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LAW FIRM WINS REVERSAL FOR CLIENT IN COMMERCIAL LEASE CASE

Attorney Brendan R. Riley won a victory for a commercial client this week, when the Circuit Appellate Court reversed a decision of the County Court, and sent an eviction and final judgment back to the lower court for retrial. The opinion can be...

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GUARDIANSHIPS, DEPENDENCY, SPECIAL NEEDS - THE OTHER SIDES OF FAMILY LAW

There is a much smaller segment of Family Law, and one often overlooked until it’s desperately needed by the people involved; and then it might be too late to educate yourself. You just have to find an attorney and hope he or she (or their firm)...

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PERPLEXING PARENTING - WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ISSUES ARISE?

Sometimes, parenting plans have to be designed for problems that seem impossible. Maybe one parent gets a job 500 miles away. Maybe one parent is incarcerated or abusive. Maybe things have changed in the household and now the former parenting plan...

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THE SIMPLIFIED DIVORCE: DO WE REALLY NEED A LAWYER?

When parties have no property, no children, and are in agreement about dividing up their debts and assets before they go to court, the question arises: Why do they need an attorney? After all, they aren’t arguing about anything, there isn’t any...

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BUYER BEWARE: 'FRANKENSTEIN' CARS BUILT FROM SALVAGE VEHICLES

 The following is an article by Jackie Callaway of ABC Action News, WFTS Tampa Bay. To see more, click here. On paper, Sean Suojanen purchased a 2009 Chevy Silverado with 39,000 miles on it. But the truck sat on the...

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HOW IS CHILD SUPPORT DETERMINED, AND WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT?

Nothing causes more arguments among divorcing parents than the specter of child support. And no question annoys attorneys and child advocates more than parents who say "I want to do the right thing by my child…BUT…" Child support has...

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ALIMONY IN A DIVORCE – WHAT IT IS, WHO CAN GET IT

One of the hotly argued topics in a divorce is alimony. Who is entitled to alimony? Who has to pay it? How long is alimony paid? Does alimony always have to be paid? And what if the wife makes more than the husband? Who makes the decisions and how...

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DUI DISPOSITION

In a Driving Under the Influence case in New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida in which Brendan R. Riley represented the defendant driver, the driver was charged with two separate counts of DUIs with property damage; the driver had hit two separate...

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MARITAL PROPERTY – WHAT IT IS, WHO WANTS IT, WHO GETS IT.

Everyone knows that when a couple gets divorced, the first thing that happens is they divide up the property. But what is that? What qualifies as “marital property” and what doesn’t? How is it divided fairly? And what happens if one party...

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USE OF CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE DEPOSITION (DUCES TECUM) AND MEDIATION IN FORECLOSURE CASES

It is extremely important that you notice your foreclosure plaintiff for a corporate representative’s deposition after having embarked upon and completed written discovery. You will want the corporate representative with the most knowledge as to...

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