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Traveling Abroad with a Criminal Record

After Arrest Criminal cases come with significant restrictions on a person’s freedoms both before resolution and after sentencing.  Typically, a person facing charges must pay a bond and comply with travel restrictions imposed by the Court to ensure their future appearance in Court.  Courts often order the person to obtain specific permission if they want…read more

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Can You Divorce Your Common Law Spouse in Florida?

Before last week, I’d have answered this question with a simple, “no”. Section 741.211, Florida Statutes explicitly states, “No common-law marriage entered into after January 1, 1968, shall be valid…”.  The title of the section is “common-law marriages void”.  It seems cut and dry.  However, in typical lawyer fashion, my answer today is, “it depends”. …read more

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DUI Legal Guide

This guide is a roadmap to beginning to repair the damage from a brand new DUI. It assumes that this is your first offense, and that you are released from jail the day after your arrest.