Distracted driving remains a huge safety concern in Florida Did you know that 45,000 Floridians were involved in car crashes last year caused by distracted driving? Over those 45,000 distracted driving accidents, 214 people lost their lives. Florida’s law prohibiting texting and driving has not had the impact Florida legislators had hoped when they passed […]
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In the last two posts, I’ve discussed Miranda warnings and what they mean in a general sense. In this post, I would like to focus how those same Miranda rights work in a Florida DUI stop. If you have been stopped (detained) by a law enforcement officer while you were driving you can do the
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In my last post, I discussed in a general fashion, the background, history, and legal impact of the groundbreaking US Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona which established certain legal rights for all those who are detained by law enforcement authorities. I wrote in that post that Miranda affords each of us two specific rights:
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For those who were born after the 1970’s it’s probably hard to imagine that for 190 years our country existed without those suspected of criminal activity to be read their legal rights. Most of us have scene enough police dramas in the movies and on tv to know that a suspect in a criminal case
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Now that Black Friday is a foggy memory and Cyber Monday is soon over, it’s a good time to talk about bankruptcy and its relationship to the holidays. Every year, I file more bankruptcy petitions in federal court in Tampa during the month of January than any other time of the year. Once the holidays
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I wish everyone a very happy and joyous Thanksgiving. I’m not going to regale you with the countless blessings for which each of us will (hopefully) give thanks this coming Thursday. However, I will take a few moments to mention a few issues that always mar Thanksgiving celebrations. Most of us will spend the holiday
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In Florida, there are 15 million drivers who could be on Florida’s roadways at any given day or hour. That’s a lot of people, especially when you consider the majority of those drivers are in the major population areas of the state such as Jacksonville, Orlando/Tampa, Palm Beach, and Miami. In Florida, you are required
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In Florida, alimony payments are normally awarded in medium to long-term marriages where one spouse’s income is significantly different from the other spouse. The question often arises after a divorce settlement concerning whether alimony payments can be changed or modified. The simple answer is yes, the payments can be modified if there is an alimony
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As I mentioned in my last post on alimony, there are various types of alimony that can be paid in a divorce settlement. Unless the case is resolved through mediation, the presiding judge will determine the type of alimony, if any. There are six different types of alimony for those seeking a divorce in Florida.
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Florida alimony decisions are multi-faceted and there is no hard and fast calculation that can be used in all situations. Florida judges have wide discretion as to whom receives alimony payments, the length of those payments, the alimony amount, and the duration of the alimony. Usually, in divorce cases involving issues of alimony, the court
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