By Whitney Lonker | Published June 1, 2016 | Posted in Uncategorized |
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My Spouse filed for Divorce, Now What?
Divorce is never easy for either person involved, and can be even more complicated when children are involved. There are ways that you can protect yourself to prevent more damage from occurring than necessary. If you have children it’s a good idea to do your best to stay in your home with them rather than Read More
Read MoreLegal Booster Peter Thiel and Lawsuit Financing
As many know sports teams have boosters, rich alumni and fans who donate money to their favorite team in hopes that it will promise success. Billionaire co-founder of PayPal Peter Thiel just did the same thing, but instead of a sports team he donated money to help former wrestler Hulk Hogan’s law suit against Gawker Read More
Read MoreWhat is involentary commitment?
The process of voluntary and involuntary commitment in Florida is laid out in the Baker Act also known as The Florida Mental Health Act. This document lays out the rules and procedure of how people who appear to have a mental illness, present a danger to themselves or others and refuses a voluntary exam or Read More
Read MoreConcealed Carry Permit FAQs
The State of Florida allows for its qualified citizens, as defined in Florida State Statue 790.06, to conceal weapons including handguns, electronic weapons (stun guns), and knives. The question regarding where a citizen who has a concealed carry permit can lawfully bring their weapon is one that comes up frequently. No citizen or concealed carry permit holder can Read More
Read More10, 20, LIFE Gun Law in Jacksonville, Florida
With all of the recent shootings in Jacksonville, Florida over the past years, I have had an opportunity to represent many clients on criminal defense aggravated assault charges as well as attempted murder charges. I have found that many clients do not understand the 10, 20, LIFE rule in regards to guns. So here it Read More
Read MoreEffects of Injunction or Restraining Orders in Florida
So many people use Injunctions For Protection Against Domestic Violence or Repeat Violence for all of the wrong purposes in Jacksonville Divorce or Family Law Courts. Many times, a party will try to use the restraining order, a.k.a. Injunction For Protection Against Domestic Violence, to get one party out of the house or to gain Read More
Read MoreAre Field Sobriety Exercises Required By Law?
In Florida if you get pulled over for a DUI or driving under the influence, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE FIELD SOBRIETY TESTS!!! I repeat: You DO NOT have to take the field sobriety tests that the police will ask you to take. There is no law in Florida that requires any person Read More
Read MoreHow Long Does It Take To Get A Divorce In Florida?
As a Jacksonville divorce lawyer, many of my clients’ main question entails, “how long will it take to get me fully divorced?” The answer to that question is usually, “it depends.” Many factors go into divorce in Florida, and those factors will help to determine the length each case may take. A simple divorce in Read More
Read MoreWhat Is A Notice To Appear In Criminal Cases?
So the police came up and hassled you at wherever you were hanging out with your friends and for whatever reasons such as trespassing, loitering, possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, etc., the police issued you a piece of paper entitled, “Notice To Appear.” So what does this mean? Legally speaking, a notice Read More
Read MoreConsequences Of Divorce In Florida
In 1971, a woman by the name of Judy Wallerstein conducted the very first study of children of divorce and the consequences thereof. In her study, she interviewed 60 families with 131 children among them. She interviewed them every five years over a quarter of a century. The families were all middle class families and Read More
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