Daniel A Bachert

Florida

The Florida Bar

ID Number: 157554

Since 1998

Lead Attorney

The Bachert Law Firm, P.A.

2007 - Current

FOR OVER TWO DECADES WE HAVE BEEN, COMPASSIONATELY AND AGGRESSIVELY, REPRESENTING MEN, WOMEN, MOTHERS, FATHERS, HUSBANDS AND WIVES IN ALL ASPECTS OF FLORIDA FAMILY LAW INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIVORCE; ADOPTION; PATERNITY; CHILD SUPPORT AND ALIMONY ESTABLISHMENT, ENFORCEMENT AND MODIFICATION IN PALM BEACH, MARTIN AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES.

St. Thomas University School of Law

Florida State Bar  # 157554

Member

1998 - Current

Q. How can I secure equal rights to my children if my relationship ends in Florida?

May 5, 2025

A: By being named on the birth certificate you are recognized under Florida Law as being a natural guardian of the children with the same parental rights and responsibilities as the mother. However, that just means that each of you as parents have the right to deny the other parent access to the children until such time as there is a court order in place setting out when each parent shall care for and share time with the children. If you and the mother are on speaking terms and are cordial with one another then now may be a good time to establish an agreement that can be sent to and issued as an order of the Court. This can be accomplished by submitting an Agreed Parenting and Time Sharing Plan which should be drafted by you with the assistance of a Family Law attorney and then submitted to the mother for her review with her family law attorney, if she chooses to obtain one. Once the agreements are properly executed by each party the agreements can be submitted to the Court together with a proposed Agreed Order Establishing Paternity and Related Relief which will incorporate your Parenting and Time Sharing agreements as an Order of the Court and enforceable as such. ... Read More

Q. Looking for advice on 50/50 custody case in final stages, West Palm Beach, FL.

May 2, 2025

A: Based upon what you have stated it would seem to be time to prepare for final trial, the court must be advised that the action is ready for trial and a court date will be set. Expect that date to be somewhere in the next four to six months. If there is no agreement regarding time sharing or a temporary order establishing time sharing then you should consider filing for and setting a hearing for temporary relief which should provide you with an order establishing time sharing as the case progresses to final trial. There may be numerous other steps that should or could be taken in your case but without a review of the facts and filed pleadings it is difficult to provide you with any substantial guidance. ... Read More

Q. How do I transfer a child custody and support case from Colorado to Florida?

May 2, 2025

A: The Colorado Final Judgement would need to be domesticate in Florida and there is a specific procedure to properly accomplish the same. Unless your daughter is going to be adopted by a step parent or someone else with you it is doubtful that your former husband would be permitted to voluntarily relinquish his parental rights and responsibilities. He may be able to relinquish his rights to share time with your daughter and/or make decisions regarding her upbringing but he would not be able to relinquish his financial responsibilities for her outside of an adoption action.

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