Police officers often have access to significant amounts of cash and valuable personal property when they investigate a suspected crime. Suspects leave such items behind if they are arrested. While the vast majority of officers resist the temptation to take possession...
The Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act was enacted by the Florida Legislature in 1973 as a state response toward uniformity with the federal drug law that was enacted three years earlier. Known as Chapter 893, it has become the controlling...
Child support may be on the minds of many parents whether they are paying child support or are receiving child support. The time may come when one or both of the parents wants to modify child support. When that situation arises, parents should be familiar with how it...
Divorce is an emotional experience, but it is also a legal process with financial implications. When two Floridians decide to end their marriage, they must unweave the delicate web of their lives that has grown over the years of their marriage. They often benefit from...
Custody battles during a divorce can get messy and complicated for many reasons. Both parents may think that their child will be better off with them and as a result, will do just about anything to make sure they are granted primary custody. However, it is the court’s...
Drug charges are serious in every state, no matter whether the accused was allegedly in possession of or was selling or transporting illegal substances at the time of the arrest. Sometimes, a possession charge can turn into a trafficking charge when the quantities of...
Children in Florida deserve to be financially supported by both parents. This is true even if the child’s parents were never married and are no longer in a relationship with one another. If a child is born to a married couple, the husband is presumed to be the child’s...
When a couple decides to go their separate ways, they are taking steps that will determine the rest of their lives, which also influences their children’s future as well. Understanding the process of separation and divorce may not ease the pain and conflicting...
The holiday shopping season is here and many people in the Inverness area will choose to pay for gifts for their loved ones using a credit card. However, sometimes credit card use crosses the line into credit card fraud. The following is a brief overview of credit...
There are many benefits to adopting a child in Florida. Besides the joy of growing your family and raising a child in a loving and supportive environment, adoptive parents in Florida may find there are unexpected benefits to adopting a child through the state’s foster...