Blog Posts in 2018

The Use of Social Media or a Computer to Arrange a Meeting with a Minor Violates Fla. Stat. §847.0135(4)

The TV series “To Catch a Predator” highlighted the steps that law enforcement will go to not only build cases against adults who travel to meet minors for illegal purposes, but also highlighted how easy it is for adults to communicate with minors without the parents knowing. The advent of social media becoming so prevalent has only increased the ability to contact minors, as well as the ease of ...

Texting Minors Sexual Material Violates Fla. Stat. §847.0133

With the explosion of Social Media, Florida has tried to keep up with technology in the protection of minors. It has long been a criminal offense to provide obscene (harmful) material to minors, whether by providing pornographic magazine, videos or anything handed or delivered via mail. With the advent of technology, it is now a crime transmit harmful material to minors not only includes the ...

HOW TO FILE A PETITION FOR PROTECTION AGAINST VIOLENCE IN FLORIDA

Florida, in an effort to protect abused spouses was one of the first states to develop a procedure that allows someone who has a reasonable fear for their safety to secure a Temporary Injunction for their protection until a full court hearing can be scheduled. These Temporary Injunctions have expanded to include not just a spouse, but not can also include injunctions that can protect: Spouses, ...

DEFENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJUNCTIONS IN FLORIDA

Have you been served with an Injunction to keep you away from a person, a family member or even your children? Does this Injunction make you feel like your guilty? Now you haven’t even seen a judge, and the officer who served you with this Injunction is telling you if you violate any of the terms you can be arrested and held without bond until you do see a judge. This is the position that ...