pines, Florida - Broward County
Pembroke Pines Child Custody Attorney
Time-sharing plans for southwest Broward, where the county line runs through the middle of family life.
Pembroke Pines families often live minutes from Miami-Dade, and one parent moving south across the county line changes the practical shape of a parenting plan even when nothing changes legally. School district boundaries, aftercare closing times and a commute down Pines Boulevard or the Turnpike all decide whether a weekday schedule is realistic.
Charter and magnet schools are common here, and enrollment usually depends on an address and on a parent being available for pickup at a fixed time. A plan that leaves school designation vague, or that assigns pickup to a parent who cannot leave work by 3:00 pm, causes problems within weeks. We write those details in.
Where the case involves a parent planning to relocate, whether to Miami-Dade, out of state or abroad, Florida's relocation statute controls and the timing matters. Moving first and asking later is the most expensive mistake a parent can make in this county.
How a Pembroke Pines case is handled
- Pembroke Pines is in Broward County, so the case is heard in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit at the Broward County Courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale, even for families living near the Miami-Dade line.
- A written parenting plan is required, addressing shared parental responsibility, the time-sharing schedule, holidays, school designation and communication.
- The best-interest factors in section 61.13, Florida Statutes, govern, and both parents complete a parenting course.
- A move of 50 miles or more for 60 days or longer requires written agreement or a court order under section 61.13001.
- If a parent has already filed in another county or state, the first question becomes which court has jurisdiction. Address that immediately.
Pembroke Pines questions we hear
For the full statewide overview of this area of law, see our child custody page.