If you feel that you have completed the tasks in your case plan, you can file a Motion for reunification seeking to have the children place back...

You will need to file a Petition in the Circuit Court to have your rights established along with a timesharing schedule and a parenting plan. You...

You can only be held in contempt if you willfully violate a court order. Showing up late one time when it was a mutually agreed upon change in the...

In a divorce case, abandonment is really not considered an issue as Florida is a no fault state. I agree with Ms. Holcombe's answer that you...

You need to file a Petition in the Circuit Court to have your parental rights established legally. Even though you are on the birth certificate,...

The Court still expects the Court order to be followed regardless of whether the child wants to go with the other parent or not until they are 18. ...

Usually the Court requires mediation prior to setting a final hearing on the matter. Since you say that you have nothing to mediate, you can see...

Since you now know where he is located you need to get a summons issued and have him served with the paperwork. You can only use publication for...

It really depends on what your parenting plan says about emergencies and timesharing. You might need to file an urgent motion to bring her back to...

I agree with Mr. Smith's answer. If you want to have time with your daughter you would need to file for a parenting plan in circuit court--this is...