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Posted on Sep 27, 2012 By Joanna Chapman
Since 1984, Mediation and Diversion Services in Hillsborough County offers a mediation service for parties navigating family law related issues. The program has evolved since 1984 and is now equipped ...
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Posted on Sep 25, 2012 By Ellen Ostman
I have recently blogged about how Florida is a no fault divorce state. Read part of this ruling from a Texas court in 1899 to see how things were different back then. Evidence in a suit for divorce ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2012 By Ellen Ostman
I posted last week about Florida being a no fault divorce state. Read the portion of the following case from California in 1897 to see how things have changed over the years. A finding that defendant ...
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Posted on Sep 21, 2012 By Ellen Ostman
I recently blogged about Florida's position that divorces in this state are "no fault". Read the following snippet from a divorce case in Michigan from 1868 to see the contrast. Courts ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2012 By Ellen Ostman
“THE ONE CHARM OF THE PAST IS THAT IT IS THE PAST” – Oscar Wilde Some clients who come in for consultations are confused as to what a “No Fault” divorce is. ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2012 By Joanna Chapman
Florida has passed a new law that provides for a new type of Injunction to protect those who have become victims of Stalking. This law, which becomes effective October of 2012 will allow for a person ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Joanna Chapman
In family law cases, a party may wish to introduce evidence in court about their spouse based on something they didn’t personally witness or can attest to. Information a party may have about ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By Stann Givens
We all know that if someone harms you intentionally, or even by a negligent but unintentional act, you can sue that person in Florida personal injury court for damages. Most people think that it is ...
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Posted on May 5, 2011 By Stann Givens
In the tactics that expert St. Petersburg divorce lawyers use during the course of a case, one is very simple. That is to tell your client to make sure the client understands a question at a ...
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Posted on May 3, 2011 By Stann Givens
In every Florida divorce or Florida paternity case, you will deal with something called "discovery". That term refers to the search for information in your case. Discovery of information comes in a ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2011 By Stann Givens
In our effort to educate our clients and the public in general about how to handle themselves in a family law deposition, we come to another simple but very important rule: Listen to the Question. ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2010 By Garrett Riley
The act of stalking another person is considered a crime under Florida Statute 784.048. Stalking can also form the basis for a civil injunction and/ or domestic violence injunction. As set out by the ...
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