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Thinking about divorce but don’t know where to begin? Spouse has filed a divorce against you and you don’t know what to do? A divorce is known as a “dissolution of marriage.” A dissolution of marriage may be granted in Florida if: the marriage is irretrievably broken or mental incapacity of one of the spouses […]
Learn More...During a divorce, a valid question for someone, especially one that has depended on his or her spouse financially, is, “What am I going to do now?” How does the court determine alimony? This issue also comes about when one party makes significantly less money than the other. In a divorce, the court may grant […]
Learn More...Unfortunately, this is most common issue raised to the Tampa criminal lawyers of Hackworth Law. If one were to count the number of criminal cases currently on the dockets of Hillsborough, Pinellas and Polk counties, the overwhelming majority of the charges would in somehow incorporate a suspended license. Many times someone driving with a suspended […]
Learn More...I heard someone mention “good time,” what does that mean? Good time is essentially time removed off the back in of prison and jail sentences as a reward for good behavior while someone is in custody. Ultimately, the decision as to whether to reward “good time” to an inmate is left to the Sheriff of […]
Learn More...What is “beyond a reasonable doubt?” As we continue through our basics of the Florida criminal justice system, it is important; we discuss arguably the most important aspect of the criminal justice system, the standard or the burden. “Beyond a reasonable doubt” is the standard of proof the prosecution must prove during a criminal trial. […]
Learn More...You’ve moved out but your landlord has withheld your security deposit, now what? If your landlord keeps security deposit, you have rights to quickly get it back! According to Florida Statute Section 83.49, upon vacating the premises, the landlord has 15 days to return your security deposit. If the landlord decides to keep all or part of […]
Learn More...On April 30, 2013, there was another hearing in the criminal case involving George Zimmerman. By way of background, Zimmerman is accused of murdering Trayvon Martin. As you will likely remember, Zimmerman initially relied on Florida’s “Stand Your Ground” hearing to justify and explain his shooting of Martin. Ultimately, there has been much speculation and […]
Learn More...You’ve moved out but your landlord withholds your security deposit, now what? Many people wonder what to do if landlord withholds security deposit, our Tampa Landlord/Tenant attorneys can help. According to Florida Statute Section 83.49, upon vacating the premises, the landlord has 15 days to return your security deposit. If a landlord withholds security deposit or a […]
Learn More...How to Obtain a Restraining Order (injunction) and Who Can Get One Who can get an injunction? Anyone that is a victim of domestic violence or has a reasonable cause to believe he or she is in danger of domestic violence. Under Florida law domestic violence is considered any form of assault, aggravated assault, battery, […]
Learn More...As our blog has previously mentioned, recent changes to Florida statutes concerning sinkhole losses and damages in Florida have added a requirement that a homeowner have both a sinkhole and structural damage. Specifically, Florida Statute Section 627.706 defined “structural damage” for the first time effective July 1, 2011. Just like literally millions of Floridians, the […]
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