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This a question often posed by family, civil, and criminal law cases to the Tampa attorneys of Hackworth Law. The simple answer is courts like funding space and enough judges to handle the cases they are forced to accept annually. For example, Tampa and St. Petersburg news sources have recently had many stories concerning the […]
Learn More...Unfortunately, this is a common occurrence. One spouse is working attempting to make ends meet while supporting a child, meanwhile the other spouse refuses to work and/or pay any child support. The other spouse apparently is relying on their income of zero to prevent a court for morning and paying child support. Florida courts ultimately […]
Learn More...This a question often posed to a Valrico Drug Crimes Attorneys regarding cases involving theft, drugs or other possession charges, and weapons. Many individuals tend to think that if the police did their job they will have fingerprints connected to the accused. This question raises about two different issues: First, Assistant State Attorneys and law […]
Learn More...While the media publicizes many Stand Your Ground cases when they don’t believe it was justified, we recently successfully asserted the defense with great success. I recently had the opportunity to defend Mr. Ralph Wald using Stand Your Ground in his recent trial on second degree murder with Joe Episcopo. This trial and the stories […]
Learn More...In short, yes, Tampa trial attorneys can use text messages as evidence as what are called an Admission By Party Opponent. Everyone has heard “objection, hearsay” in any sort of television crime drama, including, but certainly not limited to Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, Boston Legal, etc. In short, hearsay is any out […]
Learn More...Tampa Criminal Lawyers are often asked about whether the case will just be tossed out. Very few cases are actually just thrown out, the best and most efficient means to get a case dismissed is to demonstrate weaknesses to the State Attorney’s Office concerning the strength of their case. Additionally, the most effective ways to […]
Learn More...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 […]
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