Blog Posts in February, 2012
Posted on Feb 29, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Florida is joining several other states that have recently started changing outdated alimon y laws. One change under consideration before the House could change how alimony is granted to victims of ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
A child custody case between an illegal immigrant and two U.S. citizens is being followed closely in Missouri. The mother of the child in question now wants to get her son back, even though he has ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
A unique judgment came down from a Florida court this month. A man that allegedly simulated strangling his wife has been told to take her to Red Lobster. According to the court documents, J.B., 47, ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Tens of thousands of parents in Florida were burdened last month when a state agency failed to mail out regular payments. This delay affected custodial parents that were supposed to receive child ...
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Posted on Feb 21, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Once both parents have agreed to the terms of a child custody agreement, the child will be transported between both residences. Depending on the terms of the agreement, this can be done on a daily ...
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Posted on Feb 16, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Florida has included language to an old bill that would help victims of domestic violence . Once the law goes into effect, victims could apply for unemployment benefits. The bill, known as Senate Bill ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
A triple murder has left a young boy without a mother. Two men have come forward claiming to be the boy's father and a judge now has to determine to whom to grant child custody . The 11-month-old ...
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Posted on Feb 14, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Another actress is opening up about her divorce . Jennifer Garner told one media source this month that she wishes that she had waited to get married. The actress wed fellow actor Scott Foley when she ...
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Posted on Feb 9, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
While there are many financial decisions that you will make over the course of a lifetime, perhaps the most important one is deciding to get married. And with such a high divorce rate in America, that ...
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Posted on Feb 8, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
A grandfather told news sources that he is still in shock over the loss of his young granddaughter. He said he is both angry at her loss and the fact that he thinks the accident could have been ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Police caught up with the man believed to have stabbed his own wife and her parents in their home. He was captured leaving a fast food restaurant by an officer that recognized his vehicle. W.P., 50, ...
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Posted on Feb 2, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Each year over 1 million women become victims of domestic violence . This means that someone close to the women has inflicted harm and that harm may be fatal or non-fatal in nature. In the U.S., ...
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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Jacksonville Family Lawyer
Since news of Kobe Bryant's divorce went public earlier this month, many have tried to estimate how much his wife would receive in their divorce settlement. Sources close to the couple have ...
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