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The term Dual Diagnosis refers to individuals who experience co-occurring mental health problems and substance abuse problems. This introduces increased complexity into a person’s life, and treatment for dual diagnoses is far more difficult than simply addressing each separate disorder. The interactions between one’s mental health and physical addiction exacerbate the presentation of each disorder, […]
Learn More...What type of alimony would I be entitled to? Depending upon the length of the marriage and the specific factors outlined in §61.14, alimony may be available upon divorce. Short-term marriages are generally those that lasted less than seven years, moderate-term marriages are those that last between seven and seventeen years, while long-term marriages […]
Learn More...If your current alimony payment is not meeting your financial needs, you may have legal options available. Florida law allows you to modify certain types of alimony payments whether they were awarded by the court or mutually agreed to. Durational, Permanent, and Rehabilitative alimony can be modified unless the parties have agreed otherwise. When parties […]
Learn More...Much has been written about the legality of the death penalty in Florida in the last month between the recent execution of Oscar Bolin, a well-known killer in the Tampa Bay area, and the United States Supreme Court ultimately deeming the current death penalty procedure unconstitutional as applied in Florida four days later. While the […]
Learn More...A Motion for Contempt is used in Tampa family law cases to seek enforcement and sanctions, when a party violates a court order. The most common motions for contempt relate to violations of timesharing agreements and/or failing to pay child support. Of course though, a motion for contempt can be used to ensure compliance with […]
Learn More...Tampa Divorce Attorneys are routinely asked by their Clients about the meaning of the term “Marital Settlement Agreement” during the course of litigation. Many folks have frankly heard the term either through the litigation in their own case or through their own research on the internet on websites, like our site. A Marital Settlement Agreement […]
Learn More...A no contact order is a court order entered by a presiding judge limiting a criminal defendant or other party from having contact with another. This occurs most often when a criminal defendant is accused of a domestic violence charge, including misdemeanor domestic violence, felony domestic violence, domestic battery by strangulation, etc. These orders are […]
Learn More...A weapon is a “deadly weapon” if it is used or threatened to be used in a way likely to produce death or great bodily harm. Although, this is not necessarily a clear cut answer, the most basic question is that “an object can become a deadly weapon if its sole modern use is to […]
Learn More...Many Florida traffic ticket attorneys deal with clients who have questions about whether the tickets they receive in the Tampa Bay area will effect their out of state driving record when they return from vacation in Florida. In short, yes, your traffic tickets will follow you home. This is because 45 states, including the District […]
Learn More...Tampa traffic ticket attorneys are often asked about habitual traffic offenders because it is unfortunately one of the most common ways folks’ driver’s license are suspended in Florida. Most folks simply refer to it as “HTO.” They are totally unaware of how to correct the situation. This sets them up almost certainly to get charged […]
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