Florida's alimony laws have recently undergone significant changes, and there appear to be several types of alimony that you might well qualify to...

Can you be questioned by an investigator and sign a sworn statement while on narcotics?

If the statement you gave was incriminating, then your attorney can argue that it was not freely, knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily made,...

How long can you be held in custody at the county jail? what is the usual process from arrest to sentencing?

You are asking several questions: the answer to the last one is that you cannot be sentenced until and unless you have plead guilty/no contest or...

Am I protected under Fl Stand your Ground Law

I agree fully with the answers given to you by your Attorney and by the Attorneys, above. Since your question solicits an opinion as to your use of...

What happens when it is your first vop hearing for a feloney

For very good reasons the law requires that a sex offender keep his residence address updated and correct at all times. If your boyfriend even had...

Can a parent of a 16 yr old girl have her 18 yr old girlfriend and her girlfriends 18 yr old boyfriend arrested for having sex

Any one can make a criminal complaint to the local police agency or directly to the State Attorney's office. The complaint would then reviewed and...

Must Social Security Benefits be used to pay criminal restitution?

If you were ordered by the Court to pay restitution as a part of a sentence, or agreed to do so as part of a pretrial intervention agreement, then...

Can a judge in florida make a decision about a defendant without allowing the defendant to depose prosecution witness?

Depositions are type of pretrial discovery available to the defendant as to state witnesses and to the state as to listed defense witnesses. If the...

If 4 people are co-defendants and all qualify for public defenders can they have the same lawyer?

I believe you will get universal agreement on this one! Even if all the defendants maintain a unified stance and arguement, the possibliity for...

How can i get my rights restored from a burglary charge in 1981 that i stole a wallet from a car i did 6 months in jail

Restoration of civil rights is an action within then discretionary authority of the Governor and 2 members of the Cabinet sitting as the Clemency...