Recent Blog Posts
Parenting Plan Enforcement: Parenting Coordinators, Part 1
March 23, 2015 When minor children are involved in a divorce, some of the most important issues in the divorce are custody and time-sharing. Coming to agreement on these issues can be contentious and can involve significant disagreement. However, the disputes are eventually resolved, whether by the parents’ agreement or by the court’s decision,… Read More »
Concealed Carry Laws in Florida
March 22, 2015 The Florida House Criminal Justice Committee recently approved HB 4005, a proposal to permit the concealed carry of firearms on college campuses. Lawmakers began reconsidering the ban after a November shooting at Florida State University. However, the bill is likely to face opposition in the Senate. Florida is one of twenty states with… Read More »
Community Corrections
May 20, 2015 In Florida, there are several alternatives to jail time available. Depending on the type of offense, an offender may be able to avoid incarceration by complying with certain conditions and restrictions. Probation Probation is court-ordered supervision for a specified period of time, which may not exceed the maximum sentence available for… Read More »
Criminal Contempt of Court in Florida
March 18, 2015 When a court issues an order, such as for child or spousal support or to enforce a parenting plan, that order must be obeyed. Unfortunately, sometimes parents and ex-spouses do not fully cooperate with the court’s orders. If that happens, courts have several tools at their disposal to encourage cooperation or… Read More »
Open Carry Laws in Florida
March 17, 2015 The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled last month against Dale Norman, who was convicted of a second degree misdemeanor after his 2012 arrest for openly carrying a holstered gun. Norman appealed his conviction, arguing that it was a violation of both the state and federal constitutions to ban the open carry… Read More »
Domestic Violence in Florida
March 13, 2015 An eighteen year old Jupiter man, Daniel Leneve, was arrested last week after a naked, drug-fueled rampage through a house, shouting that everyone in the house was going to die. Leneve and his seventeen year old girlfriend of six months had both taken LSD. According to a witness, he tossed his girlfriend around… Read More »
Carjacking
May 13, 2015 A man in Orange County recently carjacked three women and then caused a car accident involving several vehicles. He fled to a parking lot after stealing from a Gap store, and then carjacked an SUV, driving off with the three women that were inside. A deputy noticed the commotion and followed… Read More »
Tenancy by the Entirety in Divorce
March 11, 2015 An important aspect of divorce is the property settlement. Determining what will happen to the family home is often the largest economic decision that a divorcing couple must make. One issue that will affect this determination is how the house is titled—whether both spouses together or one spouse alone owns the… Read More »
More Stringent Domestic Violence Laws Proposed In Senate Bills
March 10, 2015 Two bills planned to be introduced to the Florida State Senate would close loopholes in Florida law allowing domestic violence perpetrators harass their victims. State Sen. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, is planning to sponsor both bills in the upcoming legislative session. One bill, Senate Bill 342, would prevent those arrested for domestic… Read More »
Types of Alimony in Florida – Part 2
March 9, 2015 Alimony is an important part of many divorces. In Florida, there are five types of alimony. Learn about these in this two-part blog entry from William Wallshein. Alimony is a way of compensating a divorcing spouse for the economic, career, or educational sacrifices he or she made for the sake of… Read More »
