What Is an Emergency Motion?
Certain events warrant the use of immediate legal action. In life, unexpected emergencies arise that require prompt action, and the same general principle holds true in certain family law scenarios. ...
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Read MoreTrump’s Executive Order and Its Impact on Tampa Family Law Cases
Trump's Executive Order on Immigration impacts more than the US border. As the saying goes, all is fair in love and war, and plenty of Florida spouses will use whatever ammunition they can find in ...
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Read MoreWhat is a Family Law Financial Affidavit?
Financial affidavits appear to be simple on the surface but can be challenging to understand. Financial affidavits are used in family law cases as sworn statements of a party's income, assets, expens...
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Read MoreWhat is a Court Reporter?
The role of a court reporter is more than the stenographic machine. As a general matter, it is understood that court reporters are the operators of stenographic machines in court. In the context of F...
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Read MoreMilitary Domestic Violence Injunction Remedies
In cases involving military domestic violence, civilian statutes can be used to provide relief. Domestic violence is an important issue to the wellbeing of society as a whole, and it is particularly ...
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Read MoreWhat Is a Family Law General Magistrate?
Not all divorce cases are overseen by a judge. What is the alternative? In a Florida divorce, you may be surprised to learn that a judge is not necessarily going to hear your case. There may be times...
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Read MoreWhat are Family Law Interrogatories and How Do I Answer Them?
What happens when the opposing party serves you with interrogatories. Interrogatories are a commonly used tool used during discovery in family law cases. These written questions are served by the opp...
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Read MoreCan I Modify a Domestic Violence Injunction?
If you seek any modifications to a court order, strong evidence must be submitted to justfiy its dissolution. A permanent injunction, by its name alone, sounds like a court order that cannot be chang...
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Read MoreWhat Is the Putative Father Registry?
Unnmarried Florida men can retain paternal rights through a legal registry. The putative father registry — not to be confused with punitive, meaning punishment — is a legal method by which an unm...
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