Does Florida Recognize Common Law Marriage?
You may have heard about common law marriages. Generally speaking, they are unions in which the couple has not been licensed for marriage by the state but have lived with one another for a certain...
View ArticlePinellas County and Pasco County Post Court Holiday Schedule
The Pasco County, Florida, Clerk of the Court has posted Administrative Order 2011-032 PA/PI-CIR, which describes the holiday schedule for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in and for Pasco and Pinellas...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg and Clearwater Join Tampa and Gulfport in Creation of Domestic...
Tampa’s City Council recently approved the creation of a domestic partnership registry, which will be open to the public beginning June 25, 2012. The cities of Saint Petersburg, Clearwater, and...
View ArticleIncome Withholding Order
For quite some time, Florida has permitted child support and alimony payments to be deducted directly from a person’s paycheck. This had been done through an income deduction order authorized by...
View ArticleHillsborough County Clerk of the Court Cuts Hours
Due to budget cuts, the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Court is reducing the hours it will handle court-related services. Beginning July 1, 2012, the hours were cut to 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This...
View ArticleLie in Hernando County Family Law Court Leads to Jail Time
According to a report in the Tampa Bay Times, a woman in a Hernando County Family Law Court was seeking to get a domestic violence restraining order against her mother when she made some odd...
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