I just found out I am being sued and I discovered I am underinsured. How do I defend myself? Should I go bankrupt?

You need not go into panic mode now. First, your insurance company will hire an attorney to represent you. Second, the other driver would have...

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Default Judgment

There is a distinction to be made between moving the counterclaim out of small claims and moving it out of the County Court. Small Claims Rules...

Is a judgment from another county, considered a foreign judgment in the same state? Do i have to register it in the county where

A child pick-up order is treated differently than a judgment; it is akin to an arrest warrant and can be served by any sheriff in the state. You...

Can I title my college-aged kids the cars they have been driving with at college before deficiency judgment?

Even worse, the judgment creditor can implead your children--that means make them part of the law suit--and get judgments against THEM for the...

As with everything else in life, there are rules and then exceptions to rules. One exception to the time for the running of a statute of...

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I received a motion to strike from my landlord's attorney, what kind of lawyer do I need?

You need an attorney who handles civil matters and in particular landlord tenant law. I do, but my office is in West Palm, and there plenty of...

How can I enforce sanctions pursuant to 57.105 in Florida when my attorney has now withdrawn?

You have every right to pursue fees. The fee obligation is yours to pay your attorney, so to the extent under 57.105 the opposing party/attorney...

I HAVE RENTAL PROPERTY IN POLK COUNTY FLORIDA AND I WANT TO EVICT THE TENANTS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT.

You can evict the tenants "from the state" you live in, but by filing your eviction complaint with the Clerk of Polk County. You can not file in...

Went to the wrong court ...address on paperwork from lawyer was incorrect

Ms. Jacobs is correct--the case itself would not be dismissed, but the default entered against you and the judgment on the default can be set...

I was sent a check from a customer who gave me a partial payment on an invoice and put "final payment" in the memo section. in

What you do with the check will not change the underlying facts, the same way that what the maker of the check writes does so. There is law that...