How Can Caregivers in Orlando Help Loved Ones with Dementia who Suffer from Depression?
Is your loved one or friend with dementia also suffering from depression? This may be hard for you to determine because certain symptoms, such as impaired concentration and memory and decision issues associated with Alzheimer’s, are indistingui...
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What is Necessary to Obtain an Injunction Against Dating Violence in the Orlando, Florida Area?
There are steps you can take as a victim of dating violence. Section 784.046(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2019), authorizes the issuance of an injunction against dating violence for the protection of any person who is the victim of dating violence and ha...
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Can You Request that the Biological Father Consent to a Stepparent Adoption if You Waive Past Due Child Support in Orlando, Florida?
Florida law is clear that parents may not contract away the rights of their children to support, as that right belongs to the children, not the parents. Agreements that contract away child support are void and therefore unenforceable as contrary to p...
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How Can an Elder Attorney Help You?
Bernard A. Krooks, JD, CPA, LLM, CELA, wrote an interesting article on how an elder attorney can help in different situations. In this article, Krooks discussed the possibility of needing specialized legal expertise to prepare for the challenges of g...
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Termination of Parental Rights for Egregious Conduct in the Orlando, Florida Area
In EK & RK v DCF, 56 FLW D1768b (Fla. 1st DCA 2020), the issue before the appellate court was: A trial court denies a petition for termination of a father’s parental rights (TPR) based solely on its determination that the evidence did not d...
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How Do the Expanded Laws Protect the Elderly and Vulnerable Adults?
There was an article in The Elder Law Advocate, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2. Spring 2021, Capitol Update by Brian Jogerst titled “Lawmakers consider legislation to protect elderly and vulnerable adults against a backdrop of budget reductions and safety ...
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