Restoring a Maiden Name in an Uncontested Divorce with Teenage Children

It's a common assumption that once children are part of the picture, a divorce automatically becomes slower and more complicated. This case is a useful counterexample: a family with two teenage daughters reached a complete, court-approved resolution without either parent ever setting foot in a courtroom.

The settlement gave one parent sole parental responsibility, with a parenting plan and time-sharing schedule tailored to the family's specific circumstances, along with a child support arrangement reviewed and approved by the court. There was no real property to divide — the marital home had always been separate property — and no joint accounts or debts, which simplified the financial side considerably. As part of the judgment, the mother's former name was restored, a routine but meaningful part of finalizing the case.

As with the firm's other uncontested cases, the entire process was handled virtually. Documents were reviewed and revised by email, and both parents completed their notarized signatures separately through an independent Florida online notary, over video calls scheduled around their own availability rather than a single shared appointment.

From the day the family hired the firm to Final Judgment took 72 days — even with two minor children and a full parenting plan and child support worksheet to prepare and have approved. Once the completed packet reached the assigned judge, the Final Judgment itself was entered that same day.