Experienced Florida Divorce & Family Law Attorney
Will I keep my children? My home? My savings?
Practicing Florida family law since 2017 — hundreds of cases handled. Consultation in English and Spanish.
Does This Sound Like You?
Your Ex Is Keeping You From Your Kids
A parent doesn't get to cut you off after a divorce. If you're being blocked from seeing your children — or you don't even know where they are — we can get you in front of a judge fast.
You Were Accused, and the Judge Believed Her
Your wife said you hit her. You didn't — but the injunction still went through, and now you're out of your own house. False allegations happen, and they can cost you everything before you get a real chance to respond. We know how to fight an injunction built on one person's word.
He Stopped Paying and You're Covering Everything
Your husband makes the money and stopped paying the bills to force your hand. You shouldn't have to choose between rent and what your kids need. We can get emergency support ordered.
Your Spouse Is Spending Marital Money on Someone Else
If marital funds are paying for someone else's apartment, gifts, or trips, that money belongs at the table — not out the door. We trace it and bring it back into the case.
Call or text (786) 602-3672 — free, confidential consultation.
Services we provide
Divorce & Dissolution of Marriage
Where nearly every case begins. Which path you take depends on whether you and your spouse already agree on the terms.
Custody & Parenting
Schedules, parentage, and the orders that decide your time with your children.
Time-Sharing & Parenting Plans
Schedules built around your kids — and your work.
Más informaciónPaternity Actions
Establishing or contesting parentage, plus the custody and support that follow.
Más informaciónInterstate Relocation
Moving with your kids across state lines, or stopping someone else from doing it.
Más informaciónModifying Custody Orders
Life changes. Your parenting plan should too.
Más informaciónSupport & Alimony
Making sure the numbers reflect real income — during the case and after it closes.
Child Support
Calculated under Florida's guidelines, adjusted for time-sharing or special needs.
Más informaciónChild Support for High Earners
When income tops the statutory cap, the standard formula stops being enough.
Más informaciónAlimony Under Florida Law
Durational alimony, applied to your numbers and your marriage.
Más informaciónModifying or Enforcing Support
Orders change when circumstances do. We also enforce the ones that aren't being followed.
Más informaciónProperty & Asset Division
Protecting what you own, tracing what is yours, and uncovering what may be hidden.
Equitable Distribution
Investment accounts, stock options, RSUs, real estate, closely held businesses — divided under Florida law.
Más informaciónAsset Protection
Court orders that stop a spouse from hiding, transferring, or spending down assets mid-case.
Más informaciónMarital vs. Non-Marital Property
Inheritances, gifts, and pre-marriage assets stay separate — if we can prove it.
Más informaciónBusiness & Professional Practice Valuation
What a business or practice is really worth, goodwill included.
Más informaciónHidden or Undervalued Assets
Forensic accounting finds what didn't make it onto the disclosure.
Más informaciónRetirement & Deferred Compensation
401(k)s, IRAs, pensions, executive comp — including QDRO prep.
Más informaciónReal Estate & Investment Portfolios
Primary homes, vacation properties, rental portfolios.
Más informaciónDomestic Violence During a Divorce
Protective orders that work alongside your case, not against it.
Injunctions for Protection
Filed alongside your divorce, including emergency requests when you can't wait.
Más informaciónDefending Against an Injunction
Disputing an order filed against you during your case.
Más informaciónCoordinating Safety with Custody
Making sure the protective order and the parenting plan don't work against each other.
Más informaciónMarital Agreements
Setting the terms yourselves — before a marriage, during it, or instead of a courtroom fight.
Additional Filings
Standalone matters we handle with or without a divorce case.
Is this the right firm for your case?
Did you receive divorce papers?
Don't sign anything until we talk. Florida gives you 20 days to respond, and what you do in those first days can shape the entire case.
Custody disputes
When parents disagree on timesharing, the court decides. I build parenting plans rooted in Florida law and your children's best interests.
Alimony & support
Whether you're seeking support or being asked to pay, I make sure the numbers reflect reality, not assumptions or pressure.
Asset protection
From the marital home to retirement accounts and businesses, I protect what you've built and pursue what's rightfully yours.
A decade of trial experience behind every case.
The law isn't paperwork, it's strategy. John P. Sherman has spent nearly a decade inside Florida's courtrooms, handling hundreds of depositions and contested matters across family law and personal injury. That courtroom experience shapes every case our firm takes, from the first consultation to the final outcome.
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Trial-Tested Strategy
Nearly a decade of depositions, hearings, and contested trials gives our firm an edge most practices can't match. We know how opposing counsel builds a case and how Florida judges think, and we plan around it from day one.
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Attorney-Led at Every Stage
John sets the strategy and stays involved throughout your case. Every step happens under his direct guidance, so nothing falls through the cracks and no detail gets overlooked.
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Honest Case Assessments
No sugar-coating. Before you spend a dollar, we outline the real strengths and risks of your case so you can make informed decisions about your future.
What our clients say
“Mr. Sherman and Mr. Pertierra helped me get a bogus 5-year domestic violence injunction against me completely dismissed. Despite the odds being against me, they believed in my case, filed a motion for reconsideration, won it, and then retried my case and got it completely dismissed. I'm very happy with their services. You won't be disappointed.”
“John Sherman is an exceptional attorney who truly goes the extra mile. He kept me informed, worked tirelessly on my case, and even traveled from Miami to Clewiston, FL to defend me against false accusations. His expertise and dedication led to a well-earned victory. He also made legal representation accessible with a flexible payment plan. If you need a skilled and reliable lawyer, I highly recommend him!”
“My family and I are very grateful to attorneys John Sherman and David Mannering, who quickly resolved our case, demonstrating their skill and expertise as combative lawyers against an aggressive company that used deceptive methods in its pursuit. They analyzed and investigated the case swiftly, tipping the scales of justice in our favor.”
“Very professional, very dedicated to the case, answered all my questions and very importantly speaks English and Spanish. Blessings to him and his team.”
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Confidential consultation, in English and Spanish. Know where you stand before you decide anything.
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