BEFORE HANDING OVER YOUR KEYS, READ ON: Holidays are here, kids coming home from college, family and friends coming to sunny South Florida or your employee needs to run an errand. All of them ask to borrow your car. Being the nice person you are, you hand over the keys....
10 DIVORCE MISTAKES TO AVOID
COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID WHEN GOING THROUGH A DIVORCE. Divorce is hard on everyone involved. Spouses or partners often experience feelings of anger, guilt, sadness, and loneliness. Although these emotions are common and are to be expected, they may lead to mistakes that can have potentially long-lasting effects on their...
5 REASONS TO ACT QUICKLY AFTER AN AUTO ACCIDENT
TURKEYS....GREAT WHEN EATING THEM. LOUSY WHEN DRIVING BEHIND THEM Why do the best of times (Thanksgiving is one) bring out the worst of times (crowds, traffic, and ultimately auto accidents)? Thanksgiving is the time of turkeys, family get-togethers, and football. So why is this relaxing holiday such a deadly one...
PLANNING FOR HOLIDAY TRAVEL IN A PARENTAL TIME-SHARING PLAN
In today's world, traveling during the holidays is challenging for everyone. But emotions tend to run higher when both parents and their families want to spend as much quality time as possible with their child. The best way to minimize this stress is to create a parenting time-sharing plan...
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS: THE 5 INITIAL STEPS
You or a family member has contacted our office to explore the possibility of bringing a malpractice case. You are calling because you or a family member has experienced a catastrophic result or death that you believe was the doctor or hospital’s fault. What happens next? WHAT DOES IT MEAN...
CAN YOU SUE FOR COVID -19 RELATED NEGLIGENCE CLAIMS?
As HLA is known as a premier litigation firm, we have been receiving multiple inquiries from potential clients regarding the possibility of suing hospitals, nursing homes, and employers for failure to implement adequate safety measures to...
FORECLOSURE BEING THREATENED? HOW TO SAVE YOUR HOME THROUGH CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY
A Chapter 13 Bankruptcy may be a solution for homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, even after a foreclosure complaint has been served or a judgment of foreclosure has been entered. The warning bells are being sounded: Sun-Sentinel "Thousands in South Florida Could Face Foreclosure With Federal...
“ALIMONY” – DOES IT REALLY MEAN “ALL THE MONEY?”
Alimony isn't automatic and it isn't ordered in every divorce. Florida law provides that in order to award alimony, there must be a determination that one spouse/partner has a need for maintenance and the other has the ability to pay. The...
CHILD SUPPORT IN FLORIDA – WHAT, WHEN AND HOW MUCH
Every parent has a fundamental obligation to support his or her minor or legally dependent child. BUT WHO GETS TO DECIDE WHAT, WHEN AND HOW MUCH? Florida has created a process that simplifies the process of determining child support so that parents can avoid the need for litigation. This system...
HOW MUCH TIME WILL I GET WITH MY CHILDREN AFTER DIVORCE OR SEPARATION*
(*IT IS NO LONGER CALLED “CUSTODY” IN FLORIDA) When minor children are involved, whether in a dissolution of marriage (divorce) case or in a paternity case, decisions must be made for how the parents will share time with them. The term “custody” is no longer used in Florida law; the...