Steven C. Fraser represents Mandarin families through divorce, child custody, alimony, and mediation in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. Mandarin’s established neighborhoods, dual-income professional households, and high homeownership rates make equitable distribution and timesharing decisions especially consequential. Every case is handled by Attorney Fraser personally — from first consultation through final judgment.
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Steven C. Fraser, Esq. — FL Bar No. 625825, DC Bar No. 460026, FL Supreme Court Certified Mediator (Cert. No. 37256 CFR) — serves Mandarin (32223, 32257, 32258), Beauclerc, Loretto, Royal Lakes, and Julington Creek. Cases are filed in Duval County and heard at the Duval County Courthouse, 501 W. Adams St., Jacksonville — Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Practice areas: divorce, child custody and timesharing, child support, alimony (post-2023 SB 1416), paternity, modification, and family mediation. Free consultation: 877-862-7188.
Mandarin is one of Jacksonville’s most established residential corridors — a Duval County submarket centered on the San Jose Blvd and Mandarin Rd spine, anchored by long-tenured neighborhoods like Beauclerc, Loretto, and Royal Lakes. Many Mandarin households are dual-income professional families with children in the Mandarin school cluster. That demographic profile shapes the legal questions Mandarin clients ask: how is the family home divided when there is significant equity? How does timesharing protect a child’s school attendance zone? How does alimony interact with two professional incomes after the 2023 reform?
Cases are filed in Duval County, but Duval shares the Fourth Judicial Circuit with Clay and Nassau. Local practice is consistent across the circuit: mandatory mediation in contested cases, equitable distribution under Fla. Stat. § 61.075, and timesharing under the 20 best-interest factors of § 61.13.
Every matter is handled personally by Attorney Fraser. Click any practice area for the full overview.
Parenting plans, 20 best-interest factors, school-zone preservation, relocation under § 61.13001.
Custody overview →2023 reform (SB 1416) — bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, durational; 35% income-difference cap.
Alimony overview →USFSPA, SCRA, TRICARE 20/20/20 and 20/20/15, BAH in support — for NAS Jax and Mayport households.
Military divorce →Mandatory in the Fourth Circuit. FL Supreme Court Certified Mediator (Cert. No. 37256 CFR).
Mediation →Flat fees for uncontested divorce; hourly with retainer for contested matters.
Fee schedule →Speak directly with Attorney Fraser. Same-week appointments. Phone or video.