Archive for May 8, 2025

Consequences of Divorcing Later in Life

There are consequences of divorcing at any time in life. You now have half the assets you had before. Plus, you may have more debt than you previously had due to paying lawyers. 

If you are younger, ...

Retroactive Child Support in the Orlando, Florida Area

Under Florida Statute 61.30(7), a parent in a paternity or divorce case can seek retroactive child support for twenty-four (24) months prior to filing the petition for paternity or petit...

What are Trauma-Responsive Court Systems in Orlando, Florida and Lake Mary, Florida?

Have you ever heard of trauma-responsive court systems? There was an interesting article in The Bar Journal/May/June 2025 by Gabriella Cerasol, MacKenzie Dileo, Shayna R. Schulman, Megan Sirvent, and Ashley Ware on Trauma-Responsive Systems: an approach for Attorney...

What is Child Hearsay in a Marital and Family Law Case in the Orlando, Florida Area?

Child Hearsay can be admitted in an Injunction for Domestic Violence case or in a Divorce case in the Orlando, Florida area if certain elements of admission are met and the judge allows such hearsay. 

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Risk Protection Orders and Red Flag Laws in Orlando, Florida in 2025 

What can you do if you have a mentally ill relative who is violent and has firearms? There can be help in the Orlando, Florida area for people in this situation. 

Family members can go to their local...

Paternity in the Orlando, Florida Area

Paternity in Florida is established through the execution of a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity that was not revoked within sixty days.

If you interfere with the timesharing of the other parent in the Orlando, Florida area, the judge can do several things to you. The judge can hold you ...

The Psychotherapist Patient Privilege in an Orlando, Florida Divorce Case

What is psychotherapist-patient privilege in an Orlando, Florida, divorce case? This is a privilege in Florida Statute 90.503 that allows mental health patients to refuse the disclosure of confidential communications or records related to the diagnosis or treatment ...

What Can You Do If A Family Member is Baker Acted in Florida?

Many people have family members, friends or relatives who were Baker Acted in the State of Florida. The family members are usually frantic when this happens and want to know what they can do. They usually want to know if they can get their relative out of the facili...

What It Takes on a Case to Obtain a Disqualification of a Trial Judge

In the case NSB v DCFS, 50 FLW D375 (6th DCA March 28, 2025), the judge was disqualified for Bias and Prejudgment of the evidence. A petition seeking the Read More