Steven C. Fraser, Esq. has practiced law for more than 25 years — representing Jacksonville families, military service members, and parents through divorce, custody, and every difficult chapter family law can create. He is dual-licensed in Florida and Washington, DC, and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator qualified to serve as advocate or neutral throughout the state.
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Steven C. Fraser, Esq. is a family law attorney based in Jacksonville, Florida, licensed in Florida (FL Bar No. 625825) and Washington, DC (DC Bar No. 460026). He has 25+ years of legal experience, practices throughout the Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, and Nassau Counties) and all of Northeast Florida, and is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family and Circuit Civil Mediator (Cert. No. 37256 CFR) available in all 20 judicial circuits statewide. Admitted to four U.S. District Courts — Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Florida and the District of Columbia. Free consultation: 877-862-7188.
Family law is personal. It involves the people you love most and the future you are trying to protect. I became a family law attorney because I believe people going through the most difficult chapter of their lives deserve an advocate who shows up — every time, in every hearing, on every phone call. Not a revolving door of associates. Not a paralegal who “handles things” while the attorney you hired is in another courtroom.
I also believe that litigation should be the last resort — not the first move. As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator, I know how to resolve cases without a trial when the facts support it. But when settlement is not possible, I prepare every case for the courtroom. That preparation is the difference.
Over 25+ years, I have represented service members at NAS Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport, parents fighting for their children in contested custody cases, spouses defending against unfair alimony demands, and families trying to move on through uncontested divorce. Every case is different. Every case gets my personal attention from the first phone call to the final order.
Family law matters regularly cross county and state lines — relocation cases, interstate custody disputes, military pension division under federal law. Attorney Fraser is admitted to practice in multiple federal and state courts.
Every matter is handled start-to-finish by Attorney Fraser — not by an associate, paralegal, or contract attorney.
Contested and uncontested dissolution under Fla. Stat. § 61.001 et seq. — equitable distribution, discovery, mediation, and trial.
Parenting plans, 20 best-interest factors under Fla. Stat. § 61.13, relocation under § 61.13001.
USFSPA pension division, SCRA protections, TRICARE 20/20/20 and 20/20/15, Survivor Benefit Plan elections, BAH in support.
2023 reform (SB 1416) — bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, durational. Amount and duration calculations, modification.
Calculation under Fla. Stat. § 61.30 guidelines, income imputation, deviations, modifications on 15%+ income change.
Paternity actions under Fla. Stat. § 742.011, establishment of parenting plans, support for unmarried parents.
Alimony, timesharing, and child support modifications where a substantial change in circumstances is shown.
Motions for contempt, make-up timesharing, purge payments, attorney’s fees assessed against violating parties.
Neutral mediator for other attorneys’ cases statewide; advocate mediator for own clients in Fourth Circuit.
Consultations are conducted by phone, video, or in-person at the Salisbury Road office in Southside Jacksonville. The office is by appointment only — please schedule via Calendly or by phone before visiting.
4651 Salisbury Road, Suite 400
Jacksonville, FL 32256
PO Box 550868
Jacksonville, FL 32255
Free consultation by phone or video. Same-week appointments typically available. Attorney-client privilege from the first call.