Recent Blog Posts
What is Florida’s “move over” law, and is it effective?
You are driving in Lakeland when you see an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road, assisting a prior crash. What do you do? According to Florida law, you must move over to ensure you do not collide with the stopped vehicle. What are move over laws? Florida’s move over law requires… Read More »
What happens at custody mediation?
Divorcing or separating from someone you share a child with is a difficult and stressful experience, for both you and the child involved. If you and your co-parent cannot agree on custody, Florida courts will typically require you to attend a mediation to try to work out an arrangement. Since you might not be… Read More »
What do I need to know about Florida’s new tort laws?
Florida’s new laws may not come as good news for many victims of negligent drivers or negligent property owners. However, even in the wake of these new laws, personal injury victims can still recover compensation. Victims of negligence in the Lakeland area also should still expect insurance companies that are responsible to do so… Read More »
Nesting may make your parenting plan easier
For divorcing parents, there is no more contentious issue than the children. However, even though the topic is potentially contentious, parenting plans do not necessarily have to be, and they are not in every divorce. In fact, in this era of conscious uncoupling, amicable divorces are becoming more and more common, especially for parents…. Read More »
Who gets the vacation home in a Florida divorce?
A major question in almost every divorce is “who gets the home?” However, some Florida divorces involve more than one home, which can make property division more complicated. If you and your spouse own more than one piece of property, such as a main home and a vacation home, you have a few different… Read More »
TBIs can be caused by personal injuries
Personal injuries are caused by personal injury accidents. And, if you have watched daytime television for any amount of time, you know the hallmark of personal injury accidents is the car accident and the physical injuries that result. As a result, many people do not know that traumatic brain injuries are just as common… Read More »
Must I accept my insurer’s lowball offer following a car crash?
When a person is in a car crash, they will file a claim with their insurer. But they must remember that the insurer is looking out for their own bottom line, not the crash victim’s. Simply put, most insurers want to pay as little as possible for motor vehicle accident claims, to maximize their… Read More »
Can my soon-to-be ex-spouse take our kids overseas?
Child custody is one of those issues in a divorce that can turn an amicable divorce into a nasty one, especially when an ex-spouse decides that they want to move their life overseas. Of course, if both spouses agree, there is not an issue, but if not, moving a child thousands of miles away… Read More »
Do all same-sex parents have the same child custody rights?
Same-sex parents can face conflict in their relationship, just like heterosexual parents can. However, unless certain steps are taken, same-sex parents might not have equal child custody rights. Becoming a parent as a same-sex couple Same-sex couples have options for becoming parents. Some of them choose in-vitro fertilization. Some same-sex couples choose surrogacy. And… Read More »
What is the statute of limitations in Florida for personal injury?
Before considering what the statute of limitations is for personal injury in Florida, it is important to understand exactly what personal injury is. By definition, personal injury is a legal way of describing the injury that a person suffered to their body as a result of some sort of accident. It is very common… Read More »