Many shoplifting arrests take place at the exit of a business or in their parking lots. Management may have called police, who will wait outside for a suspect to exit the building. Loss prevention or security professionals employed by a retail business or their...
A Florida judge may agree to modify a visitation or child support order if you experience a job loss. However, whether an existing order will be changed depends on the reason why you are no longer employed. It will also likely depend on how long it has been since the...
Making the decision to divorce is never an easy one, and it brings up many concerns for both spouses. One of the questions you might have is whether a spouse can say no to granting the other spouse a divorce. In Florida, the answer is no. What if a spouse doesn't want...
When one spouse is financially dependent on another, divorce can cause a major hardship for the dependent spouse. It could be years before they can earn a wage high enough to support themselves. Some people might stay in abusive or toxic relationships just because...
A child who is charged with felony murder could face serious consequences if convicted. However, the penalties that a minor might face depend on factors such as that person's age, criminal history and the strength of the evidence in a given case. Florida law requires...
If you let someone drive while under the influence, dangerous situations will develop on the road. For example, a drunk driver in Florida was arrested on Dec. 31 for driving in the wrong direction. As a concerned passenger, there are steps that you can take to make...
Florida residents who have been convicted of possessing or distributing less than 20 grams of marijuana will be able to expunge their records if a bill proposed by Sen. Randolph Bracy is passed and signed into law. On Dec. 12, Bracy announced in a press conference...
A criminal record can cause issues years after you complete your sentence. Educational institutions and employers might check your record before hiring you or admitting you to school. Even if you get a job or enroll, you may miss out on promotions or scholarship...
When Florida couples remarry, they usually hope this is the match that will last a lifetime. However, statistics present a different picture that may lead to some concern as the rates for divorce in second, third or later marriages increase with each new union. The...
After weeks of discussing the issue with your former spouse, you thought that you finally had a parenting plan figured out. But now that you've put it into practice, you're realizing that your parenting plan doesn't work after all. Can you modify a plan once it's been...
