If there’s one part of the legal system every single layman deals with, it’s contracts. Every day, we make new contracts, simply through conversations like “I’ll take you to the movies after you finish with the dishes” or “I’ll mow the lawn if you give me $10.” Even telling a 5-year-old “I’ll give you a […]
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Sitting in jail waiting weeks, maybe even months, for your trial date is probably the last thing you want to do. Time in jail means time away from work and family; it could even lead to a termination of your employment depending on your job and the severity of the charge. Fortunately, there is a
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If you’ve ever seen a TV show about law before, you’ve more than likely seen a jury sitting on the sidelines watching the entire trial unfold. They see all the evidence presented to them, listen to all the testimony, and are then excused to the jury room for deliberation. What the TV programs often don’t
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To identify suspects, police officers often use something called lineups. Lineups are governed by Florida statute 92.70, also referred to as the Eyewitness Identification Reform Act. There are two types of lineups that are commonly used: live lineups and photographic lineups. Live lineups are when police officers bring multiple subjects into a room and ask
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When a couple gets divorced, one of the first questions addressed is what will happen to the children. In many cases, the parents come to an agreement prior to the dissolution of marriage and a timesharing schedule is established. Later, however, one of the parents may wish to modify the schedule, perhaps to better suit
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While the rates of DUI cases show a downward trend, they still occur with some frequency. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there are approximately 1.5 million people arrested per year for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Many of these cases, however, are not prosecuted. One major reason for that
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Under Florida law, when a person’s mental illness is a primary factor of the crime charged, the defendants who are eligible for Pretrial Intervention (or PTI for short) can be placed in a variation called Mental Health PTI.
When a marriage is being dissolved through the divorce process, there are many legal issues that need to be addressed. One of those issues is how alimony should work. A court will consider alimony when one party of the marriage needs financial assistance following the divorce. When a court requires alimony to be paid, this
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If you’ve seen any major cases on the news in recent months, such as the Depp v. Heard trial, then you’ve likely seen many witnesses on the stand being questioned by attorneys. While this may appear to be a simple question-and-answer session, it is a little more complicated than that. There are particular rules that
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When a marriage is dissolved, there are many distinct matters that need to be handled by both parties. One such issue involves nonmarital assets. Nonmarital assets, by definition, are assets brought into a marriage that were not purchased with marital funds; these assets are usually not included in the equitable distribution taking place during a
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