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“When I met Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Conner at Emory University in 1984, she invited me to visit her at the Supreme Court.

I accepted the invitation and went to visit her the following summer, where I had the opportunity to interview her.

It was a wonderful honor to interview her, and I greatly appreciate that she took the time to talk with me.”

~ Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we are proud to serve our community and provide representation to those needing our help with Marital and Family Law issues.

With over 30 years of experience practing Family Law, and being a Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law, Gary Dolgin is here to serve you!

If you need help with any Family Law issue such as divorce, child support, child custody, spousal support, adoption, visitation, or equitable distribution give us a call today at (813) 999-2772 to schedule a consultation with Gary Dolgin, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To learn more about our Family Law practice in Tampa and how we can help you, visit:
Family Attorney For Women in Tampa, Gary S. Dolgin

“Family lawyers and Judges see a lot of unhappy and sad ‘stuff’-custody battles, domestic violence, etc.

But today is a Happy Adoption Day!

I was honored to represent two wonderful grandparents adopt their granddaughter.

They stepped up to the plate many years ago when we obtained a temporary custody order for them.

Today they made it official- they are forever parents to a wonderful young girl, who told the Judge that she wanted the couple who have raised her as long as she could remember to be her mom and dad.”

~ Gary S. Dolgin, Attorney At Law

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we have been helping mothers and fathers with relocation and child custody for over 30 years in the Tampa area.

We have also been committed to protecting children’s best interests while helping to advocate for their parent’s rights.

If you are having any child custody issues such as adoption, determining parental responsibility, time-sharing problems, or any other custody issue that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we are here to help you.

To schedule a child custody consultation with Gary Dolgin, give us a call at (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about child custody by visiting:
Adoption Lawyer Tampa, Gary Dolgin

Although the Court may look to the parties’ standard of living in determining the amount of an alimony award, an evaluation of income and ability to pay is also required.

In Thilem v. Thilem, 662 So.2d 1314 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995), the court reversed an award of permanent alimony based on the parties’ standard of living, noting that they had lived beyond their means, supported in part by loans from relatives.

Conversely, when the income to be earned by the spouse who previously stayed at home would not be sufficient to pay another person to take over that spouse’s childcare duties, that spouse should not be required to become employed.

Whether you are the spouse requesting alimony, or the spouse being asked to pay alimony, here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we will put our knowledge and 30 years of experience to work to help protect your alimony rights.

Being Board Certified in Marital and Family Law as well as being a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator sets Gary Dolgin apart when it comes to determining what type(s) of alimony might be granted in your situation and advocating on your behalf to secure the best result possible.

To schedule an alimony consultation with Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law in Tampa, Gary S. Dolgin, please call (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about alimony by visiting:
Tampa Alimony Lawyer – Gary S. Dolgin

Tampa child custody attorney Gary Dolgin helped his client Brian get sole custody of his daughters to protect them from a harmful situation they were facing while staying with their mother.

Brian’s children were being put in harmful situations and put in danger when they would visit their mother. So Brian retained Gary Dolgin to help him get sole parental responsibility of his two daughters in order to keep them safe.

Brian is thankful to Gary for helping him ensure the safety of his daughters and allowing them to grow up in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment, where they have thrived.

Brian is grateful for Gary’s guidance and help during his very difficult situation and highly recommends Gary as a family law attorney.

If you’re having any child custody issues that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we’re here to help you.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we have been helping mothers and fathers with relocation and child custody for over 30 years in the Tampa area.

We have also been committed to protecting children’s best interests while helping to advocate for their parent’s rights.

If you are having any child custody issues such as relocation, determining parental responsibility, time-sharing problems, or any other custody issue that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we are here to help you.

To schedule a child custody consultation with Gary Dolgin, give us a call at (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about child custody by visiting:
Tampa Child Custody Attorney, Gary Dolgin

The month of January is bittersweet for Gary Dolgin, as his father, the late Dr. David Dolgin would have celebrated his 91st birthday on January 20th.

Our January Newsletter is dedicated to Gary’s father, Dr. David Dolgin who passed away unexpectedly on January 13, 2009 at the age of 77.

Dr. Dolgin was vacationing in Bangkok with his wife Ann when he suffered a pulmonary embolism that took his life.

Gary shares his sentiment and some special memories in a special tribute to his father.

To see Gary’s tribute to his late father Dr. David Dolgin, please visit:
Tribute To The Late Dr. David Dolgin

If a parent or other person files a petition to relocate a child, the other parent or other people entitled to access to or time-sharing with the child may object to the relocation.

An answer objecting to the proposed relocation must be verified and include the specific factual basis supporting the reasons for seeking prohibition of the relocation.

This must also include a statement of the amount of participation or involvement the objecting party currently has or has had in the life of the child.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we have been helping mothers and fathers with relocation and child custody for over 30 years in the Tampa area.

We have also been committed to protecting children’s best interests while helping to advocate for their parent’s rights.

If you are having any child custody issues such as relocation, determining parental responsibility, time-sharing problems, or any other custody issue that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we are here to help you.

To schedule a child custody consultation with Gary Dolgin, give us a call at (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about child custody by visiting:
Tampa Child Custody Attorney, Gary Dolgin

One of Gary Dolgin’s former clients, Brian, is grateful to Gary for helping him with his child custody case a few years ago.

Brian’s children were being put in harmful situations and put in danger when they would visit their mother. So Brian retained Gary Dolgin to help him get sole parental responsibility of his two daughters in order to keep them safe.

Brian is thankful to Gary for helping him ensure the safety of his daughters and allowing them to grow up in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment, where they have thrived.

Brian is grateful for Gary’s guidance and help during his very difficult situation and highly recommends Gary as a family law attorney.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin we truly care about our clients and go the extra mile to consider all possible scenarios so we can provide our clients with the best possible representation.

If you need help with any Family Law issue such as divorce, child support, child custody, spousal support, adoption, visitation, or equitable distribution give us a call today at (813) 999-2772 to schedule a consultation with Gary Dolgin, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To learn more about Gary Dolgin and how he can help with your family law issues and divorce issues, visit:
Best Family Law Attorney, Gary S. Dolgin

If a parent or other person relocates a child without a petition to relocate and without following the requirements stated in the Florida statutes, that parent or other person may be subject to contempt proceedings or other proceedings to require return of the child.

The Court may take the attempted relocation into account when:

– making a determination regarding the relocation;
– determining whether the parenting plan or time-sharing schedule should be modified;
– deciding to order the temporary or permanent return of the child;
– deciding to order the parent seeking to relocate the child to pay reasonable expenses and attorney’s fees incurred by the other party;
– deciding to order the award of costs including interim travel expenses incident to access or time-sharing or securing the return of the child.

Here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we have been helping mothers and fathers with relocation and child custody for over 30 years in the Tampa area.

We have also been committed to protecting children’s best interests while helping to advocate for their parent’s rights.

If you are having any child custody issues such as relocation, determining parental responsibility, time-sharing problems, or any other custody issue that may be causing an unhealthy situation for your child, or negatively affecting your parental rights, we are here to help you.

To schedule a child custody consultation with Gary Dolgin, give us a call at (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about child custody by visiting:
Tampa Child Custody Lawyer, Gary Dolgin

When the parties’ standard of living required invading the principal of non-marital assets, the trial court must look to all the financial resources of the parties, including the invaded non-marital assets, when determining the amount of alimony award.

However, a Court cannot require a party to deplete assets to pay alimony.

Whether you are the spouse requesting alimony, or the spouse being asked to pay alimony, here at The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, we will put our knowledge and 30 years of experience to work to help protect your alimony rights.

Being Board Certified in Marital and Family Law as well as being a Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator sets Gary Dolgin apart when it comes to determining what type(s) of alimony might be granted in your situation and advocating on your behalf to secure the best result possible.

To schedule an alimony consultation with Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law in Tampa, Gary S. Dolgin, please call (813) 999-2772, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

Learn more about alimony by visiting:
Tampa Alimony Attorney – Gary S. Dolgin

Family law attorney in Tampa, Gary Dolgin has been actively involved in the Tampa Bay community for over 30 years.

Over the years, Gary has been proudly supporting his colleagues and staying involved, always striving to help make a positive difference in the community.

Gary is photographed here a few years back with attorney Warren Dawson who is a civil rights lawyer and community advocate in Tampa who has contributed so much to the Tampa Bay community.

Back in 2017 Gary had addressed the Hillsborough School Board in support of naming an elementary school after Warren Dawson. The School Board ended up approving the naming of a new elementary school in Riverview, Florida, Warren Hope Dawson Elementary School.

Gary Dolgin has been serving the Tampa Bay community as a divorce and family law attorney for over 30 years and has earned a great reputation for his professionalism, ethics and involvement in the community.

As a Board Certified Expert in Marital and Family Law, and a Florida Supreme Court Family Law Mediator Gary S. Dolgin is the Tampa family law attorney you can trust to help you with any of your family law issues.

If you need help with any Family Law issue such as divorce, child support, child custody, spousal support, adoption, visitation, or equitable distribution give us a call today at (813) 999-2772 to schedule a consultation with Gary Dolgin, and it will be our pleasure to help you.

To learn more about The Law Offices of Gary S. Dolgin, family law practice in Tampa, visit:
Family Law Attorney, Gary S. Dolgin