Recent Blog Posts
Pretrial Release in Florida
July 06, 2015 When a person is charged with a crime, it can be a while before the trial. Both sides need time to gather evidence and prepare the prosecution and the defense. However, especially for minor crimes, defendants do not want to wait in jail for the trial. In Florida, pretrial release means… Read More »
Florida Arrest Warrants
July 06, 2015 An arrest warrant is a court order to take a person into custody. Warrants give law enforcement officers the power to detain suspects and to take them into police custody. In Florida, an arrest warrant may be issued for a variety of reasons: Commission of a felony, extradition, failure to appear,… Read More »
Consequences of Arrests in Florida
July 1, 2015 An arrest, even when no trial results, or when the arrestee is found innocent, has far-reaching consequences. Arrests are matters of public record and they can affect a person’s ability to get a job, find housing, get into college, and more. In Florida, a person’s criminal history information is a matter… Read More »
Disorderly Conduct
June 29, 2015 When a person causes a disturbance in a public place, disorderly conduct charges may result. Disorderly conduct is a misdemeanor, and the charges may not seem serious. However, the real cost of a disorderly conduct arrest or conviction is often that the offender now has a permanent criminal record, which can… Read More »
Juvenile Sex Offenses
July 28, 2015 Due to their immaturity and lack of experience, adolescents often exhibit poor decision making skills. While this can causes problems in everyday life, it can have extremely detrimental and life-altering consequences when the results are criminal in nature. Retaining a lawyer who has experience with how the justice system deals with… Read More »
Violating Probation
June 24, 2015 Probation is a form of community supervision that requires an offender to keep in contact with a probation officer and obey certain conditions set forth in a court order. Violation of probation occurs when an offender willfully commits a material violation of the conditions of probation. Violation of probation is different… Read More »
Relocation of Children
June 24, 2015 In Florida, if the parents of a minor child are separated and the custodial parent wants to move the minor child more than fifty miles for a period of over sixty days, the custodial parent must get the other parent’s permission. If the other parent will not give consent to the… Read More »
Marital Waste
June 19, 2015 In Florida divorces, marital property is distributed under the principles of equitable distribution. This means that the distribution of property should be equal, unless the court finds circumstances that justify awarding unequal amounts to the spouses. One of these circumstances is marital waste. What is Waste? In the property settlement process,… Read More »
What Is Vandalism?
June 17, 2015 An unidentified burglar recently broke into and vandalized a branch of the post office in Davie, Florida. The man entered through the rear of the post office and appeared to be looking for something, but it remains unclear what, if anything, was stolen. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a… Read More »
What Happens to Mortgages After Divorce?
June 17, 2015 In a divorce, one of the important decisions to make is how to divide the couple’s property. Florida uses the principle of equitable distribution, which means that the property will be divided fairly, though not necessarily equally. Some assets, such as a house, cannot be divided in half, so instead the… Read More »
