The following video from Aspen Publishers provides a general overview of issues discussed in domestic violence proceedings. To clarify, the “protective orders” and “restraining orders” described in the video are referred to as “injunctions” under Florida law:
Please keep in mind that domestic violence statutes vary from state to state.
In commemoration of the role that the social networking site played in the recent upheaval in Egypt, a man has named his newborn baby girl “Facebook.” According to a translation by TechCrunch.com, the following announcement appeared in Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram:
A New Day
Man Names His Newborn Girl Facebook
A young man in his twenties wanted to express his gratitude about the victories the youth of 25th of January have achieved and chose to express it in the form of naming his firstborn girl “Facebook” Jamal Ibrahim (his name.) The girl’s family, friends, and neighbors in the Ibrahimya region gathered around the new born to express their continuing support for the revolution that started on Facebook. “Facebook” received many gifts from the youth who were overjoyed by her arrival and the new name. A name [Facebook] that shocked the entire world.
Naming your child “Facebook” at birth in Egypt is one thing. But could you legally change your name (or your child’s name) to “Facebook?”
I previous wrote about filing fees in Hillsborough County and Pinellas County. In this post I review current filing fees in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pasco County, for common family law matters. A person who initiates a family law case (the “Petitioner”) will pay the following:
Most of the local courthouses will be closed on February 21, 2011, in observance of Presidents’ Day. Closed courthouses include those located in the following judicial circuits:
I previous wrote about filing fees in Hillsborough County. In this post I review current filing fees in the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Pinellas County, for common family law matters. A person who initiates a family law case (the “Petitioner”) will pay the following:
For most types of family law actions, a party needs to pay a fee to the clerk of the court when he or she files a petition. Current filing fees for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (Hillsborough County) for common family law matters are as follows:
In the following episode of Uninterrupted Divorce, a teenager provides advice to both children and parents who are experiencing high-conflict divorces in their family:
The series Uninterrupted Divorce continues in this episode, which discusses time-sharing schedules from a teenager’s perspective:
When filing a family law case in Hillsborough County, one thing to keep in mind is that there are two courthouse divisions in which your case may be heard: (i) the Tampa Division, located at the Edgecomb Courthouse in Downtown Tampa; and (ii) the East Division, located at the Plant City Courthouse. So how do you know to which division your case will be assigned?
Edgecomb Courthouse
Plant City Courthouse
Parents going through divorce should keep in mind the effect that their actions and words have on their children. In this episode of Uninterrupted Divorce, teen Savannah discusses her experiences:
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