Many people think that a prenuptial agreement and a postnuptial arrangement are of equal value. As long as you have one of them signed, you’re covered if disaster strikes your marriage. Unfortunately, that’s just not true. A prenuptial agreement is the best possible agreement, for the courts prefer a statement of who came into the […]
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Divorces in Florida outrank most of the other states in the country. Florida’s rate of divorce is the third highest in the country. If you add that to the crime rate, affordable housing issues, work related stress, and overall health, Florida doesn’t fare so well in comparison to other states. Roughly 50,000 couples file for
Bicyclist Alan Snel has a real passion for cycling. He has biked across the country solo twice and bikes more than 12,000 miles a year on the local roads of Tampa Bay. Alan Snel covered government and business news for more than 20 years before he went from Tampa Tribune reporter to bicycle awareness/rights activist
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Auto insurance in Florida hasn’t changed much since 1971. That’s when the Sunshine State adopted a no-fault system whereby every driver was required to purchase a $10,000 PIP (personal injury protection) policy to cover them in case of an auto accident. This year that may be changing. For many years, PIP critics have been clamoring
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The Florida House had just wrapped up its third week in the 2017 session and state Rep. Cary Pigman was driving his Jeep with a license plate that reflects his House district, “H55,” back to his home district when a Florida Highway Patrol officer who’d been following Pigman noticed that he was driving erratically, weaving
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The US Supreme Court has waded into a controversial case that pits two Constitutional principles against each other, namely, the 2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms and the 4th Amendment, the right to be protected against unreasonable searches and seizures. The case concerns the police entering a dwelling without a warrant and shooting a
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Red light cameras in Florida may come to a House vote in the Florida Legislature today. The controversial issue of red light cameras has inspired impassioned debate and the fate of the camera system lies in the balance. Proponents of red light cameras argue that they save lives and provide an incentive for drivers to
Red Light Cameras or Distracted Driving You Decide Read More »
Jose Fernandez was already a superstar at the age of 24. A Cuban native who had made three unsuccessful attempts to defect to the United States before finally succeeding in 2008, the Cuban community in Miami embraced him as a folk hero. He could do no wrong. Until he did. This isn’t going to be
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Divorce, amicable or not, is stressful and a period of crisis in life. The term crisis can be viewed from two different perspectives: 1)a time of suffering, personal loss, and negative feelings or a 2)an opportunity. One’s perspective will determine how divorce or any of life’s stressful situations will be handled. It’s important to keep
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This past weekend, the Tampa Bay area witnessed two car accident fatalities and at least 8 injured. The majority of those involved were young and had been drinking alcohol, most likely to the point of excess. The first tragedy occurred late Friday night in northern Pinellas County. Donavan Patterson, 18, ran a red light at
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