Unless there have been other continuances, unavailability of a crucial witness or party is a valid reason to move to continue the trial. In fact,...

Can someone cross out a restricted endorsement (payment in full), cash the check & still sue me for full refund of security?

Unfortunately, the language you added to the check is not sufficient since this is a landlord-tenant matter. Assuming your tenant was residential...

I filed a paternity petition and had the respondent served properly.

Florida rules require service of any document filed on all of the other parties. Attorneys are required to serve each other by mail. Parties should...

If you are granted custody of your child with an emergency motion does this override prior custody arrangements ?

The prior order still stands except to the extent it is superseded by the emergency order. You should talk to an attorney to get guidance on which...