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When you file for divorce, you have 45 days to fill out a financial affidavit. This is a mandatory disclosure that includes your employment information, income, assets, liabilities, and expenses. It is extremely important that you fill out the affidavit form as accurately as possible, because it will become crucial to your divorce proceedings. The […]
Learn More...Florida gun owners who wish to exercise their right to carry a concealed weapon in Tampa need to know the law. WHAT IS FLORIDA’S CONCEALED CARRY LAW? Florida’s concealed carry law is outlined in section 790.06. Concealed carry is defined as having a firearm on or about one’s person, in public, in a way that […]
Learn More...Simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time can result in allegations of probation violations, and such an accusation can create a world of headaches, stress and troubles for people trying to resolve prior criminal cases and get their life back on track. Because the consequences of an alleged violation can have significant […]
Learn More...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 […]
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