Melbourne is where The Law Office of John Vernon Moore, P.A. calls home — our office sits on North Wickham Road, minutes from the neighborhoods, schools, and courthouses where our clients’ family law matters unfold. When a Melbourne family faces divorce, a custody dispute, a support question, or a protective injunction, the difference between generic representation and local representation shows up everywhere: knowing the Brevard County judges and their preferences, the local mediators, the realistic timelines at the Moore Justice Center, and the community itself. Our team brings over 89 years of combined experience to Melbourne families.
Family Law Services for Melbourne Residents
We handle the full range of family matters for clients across Melbourne — from Eau Gallie to downtown, Lake Washington to West Melbourne’s border neighborhoods: divorce (contested, uncontested, and high-asset), child custody and parenting plans under Florida’s equal timesharing presumption, child support, alimony under the current SB 1416 framework, property division, paternity, protective injunctions, and military divorce for the servicemembers and Guardians who make the Space Coast their duty station.
Where Melbourne Family Cases Are Heard
Melbourne family law cases are filed in Brevard County’s Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Most family matters for South Brevard residents are heard at the Moore Justice Center in Viera — about fifteen minutes up I-95 from our office — with some matters handled at the Melbourne courthouse on South Park Avenue. Filings run through the Brevard County Clerk of Court, and family cases are assigned to dedicated family divisions. Practical local knowledge matters: hearing time is scarce and motions calendars fill quickly, so cases move fastest for the lawyers who know the procedures, the judicial assistants, and the local administrative orders — daily terrain for our office.
A Melbourne Practice for Melbourne Lives
Our client base looks like the city: engineers and technicians from L3Harris and Northrop Grumman with equity compensation to divide; healthcare professionals from Holmes Regional; small business owners along New Haven and Wickham with companies to value; military families connected to Patrick Space Force Base; young parents near Wickham Park and retirees in Lake Washington with gray divorce and retirement issues. Melbourne’s blend of aerospace money, small business, and military service shapes the legal issues its families bring — and our practice is built around exactly that blend.
Why Melbourne Families Choose Our Firm
Over 89 years of combined experience concentrated in Brevard County practice. A genuinely local office — clients meet us on Wickham Road, not through a call center. Flat-fee options for uncontested matters and transparent billing for contested ones. And a philosophy built for family cases: resolve what can be resolved efficiently, litigate what must be litigated thoroughly, and keep children out of the crossfire throughout. We offer consultations where you get actual legal analysis of your situation — not a sales pitch.
Where do I file for divorce if I live in Melbourne?
With the Brevard County Clerk of Court in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit — filings are handled electronically through the statewide portal, and your case will be assigned to a Brevard family division, with hearings typically at the Moore Justice Center in Viera. You must have lived in Florida six months before filing.
How long does a Melbourne divorce take?
An uncontested divorce with a signed agreement can be final in a matter of weeks. Contested cases in Brevard County typically run several months to over a year depending on the issues — custody and complex property extend timelines. Preparation and reasonable positions are the main accelerators.
Do you handle cases outside Melbourne?
Yes — we represent clients throughout Brevard County, from Titusville to Grant-Valkaria, including all beachside communities. The courthouses and judges are the same; our local knowledge travels countywide.
What does a consultation cost?
Call (321) 529-7777 to discuss your situation and consultation options. We are direct about fees from the first conversation — surprises in billing have no place in an attorney-client relationship.
Talk to a Melbourne Family Law Attorney Today
Whatever brought you to this page — a divorce being considered, papers just served, a custody problem growing — earlier advice is better advice. The Law Office of John Vernon Moore, P.A., 700 N. Wickham Road, Suite 206, Melbourne. Call (321) 529-7777 or schedule a consultation.