I agree. NEVER hire anyone to do work at your home that is not fully licensed and insured. Check worker's compensation at...

In Florida, the only way that you can reverse a termination of parental rights is if there was fraud or duress which caused you to execute the...

What is required in the state of florida to adopt a non relative?

It is possible to intervene in the DCF action to adopt a child (I have been able to do this on several occasions). You should retain counsel who...

Where do I get the forms to file a relative adoption in FL?

This is not something that you can do without an attorney. Chapter 63 of the Florida Statutes generally requires that only licensed adoption...

Attorney Fees

The Florida Bar has a rule that applies in this situation, 4-1.5. A contingent fee is presumptively an excessive fee if, as applied to the ENTIRE...

My divorce case was disposed as I was not notified of a pleading for case management. Can I get the case reopened?

You should check the status of your lawyer with The Florida Bar. You can do it online at flabar.org. Your lawyer may have died, been disbarred,...

Is there a time limit to complete a civil case.

Your question is covered by Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.420(e), which provides as follows: "(e) Failure to Prosecute. In all actions in...

I rent an apartment in s. fla and the landlord has stopped paying the h.o.a.. I have no lease or written agreement to live here.

Your rights as a tenant are outlined in Fla. Stat. s. 83.40, and following. As to the non-payment of HOA fees, if the HOA moves to foreclose its...

Pro Se Litigant

First, you need to become keenly aware of the Abraham Lincoln rule for pro se litigants. Next, you need to obtain a copy of Florida Rules of Civil...

Can you use email from a child's teacher as evidence in Family Court

The emails are hearsay. If you want the information to be admitted, the teacher must be called to testify. If it all possible, you should retain...