Family Law

What to Know if You are Filing or Have Been Served with an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence in the Orlando, Florida Area

If you are thinking about filing an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence in the Orlando, Florida area, you can contact Harbor House in Orange County or Safe House in Seminole County.  They will discuss the issue...

Involuntary Inpatient Placement Under the Baker Act in the Orlando, Florida Area

What is necessary for Involuntary Placement Under the Baker Act in the Orlando, Florida area and for the appointment of a guardian advocate? There must be "clear and convincing evidence" that because of the mental illness, a person is incapable of surviving alone or w...

Alimony in the Orlando, Florida Area

Alimony, also called spousal support, is governed by Florida Statute 61.08. There are different forms of alimony in the Orlando, Florida area: Temporary Alimony, Permanent Alimony, Rehabilitative Alimony, Durational Alimony, Bridge the Gap Alimony, and Lump Sum Alimon...

Why Should You Consider Having A Prenuptial Agreement Prior to Your Wedding in the Orlando, Florida Area?

Having a prenuptial agreement in the Orlando, Florida area allows a person to determine and materialize how they wish to manage their finances during the marriage. You think about it and analyze this prior to your Orlando, Florida area wedding. A prenuptial agreement ...

What Constitutes Stalking, Harassment and Emotional Distress Necessary to Obtain an Injunction in the Orlando, Florida Area? 

Florida Statute 784.0485(1) (2021) creates a cause of action for injunction for protection against stalking. A person commits stalking when they willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follow, harass, or cyber stalk another person. To harass means to engage in a course...

What Does It Take to Recuse or Disqualify a Judge in Orlando, Florida?

There was just a case released in Florida Law Weekly, Cini v. Cabezas, 47 Fla. L. Weekly D1690, that discusses the topic of recusing or disqualifying a judge. That case was out of the Third District Court of Appeals, which is located in  Miami, Florida. In that case t...

Can You Do a One Parent Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) in the Orlando, Florida Area?

You can do a one parent Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) in the Orlando, Florida Area under limited circumstances. What are those limited circumstances? Grounds for single-parent terminations, as limited by section 39.811(6), Florida Statutes, include chronic subs...

Grandparents’ Rights in Florida

There was an update in The Florida Bar News, Volume 49, Number 8, in an article titled, "Governor DeSantis signs grandparents right measure” by Jim Ash, Senior Editor. In the article,...

Support of the Sandwich Generation in the Orlando, Florida Area

There was an interesting article in the Preserving Your Memory/Summer 2022 Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation titled "Support for the Sandwich Generation" by Cindy Kuzma. In the article, Kuzma describes how multigenerational caregivers face many obstacl...

What is Necessary to Disqualify a Trial Judge in the Orlando, Florida Area?

It is not enough that you think the trial judge is unfair to disqualify them in the Orlando, Florida area. The fact that the judge has ruled adversely to the party in the past does not constitute a legally sufficient ground for a motion to disqualify. 

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