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- July
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- What If I Don’t Know the State of Our Finances?
- 5 Tips for Florida Parents Facing DCF Complaints
- What This Attorney Did After His Car Accident
- Top 3 Things To Do After a Car Accident
- Top 3 Alimony Myths
- COVID-19: Business Interruption Claims
- Mediation in the Age of Coronavirus
- Roberts Sparks, Ellen Ostman, and Victoria Cruz-Garcia named to 2020 Florida Super Lawyers
- COVID-19 & Children: What You Should Know
- May
- 3 Keys To Successfully Modifying Your Support
- Shared Custody / Equal Time-Sharing in Florida
- Injury Litigation During COVID-19: Courts Are Open and Operational
- Family Law Film Review: What Marriage Story Gets Right About Family Law
- Can I Temporarily Reduce or Abate my Alimony Obligation?
- Co-Parenting and the Coronavirus
- Tips for Co-Parenting Through COVID-19
- April
- I Have Heard Courts Are Closed, Why Bother to Start the Process of Divorce Now?
- Top Three Questions for Family Law Support Modifications
- How to Enforce Support Agreements
- 5 Questions for Divorce Clients
- Top 3 Questions to Ask a Divorce Attorney At The Initial Consultation
- Is There a Right Time for Divorce?
- Modification of Settlement Agreements
- March
- Lower Earnings & Support Modifications
- Unstable Financial Markets & the Impact on Equitable Distribution
- Economic Factors and the Impact on Divorce
- Robert Sparks Attorneys Available for All Client Services
- COVID-19, Financial Fears & Divorce: Will Coronavirus Affect Family Law?
- When Defective Products Cause Wrongful Death
- Robert Sparks Attorneys to Host Jenay Iurato, Advocate Against Human Trafficking
- February
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- Spinal Cord Injuries in the U.S.
- Will a Positive Drug Test Affect My Visitation Rights?
- What Happens to Military Benefits After a Divorce?
- How Car Accident Victims Recover Compensation in Florida
- What Are The Different Types of Alimony Payments?
- The Importance of Seeking Medical Attention After an Accident
- 6 Divorce Myths Debunked
- Could Having a Dash Cam Help Your Car Crash Claim?
- June
- 4 Benefits of Pursuing Mediated Divorce
- Importance of Reviewing Your Insurance Policy Ahead of Hurricane Season
- When Do Child Support Payments End?
- No-Fault vs. Fault Car Accident States
- 3 Important Components of Florida's Dram Shop Law
- Factors to Consider When Relocating Children
- Four Robert Sparks Attorneys Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2016 Super Lawyers® List
- Sharing Parenting Time During Summer Break
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Florida
- Robert Sparks Attorneys' Attorney Chris Codling Speaker at Legal Rights Workshop
- How to Avoid "Blind Spot" Accidents
- How to Relocate Out of State with Your Children
- May
- April
- Florida's Wrongful Death Act: An Overview
- What Does Divorce Mediation Entail?
- Spotlight on Custody Battles: How Judges Decide
- Cycling in Tampa: How to Navigate Safely
- Robert Sparks Attorneys' Attorney Named 'Leader in the Law'
- Know What Your Homeowners Insurance Covers
- Hurricane Season Is Coming: What You Need to Know About Insurance Claims
- Child Support for Children in College
- March
- Growing Rate of Single Fathers
- What the Most Pedestrian-Friendly Cities Have in Common
- Using the Florida Putative Father Registry
- How to Assess Risks on the Road
- Choose an Attorney Included in Super Lawyers®
- Benefits of a Firm Handling a Wide Range of Injury Cases
- 10-Vehicle Pileup Caused by Reckless Driver
- New Bill Could Eliminate Permanent Alimony Awards
- Robert Sparks Attorneys Sponsors East Bay Youth Athletics
- 5 Things to Know About Football-Related Head Injuries
- 3 Surprising Benefits of Family Meals
- February
- Safety Tips for Traveling with HART
- Family Time Tip: The Tampa Riverwalk
- I Do Not Speak English, May I Bring a Family Member to Serve as My Interpreter?
- How Do We Decide on the Best Holiday Time-Sharing Schedule for Our Kids?
- How to Modify Alimony and What to Avoid
- How to Avoid Getting Into a Car Accident
- January
- Over a Century of Experience - Counsel You Can Trust
- Tampa Jail Providing Inmates Lessons on Fatherhood
- Worker Killed in Industrial Accident
- 5 Tips for Balancing Work and Family
- 5 Risks Drones Pose to Safety
- New Year, New Hope
- Resolve to Spend More Time with Your Family this New Year
- What Determines Alimony Eligibility?
- 2015
- December
- Happy Holidays from Our Family to Yours
- Holidays and Shared Custody Agreements
- Robert Sparks Attorneys Wins Lawsuit Involving Sinkhole Damage
- When does child support extend beyond age 18?
- Benefits of Experience in Your Personal Injury Case
- Relocating with Children After Divorce
- Remembering the Arrow Air Flight Crash of 1985
- How to Prepare Your Children for Divorce
- Tampa Hispanic Bar Association Awards Victoria Cruz-Garcia The 2015 Luis Cabassa Award
- What Is and Isn't Negligence?
- 10 Steps to Take Before Filing for Divorce
- November
- Surviving Thanksgiving Traffic
- Changes to a Florida Statute Could Emphasize Equal Timesharing for Parents and Children
- Co-Parenting During the Thanksgiving Holiday
- How Contingency Fees Work and Why They Are So Popular
- Contempt of Court in Florida Family Law Cases
- Can My Spouse Flee the State to Avoid Paying Alimony or Child Support?
- Divorce & Kids : How much time do I get to spend with them?
- How to be a Defensive Driver & Avoid Accidents
- How to Save Time, Money, and a Headache On Your Divorce
- Sinkhole Disclosure: Are you covered?
- Why Hire a Former Insurance Defense Attorney?
- October
- Statistics on Pedestrian Accidents in Florida
- Do Fathers Really Have the Same Rights In Divorce?
- Why does my spouse get a portion of the asset that I had before getting married?
- Pedestrian Hit and Killed By Truck On Tampa Hospital Property
- What Is the Perfect Age to Wed?
- Statute of Limitations for Wrongful Death Lawsuits in Florida
- Divorcing and In the Military? Here's What You Need to Know
- 7 Signs of Nursing Home Abuse to Watch Out For
- 5 Things to Avoid Doing on Social Media During a Divorce
- What To Do If You Suspect Nursing Home Abuse
- Relocating After Divorce with Children
- Halloween Safety: Personal Injury Risk Nothing to Boo at....
- 7 Qualities to Look for in Florida Personal Injury Attorneys
- What to Do When You Suspect Your Spouse is Hiding Assets
- September
- August
- July
- Legal Malpractice for Insurance Companies?
- Can a Nonmarital Asset become Marital?
- Did They Know? Actions for Contracting a Sexually Transmissible Disease
- Is The Bar Liable For Serving Him?
- Am I entitled to property owned in my spouse's name?
- Closing Arguments Are Not Evidence
- Dissipation of Assets
- Understanding the Classes Applicable to a Negligence Per Se Claim
- Intentional Tort Exception Strikes Again
- Jailing children in a divorce case?
- Audio Recordings
- June
- Top Social Media Pitfalls to Avoid During Divorce
- Can I Lower My Child Support Payments?
- What happens when a written order is different from what the Judge said in court or doesn't have any specific findings?
- Where can I get a divorce involving children?
- Workplace Injury Lawsuits Versus Workers' Comp Claims
- How long does income have to be decreased before alimony can be modified?
- May
- How is income calculated for child support?
- The Difference Between Compensatory Damages and Punitive Damages
- Dividing a Military Pension in Divorce
- Why should I file a paternity case as a Father?
- What does a paternity case mean as a Mother?
- Personal and Enterprise Goodwill
- Partial Settlement Agreements, part 2
- April
- March
- January
- December
- 2014
- November
- October
- August
- July
- June
- When Should a Court Impute Income to an Unemployed Spouse?
- Splitting Student Loan Debt
- Timesharing
- Starting My Divorce Case
- Child Support and Taxes
- If My Health Deteriorates Substantially, Will I Still Have To Pay My Alimony Obligation?
- Can a Court Deny a Parties Time Sharing Completely?
- Does The Court Have To Adopt My Custody Agreement?
- May
- Why Do Some People Delay the Final Hearing on Their Uncontested Divorce Until After the First of the Year?
- When is it time to bring a forensic accountant in to help with my divorce?
- The $4.8 BILLION Dollar Divorce
- Recapture of alimony tax deduction
- AMBIGUITIES MUST BE CONSTRUED IN FAVOR OF THE POLICY HOLDER
- Reaching Settlement With One Defendant During Litigation
- Can I take his girlfriend's deposition?
- Child Support from Jail?
- NON-DELEGABLE DUTY
- Injunctions
- Premises Liability and Designated Walkways
- What Are Case Management Conferences?
- GM'S WOES CONTINUE
- HOW FAR CAN SOCIAL MEDIA DISCOVERY GO?
- April
- March
- Can the Court Order Time Sharing for an Adult Child Who is Disabled?
- My Car Was Keyed, Can I get an Injunction?
- How to calculate alimony increases based upon the Consumer Price Index
- THE THRESHOLD OF CERTIORARI
- PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR INTOXICATION: CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE IS ENOUGH
- EXPERTS AND THE WORK PRODUCT PRIVILEGE
- DON'T LOOK TO THE OPPOSING ATTORNEY FEE RECORDS FOR HELP
- Your Constitutional Right to Impartial Jurors
- Statute of Limitations
- February
- Does Florida have the Worst Drivers in the Country?
- Car Seat Ratings
- Must I always file a Motion for Rehearing?
- More on Surveillance Videos
- What is a Standing Temporary Order?
- Car Safety
- Can I Be Facebook Friends with My Judge?
- Florida's Move Over Law
- What Happens When a Party Dies During a Divorce Proceeding?
- Common Vehicle- Bike Collisions
- Deviation from Child Support based upon Time Sharing
- WITHOLDING PAYMENT FOR SINKHOLE REPAIRS
- Drowsy Driving
- I'm afraid my spouse is going to leave the country with my child, what should I do?
- Equitable Distribution
- A Horrible Weekend on the Roads around Tampa
- Longer Yellow Lights Equal Fewer Red Light Camera Tickets
- D.M.T. v. T.M.H. - Part II
- D.M.T. v. T.M.H. - Part I
- Traffic Citation Scam and Update on Red Light Cameras
- Passive Appreciation of Non-Marital Property
- Unnamed Defendants and Verdict Forms
- What is a Continuance?
- APPELLATE COURT REVERSES DECISION THAT CITIZENS CANNOT BE SUED IN BAD FAITH
- January
- 2013
- December
- November
- Standing of "Potential Defendants"
- Personal Injury Settlements for Minors
- Senior Driving in Florida
- Summary Judgment for Home Depot in Premises Liability Case
- Lost Earnings in Accident Cases
- How far does premises liability extend?
- Arbitration Agreement Upheld in Wrongful Death Case
- DOG BITES: DEFINING AN OCCURRENCE
- Repeal of PIP in Florida?
- What You Can Do to Help Your Personal Injury Case
- Unusual Legal Settlements
- Intricacies of Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Tampa Red Light Cameras Producing Fewer Tickets
- October
- What Is Maritime Law?
- What Is the Jones Act?
- What is a QDRO?
- What Happens If I Relocate my Child Without a Court Order?
- Depositions
- Verdicts: How Much Is Each Defendant Responsible For?
- Can the Court Deviate from Child Support Guidelines?
- What if the At Fault Driver Doesn't Have a Driver's License?
- Appeals and Motions to Stay
- Undercover Detective Involved in NY Motorcycle Incident
- Insurance Policy Language in Dog Bite Case Helps Plaintiff
- Military retirement and divorce
- Punitive Damages: Applies to Not Just the Driver
- Is a Burial Plot Marital Property?
- Motorcycles and Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Changes Coming to Howard Frankland Bridge?
- Interpreting an old Marital Settlement Agreement
- Are There Special Insurance Requirements for Semi-Trucks?
- Florida's Texting while Driving Law Goes into Effect
- Child Support Modification
- MOTORCYLES: TWO IN ONE LANE
- UNIVERSAL FINED $1.26 MILLION BY STATE OF FLORIDA
- How Far Does a MCS-90 Endorsement for Motor Carriers Go?
- Premises Liability: The Importance of Control
- Video Simulation Not Allowed in Recent Florida Auto Accident Trial
- Common Causes of Trucking Accidents
- Florida's Ban on Texting While Driving
- September
- Proving a Claim for Past or Future Lost Wages
- Does my Auto Insurance Travel with Me?
- Statistics on Teenage Driving
- When Should I Call an Attorney After an Accident?
- Interrogatories in Personal Injury Lawsuits
- Reliability of Eyewitness Testimony
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Statement of Client's Rights
- The Obvious Danger Doctrine (Part 2)
- The Obvious Danger Doctrine
- The Intoxication Defense
- THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF THE INTENTIONAL TORT EXCEPTION IN WORKERS COMPENSATION CASES
- Child Support
- DISCOVERY FOR SLIP & FALL ACCIDENTS
- Exclusive Use and Possession of the Marital Home
- Excluding Disclosure of Settlements to the Jury
- Arbitration Agreements and Attempts to Circumvent Florida Law
- What is exclusive continuing jurisdiction?
- What are interrogatories?
- August
- Sinkhole Swallows Lake
- CAN I ASK FOR A REHEARING?
- Lakeland Ledger Editorial on Sinkholes
- WHAT IS AN MCS-90 ENDORSEMENT?
- How to Testify
- PREMISES LIABILITY AND SUMMARY JUDGMENT
- New Medical Malpractice Law being Challenged
- Personal Jurisdiction in Florida Divorce Cases
- Car Accidents and PTSD
- Drive Slow- Tampa Bay Area Goes Back to School
- UCCJEA
- ARBITRATION RULES IN NURSING HOME AGREEMENTS
- Yet Another Massive Florida Sinkhole
- Florida's Accident Report Privilege
- Medicare and Personal Injury Settlements
- Is a golf cart considered a vehicle?
- Alcohol and the Motorcycle
- Constructive Knowledge in Slip and Fall Cases
- Common Causes of Motorcycle Accidents
- Red Light Cameras and Turning Right on Red
- July
- Can A Health Care Surrogate Enter Into an Arbitration Agreement for a Nursing Home Resident?
- The Bounds of Advocacy
- In Florida Divorce Negotiations, What Should My Overall Strategy Be?
- THE FITNESS OF COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS
- If I Settle My Divorce Case, No One Has To Go In Front Of A Judge. Right?
- RECOVERING VALUE OF LOST EARNING CAPACITY BASED ON LIFE EXPECTANCY
- What Do I Have To Say When My Florida Divorce Judge Asks Why My Marriage Is Irretrievably Broken?
- Motorcycle Helmets
- Enterprise Goodwill versus Professional Goodwill
- Seminar on Value Drivers in Personal Injury Cases
- Wrieden v. Wrieden - Terms of a Settlement Agreement are Clear and Unambiguous"
- Replacement Cost Policy
- Are You Allowed to Drive With Your Hazard Lights on When It's Raining?
- What are the Grounds for Divorce in Florida?
- Who is the Owner of a Leased Vehicle?
- What is a Court Reporter?
- Will Florida Become Uninsurable?
- Motorcycle Accident Statistics
- Why go to a Parenting Coordinator before divorce?
- Motorcycle Safety Tips
- What is a Parenting Coordinator?
- Uncovering all Available Insurance Coverage
- WHY MANY JUDGES HATE TO HAVE CHILDREN TESTIFY
- Storm Research
- What if no one gets a ticket for an accident?
- New PIP Statute Interpreted
- SUGGESTIONS BEFORE FILING FOR DIVORCE
- Catastrophic Ground Collapse
- DO I HAVE TO WEAR A HELMET WHEN RIDING A MOTORCYLE?
- ARE THERE LAWS FOR MOTORCYCLE EQUIPMENT?
- How Much of Your Medical Expenses Will Be Covered After an Accident?
- Citizens Rate Hike
- WHAT IS THIRD PARTY BAD FAITH?
- Shorter Yellow Lights?
- Sinkhole Warning Signs
- A CREDIT AGAINST A SELF INSURED?
- Divorce's Effect on Children
- PASSENGERS OF MOTORCYCLES
- Another Day, Another Citizens Investigation
- LEGAL CHALLENGES TO FLORIDA'S NEW EX-PARTE MEDICAL BILL
- Jury Instructions
- Former CFO Alex Sink Speaks Out About Bad Citizens Deal
- June
- Will my child support wage garnishment automatically end?
- Is Britain the Whiplash Capital of the World?
- Is child support ALWAYS exactly what the guidelines tell me it should be?
- SIGNIFICANT DECISION FOR MALPRACTICE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS
- Dental Insurance in Child Support Calculations
- Denials based on Misrepresentations
- POST-TRIP INSPECTIONS FOR TRUCK DRIVERS
- Contempt of Court and Relocation
- MONETARY CAPS FOR PERMISSIVE USERS
- Temporary Injunction to Prevent Removal of Minor Child
- More Sinkholes to come in Seffner?
- Converting Rehabilitative Alimony into Permanent Alimony
- The Future of Florida Alimony
- How Do My Social Security Disability Payments Affect My Child Support?
- ECONOMIC LOSS RULE: A CHANGE IN FLORIDA LAW
- CONTINUED MALPRACTICE INCIDENTS
- How To Mess Up Your Rehabilitative Alimony Award
- Driving Tips to Help Save Fuel
- Father's Rights
- Another Florida Sinkhole
- The Insurance Policy of the At-Fault Driver
- Are Florida's Insurers Ready for Hurricane Season?
- Two New Tampa Area Sinkhols After Tropical Storm Andrea
- Universal Fined $1.26 Million
- DO YOU HAVE THE RIGHT DEFENDANT?
- Switching Beneficiaries After Divorce
- Arrests in Staged Auto Accidents
- ACCEPTING ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS IN A NURSING HOME
- Marital Waste
- Florida Bans Texting while Driving
- Citizens' Latest Controversy
- Takeout Insurance in Florida
- May
- SEEKING PUNITIVE DAMAGES
- Demolition at Site of Fatal Sinkhole
- INVESTIGATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES OF TRUCKING COMPANIES
- A Bad Sinkhole Fix
- Daytona Speedway to Add Safety Measures
- Senate Bill 1770 Passes
- TESTING FOR DRUGS IN TRUCK ACCIDENT CASES
- WHEN ARE PUNITIVE DAMAGES PERMITTED?
- Three Illinois Insurance Companies Placed in Liquidation
- POSSIBLE SPECIAL SESSION FOR PIP REFORM
- PIP in Florida
- Citizens Has a Sinkhole Glitch
- What is Shared Parental Responsibility?
- ANOTHER FATAL MOTORCYLE ACCIDENT
- DOES THE TRUCKING COMPANY HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN RECORDS ON THEIR DRIVERS?
- Sinkholes on the National News
- WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING A TRUCK DRIVER'S TRAFFIC RECORD?
- Why am I going to mediation and what can I expect?
- WHAT TO DO AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT?
- What Can I Expect at My Initial Consultation?
- April
- Temporary ban on new PIP law remains in place
- Contested vs. Uncontested Divorce
- IS YOUR MOTORCYCLE COVERED BY YOUR UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE?
- How Long Will My Case Take?
- Is PIP dead?
- Can I Spank My Child?
- Citizens Bill Passes After All
- Driver Fatigue to Blame for 20% of All Auto Crashes
- Citizens Bill Stalls
- WHY THE NEED TO PRESERVE EVIDENCE IN TRUCK ACCIDENT CASES?
- WHAT IS AN UNDERRIDE ACCIDENT?
- SWEEPING CHANGES TO FLORIDA'S ALIMONY LAW AWAIT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE
- THE DANGER OF THE TIRED TRUCKER
- MORE ABOUT THE NEW FLORIDA ALIMONY BILL
- TRUCKING CASES, DIFFERENT IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
- FLORIDA IS ABOUT TO ELIMINATE PERMANENT ALIMONY
- RESPONSIBILITY FOR A BORROWED CAR
- What is a Collaborative Divorce Participation Agreement?
- Who Represents the Defendant?
- What is a collaborative divorce?
- A New Way to Combat Sinkholes?
- Distracted Driving
- FLORIDA INSURANCE COMMISSIONER TAKES APPEAL
- SEMITRAILER ACCIDENTS: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRACTOR & TRAILER?
- Tower Hill to Takeover 43,836 Policies from Citizens
- Haven't We Had Enough Rate Increases?
- WHAT DID THE OFFICER SAY?
- Changes to Florida Property Insurance
- ATTORNEYS FEES IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH CASES
- Are frequent flyer miles consider a marital asset?
- NURSING HOME ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: NOT UNDERSTANDING THEM IS NOT A DEFENSE
- What is an Administrative Support Order?
- Seffner Sinkhole Video
- Texting While Driving Bill
- March
- Florida Lawmakers Frustrated With PIP Reforms
- Will the Court Increase my Alimony Based on Cost of Living Increases?
- Disturbing Statistics for Motorcycle Accidents
- Evaluations of Children of Divorce
- Citizens Sued
- Appeals Court Ruling Protects Insurers
- JUDGE GRANTS INJUNCTION AGAINST FLORIDA'S PIP REFORM
- Who claims the children on their taxes?
- INFORMING THE UM CARRIER OF SETTLEMENT
- Sinkholes in Florida
- SHOULD FAMILY MEMBERS JOIN MY PERSONAL INJURY ACTION?
- Citizens Status
- Divorce and the Power of Attorney
- What Is Insurance Stacking?
- Alimony Legislative Update
- WHO IS COVERED UNDER MY AUTO POLICY?
- Is Your Accident Covered?
- Injured In a Hit & Run Accident. Now What?
- Must a Divorced Husband Pilot his Former Wife?
- Citizens Hires New Internal Investigators
- Vague Agreements
- Restricting Relocation in a Parenting Plan
- February
- Disestablishment of Paternity, Arrearages
- Are penalties for not refinancing a marital home valid?
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage: What's the Point?
- Can my Spouse get Alimony if it has not been Pled?
- Do I Have to Go? The Impact of An IME On A Fla. Auto Accident Case
- Can I Waive Child Support?
- Treatment of Collateral Sources
- Jurisdiction, What is It and Do You Have It?
- Is A Motorcycle Eligible For No-Fault Coverage?
- A Third Party Has Custody of My Child. How Do I Get Him Back?
- Does the Defendant Get to Pick the Forum?
- Supreme Court to Hear DOMA Challenge
- Proposals to Change Florida's Property Insurance Laws
- Nursing Home Litigation: The Strategy of Adopting the Use of the Single Purpose Entity
- No Cost Divorce
- New Legislative Session = New Proposals for Citizens
- Florida Senate Minority Leader to Oppose Raising Citizens Rate Caps
- QDRO, the Dealer's Fee of Divorce
- HOW FAR CAN AN EXCULPATORY CLAUSE GO?
- Apportioning a Wrongful Death Settlement
- Attorney's Fees, Always an Issue
- Representative Diaz's Op-Ed Regarding Citizens
- A Battle of Coding Experts
- Do I Have to Maintain a Life Insurance Policy?
- WHAT IS THE BURDEN OF PROOF IN DELAYED NOTICE CASES?
- Collateral Source Rule
- What Is a Guardian Ad Litem?
- Alimony Reform
- WHO IS THE PREVAILING PARTY FOR PURPOSES OF A FEE AWARD?
- January
- 10 Percent Reduction in PIP Premiums?
- U.S. District Court Ruling on Application of the Term "Structural Damage"
- What Do Guardians Ad Litem Do?
- TRUTHFUL DISCOVERY: IT'S A REQUIREMENT
- Are Rental or Leasing Companies Liable for Motor Vehicle Accidents Caused By Their Customers?
- Can I Get Credit for Overpaying Child Support?
- Arbitration Agreements in Nursing Home Cases
- Alimony: What Findings Are Needed?
- IS NOTICE TO THE AGENT NOTICE TO THE PRINCIPAL?
- Is a Valet Service Responsible For The Actions of Drunk Drivers?
- DOES AN INSURER WAIVE ITS RIGHT TO APPRAISAL BY FAILING TO PROVIDE TIMELY NOTICE OF MEDIATION?
- Going Too Far in Closing Argument
- Red Light Camera Report
- Is Interest Income Included in Determining Child Support?
- PIP Changes are in Effect
- Jury Trials in Florida Family Law?
- Vicarious Liability and Punitive Damages
- Direct Criminal Contempt in Family Law
- The Ramifications of Relocating Without Permission
- Toyota settles hundreds of lawsuits
- 2012
- December
- November
- Citizens Sinkhole Claims Down
- Rick Scott Asks For Probe of Citizens
- Who Is Buying Citizens' Policies?
- Rick Scott Opts to Wait to Investigate Firings at Citizens
- Florida Insurance Advocate Investigation
- Insurance Companies Claim PIP Changes Should Slow Premium Increases
- Citizens Rate Hike
- Florida Distracted Driving Summit held in Tampa
- Life Insurance and Secondary Addressee
- Interpreting Sinkhole Statutes
- Misconduct at Citizens
- Another Large Sinkhole Opens in Central Florida
- Does An Insurance Company Have A Duty to Investigate A Policyholder Claim?
- Statutes of Limitations
- Supportive Relationships After Divorce
- Do I Have A Bad Faith Claim?
- Another Insurance Company Excuse to Not Pay
- Hurricane Sandy Leaves Behind Up To $50 Billion in Damages
- October
- Even With a Breach of Duty Proximate Cause Must Be Established
- No Two Bites At The Apple
- Is My Personal Injury Settlement Taxable?
- Public Adjuster Contact
- Who Decides Your Case?
- How Much Care Is Needed?
- Florida's Traffic Control Rules
- Parental Rights of Non-biological or Legal Parents
- The Sudden Emergency Doctrine
- Parenting Course Requirement
- A Parent's Responsibility
- Annulments: A Common Misconception
- Breach of the Notice Provision of an Insurance Policy
- The Importance of Trying Cases
- Enforcing Timesharing Rights from Out of State
- Imputed Income for Child Support
- September
- Mediation and Diversion Services
- Can I Use Surveillance Video To Help My Case?
- Property Distribution in Bankruptcy
- Are Full Medical Costs Admissible at Trial?
- No Fault Divorce - Part Four
- Deepwater Horizon Claims
- No Fault Divorce - Part Three
- THE PLAIN LANGUAGE OF AN INSURANCE CONTRACT
- No Fault Divorce - Part Two
- No Fault Divorce - Part One
- Separation Agreements
- Tractor falls into a Sinkhole
- Can I seek an Injunction for Protection Against Domestic Violence against a family member?
- PUNITIVE DAMAGES DON'T STAND ALONE
- The Investigating Officer in Your Car Accident Case
- Answer the Question, Please
- Custody Orders From Other States
- Release and Waiver of Liability
- Are Punitive Damages Available in Negligence Cases?
- Use of Husband's Private Airplane
- The Standard for Punitive Damages
- What Are Punitive Damages?
- Best Interest Factor #4: Stability
- Sinkhole Forces Family Out of Their Home
- Loss or Reduction of Future Earning Capacity
- New HBO Documentary About Divorce
- Does a Policy Holder Have to Comply With the Conditions of Their Policy?
- What Injuries Are Covered By Auto Insurance?
- Citizens' Newest Questionable Move
- Summary Judgment in a Declaration Action
- What Coverage is Available?
- Senator Fasano Calls For a Citizens Hearing
- Why Hire an Attorney?
- Insurance Bill of Rights
- August
- Additional Protections for Stalking and Cyberstalking Victims
- Implementation of the Federal Income Withholding Order
- Changing a Child's Name
- More of the Same from Citizens Property Insurance
- What constitutes a Substantial Change in Circumstances
- When the Defense of Comparative Negligence Does Not Apply
- Minimization of Filing of Sensitive Information in Court Filings
- The Sinkhole Condition Precedent: Entering Into a Contract for Building Stabilization
- Reaching A Settlement At Mediation
- Non-Probate Assets After Divorce
- Property Damage - Nine Months is Too Long
- Parental Release Forms Part 4
- Who Really Is ERISA?
- A Jury's Determination of an Award for Loss of Future Earning Capacity
- Release & Waiver of Liability
- Can I extend my Domestic Violence Injunction past the expiration date?
- Your PIP Insurance Rates
- Parent's Rights in Personal Injury Cases
- Military Timesharing And Deployment
- Sovereign Immunity in Florida Part 2
- Sovereign Immunity in Florida
- The Condition Precedent for Filing a Civil Remedies Notice
- Tampa Red Light Cameras
- Annulment of the New Arranged Marriage
- Vicarious Liability for Family Vehicles
- The Need to Plead for Fees
- July
- The Rescue Doctrine
- Burden of Proof in Personal Injury Cases
- Raising Failure To Appear At A EUO As A Defense
- Sovereign Immunity
- A Minimum Amount of Damages in Personal Injury Cases
- What Law Applies?
- One Accident, One Lawsuit
- Loss of Consortium
- Fees When Damages Are Not Awarded
- New PIP Law Effective Date
- The Definition of "Accident"
- Setting Up a Bad Faith Claim
- Bad Faith When Dealing With Multiple Claimants
- Best Interest Factor #3: Needs of Children versus Needs of Parents
- Depositions and Subpoenas Duces Tecum
- Duty to Defend
- Parental Release Forms Part 2
- Settlements in Injury Cases Involving Minors
- Give Them A Chance to Settle
- The Affordable Care Act and Personal Injury Settlements
- Insurance Renewals: When A Renewal Is Not A Renewal
- An Insurance Company's Duty to Disclose
- Stacking Coverage
- Bad Faith Remedies
- Subrogation
- Do PIP benefits apply in accidents outside of Florida?
- What Is Bad Faith?
- Waiving the Defense of Lack of Personal Jurisdiction
- Tropical Storm Debby, Sinkholes and Injuries
- Additional Judge Assigned to East Hillsborough County Family Law Cases
- Negligent Hiring
- Personal Injury and Bankruptcy
- Is Weather A Factor In Your Case?
- The Truth About Surveillance Videos
- DOMA Ruled Unconstitutional
- Debby's Aftermath
- June
- Dubious Report Pulled
- The Need To Provide All Documents When Making Proposals For Settlement
- What Constitutes Dissipation of Assets
- TS Debby's Double Whammy
- When A Walkway Isn't A Walkway
- Landowners' Duties
- A.R.T. and the Social Security Act
- Another Catastrophic Sinkhole in Florida
- Who Does the Accident Report Privilege Apply To?
- The Frightening Reality of Domestic Violence Homicide
- Proper Coverage - Bodily Injury Insurance
- Proper Coverage - Uninsured Motorist Insurance
- Citizens Insurance Names New President
- The Future of Personal Injury Referral Services
- Insurance Defense Tactics - Affirmative Defenses
- May
- The Right to a Fair Trial
- Accident Reconstruction
- Insurance Companies May Have to Pay for Delays
- Til Death Do You Part
- The Effect of PIP Reform on Examinations Under Oath and Independent Medical Examinations
- Amendments to New PIP
- Limitations on Timesharing are Rare and Usually Temporary
- Another Massive Sinkhole in Central Florida
- Med Pay Coverage
- Best Interest Factor #2: Dividing Parental Responsibilities
- Bodily Injury Coverage
- Hearsay in Family Court
- Massive Sinkhole Opens Behind Orlando Home
- Letter of Protection
- Transferring Timesharing in Military Divorces
- April
- The Impact of PIP Reform
- Tampa DP Registry is Official
- Considering a Personal Injury Settlement
- Islamic Custom at a Crossroads with Florida law
- Deion Sanders Divorce Turns Ugly
- Changes to PIP in Florida
- Best Interest Factor #1: Encouraging a Relationship with the Child and Other Parent
- Incident Reports in Slip and Fall Accidents
- Liability Insurance on Rental Cars
- Tavernkeepers
- Comparative Negligence in Florida
- March
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- 2011
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- October
- Passive Appreciation of Nonmarital Property
- Who Claims the Dependency Exemption After a Divorce?
- Court Defines Structural Damage
- Trip Logs and Personal Injury Cases
- Legislators Meet Regarding Sinkholes
- Getting Credit for Child Support
- Alimony or No Alimony? That is the Question.
- Attorney's Fees and the PreNup
- Structural Damage in Sinkhole Cases
- Is time running out?
- What happens at a deposition?
- What does a small, circular patch of wilting shrubbery or grass have to do with the presence of a sinkhole?
- What if my insurance company only authorizes minor repairs to my property after a sinkhole appears?
- September
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- June
- Facebook and Divorce
- Relocation and Raulerson
- Deposition Rule #12 for Florida Divorce
- Getting an Interest in Your Spouse's Non-marital Property in a Florida Divorce
- Suing your Spouse for Negligent or Intentional Acts
- Deposition Rule #10 for Florida Divorce
- Cooperating with Providing Financial Information in your Florida Divorce or Paternity Case
- May
- April
- March
- Deposition Rule #5 for Florida Divorce
- Establishing Your Florida Paternity Rights Through the Court
- Deposition Rule #4 for Florida Divorce
- Keeping a Journal in Your Florida Divorce
- Deposition Rule #3 for Florida Divorce
- Do I Have to Wait Until My Florida Divorce is Over Before Getting My Property?
- Deposition Rule #2 for Florida Divorce
- Do I Have to Pay Federal Income Tax on the Alimony I Receive in a Florida Divorce?
- Deposition Rule #1 for Florida Divorce
- What if I Refuse to Provide All Those Documents and Answer All Those Questions in My Florida Divorce?
- Do I Give Up My Share of My Spouse's Retirement If I Had an Affair?
- Do You Lose Your Florida Alimony When You Move In With Someone?
- What Happens at a Deposition?
- Distracted Drivers
- Addressing Visitation or Time Sharing in Your Parenting Plan
- WHAT IS UMBRELLA INSURANCE?
- February
- Can I Get More Alimony After My Divorce is Entered?
- Do I Have To Pay To Fly In Out Of State Witnesses For My Family Law Trial?
- Steps To Take If You Have Just Moved To Florida With Your Child
- If You Think Your Child Will Be Abducted Or Harmed By The Other Parent
- Divorce in a Down Real Estate Market
- Can You Get More Alimony After Your Divorce is Entered?
- An Incorrect Focus on Fraud in Sinkhole Claims
- Family Law and Contract Law
- Is My Unused Sick leave and Vacation Time a Marital Asset?
- License To Wed
- What Date Does The Court Use In Determining The Value Of Assets In A Florida Divorce?
- Can A Florida Divorce Court Order One Spouse To Pay Another's Health Insurance After The Divorce?
- Do I Have To Wait Until My Spouse Retires To Receive Some Of The Pension?
- January
- Do The Courts Strictly Follow The Child Support Guidelines In A Florida Child Support Case?
- Bringing Your Child To Court In Your Child Custody Case
- What Is "Discovery" In A Florida Divorce?
- I Think My Spouse Is Going To Hide Our Money
- Can A Florida Court Decide Child Custody In A Case Involving Members Of An Indian Tribe?
- What If My Spouse Has Wasted Our Money?
- Changes in Alimony That Will Affect Florida Divorces
- 2010
- December
- Will My Child Be Able to Testify?
- Can I Modify My Out of State Divorce Agreement in Florida?
- Do I Need A Forensic Accountant?
- My Ex Got a Raise, Can I Modify Alimony?
- What Happens if we Cannot Agree on a Timesharing Schedule?
- Does it Matter When I File for Divorce?
- My Former Spouse Isn't Following the Terms of our Divorce Agreement
- November
- Ten Things to Consider Before Filing for Divorce: Part II
- Ten Things to Consider Before Filing for Divorce: Part I
- Will My Spouse Have to Pay for My Divorce?
- What is the Harm if I Remain on the Mortgage After the Divorce?
- Child Support: Support of Other Children
- What is a Case Management Conference?
- Is it Necessary to Prepare for Mediation?
- Can I Get a Divorce if my Spouse Lives in Another State?
- What Happens to Joint Credit Cards After My Divorce?
- Child Support Changes
- What About the Home I Owned Prior to Getting Married?
- October
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- February
- Will the Court Temporarily Modify My Timesharing and Child Support Due to My Military Service?
- How to Obtain a Temporary Domestic Violence Injunction (Restraining Order)
- Do I Have to Get a Florida Divorce in Order to Get Alimony and Child Support?
- Domestic Violence Sanctions
- What Happens When My Spouse and I Cannot Agree on a Timesharing Plan?
- When Can I Request a Child Support Modification?
- What is a Domestic Violence Injunction Hearing?
- January
- How Should I Respond to the Allegations in My Spouse's Petition for Dissolution of Marriage
- What are Your Custody Options?
- How Do You Get Setoffs or Credits Upon Sale of the Marital Home in a Florida Divorce?
- Who Will Make the Decisions Regarding the Children in a Florida Divorce?
- What is a Marital Settlement Agreement in a Florida Divorce?
- What is a Parenting Plan in a Florida Divorce?
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