Florida Search Warrant Rules in the Digital Age: Phones, Texts, and Social Media
Key Takeaways · If Florida Police arrest you, they will inevitably confiscate your cell phone and perhaps other digital devices. · This raises the question of what rights police have to search your phone or other digital devices if they suspect you of a crime. · Tallahassee criminal defense attorney Zach Ward notes that police […]
How Much Does a Divorce Cost in Florida?
Key Takeaways In 2014, a Palm Beach County, Florida, divorce court approved a settlement in which Russian billionaire Dmitry Ryboloviev was to pay his ex-wife, Elena, $4.5 billion, the most expensive divorce ever handled by the state. While a Swiss court essentially nullified the award, the six-plus-year divorce, involving legal action in four countries and […]
How to Modify a Child Support Order in Florida
When parents dissolve their marriages through divorce or a non-married couple has a child out of wedlock, the state of Florida strives to ensure they provide financial support to their children. Section 61.30 of the Florida Statutes includes guidelines that the state’s family courts use to determine the fair amount of child support a parent […]
How to Get Your Criminal Record Expunged in Florida?
It may seem unfair, but if Florida law enforcement agencies mistakenly arrest and fingerprint you for a misdemeanor or felony offense from which you are ultimately exonerated, it will generate a criminal record. It doesn’t matter if the charges were dropped or you were acquitted at trial, as the record of the arrest and disposition […]
Dividing Property in a Florida Divorce: Who Gets What?
If you’re facing divorce in Florida, you might be apprehensive about whether your spouse can take you to the proverbial cleaners during the process. While such apprehension isn’t misplaced, revisions to Florida’s divorce laws encourage equitable distribution of the couple’s assets. Still, when considering potential property division in divorce, you likely have questions like: