Child Support in Florida – What is the Fight About? (Part 2)

In part one, I briefly outlined the framework of Section 61.30, of the Florida Statutes, pertaining to how child support is calculated. Let’s look at two instances when the parents might disagree as to the amount of child support payable by either of them.So why do people fight about the amount of child support if [...]

Divorce Trials Are Almost Extinct

Why are there so few Divorce Trials in Rhode Island Family Court? If there are thousands of cases filed in Rhode Island Family Court, why are there so few trials?Divorce trials are very different from divorce hearings. A hearing in Family Court is when a judge hears testimony of witnesses or hears arguments from counsel [...]

What Does A Criminal Attorney Do?

A criminal attorney basically represents someone accused of a crime in court. Let me give you a little background before explaining what it is exactly that a criminal attorney does. Sometimes the law allows a person to use physical force against another, whether it is in self-defense or the protection of another, or even to [...]