Bankruptcy

Automatic Stay (Video)

It's what keeps creditors at bay.

Rule 1.115 Pleading Mortgage Foreclosures

Your home matters. Know how to fight for it

Rule 1.350 Requests for Production

Yes, you CAN ask your opponent to give you things

Rule 12.150 Sham Pleadings

Calling B.S. on a B.S.-er

Tenant Rights (Video)

Seize justice, renters of the world!

Top Legal Concerns (Infographic)

We see that look of consternation. And we raise yo...

Kozel Hearing (Video)

You shouldn't be punished for the sins of your law...

Rule 12.370 Requests for Admission

Student Loans (Infographic)

Knowledge ain't cheap.

I Can't Pay My Credit Card Bills (Infographic)

Yep, that electro-massager felt free at the time

Student Loan Debt (Video)

For most of us, that degree isn't free.

Guardianship (Infographic)

When a child or adult needs that trustworthy someo...

Difference between Criminal and Civil Cases (Video)

Figure out why O.J. was innocent in one court and ...

E-filing and E-service in Florida (Video)

Keep Calm and Do Things Electronically

Mediation and Arbitration (Video)

Nothing wrong with having a voice of reason around

Food Poisoning (Infographic)

Sometimes it's not just a made-up excuse to miss w...

Process Server (Video)

Someone has to be the messenger

Valid Will (Infographic)

Breach of Contract (Infographic)

Rule 12.120 Pleading Special Matters

For when extraordinary circumstances strike.

Rule 12.070 Process

Like a recipe, the right steps must be followed

Tenancy by the Entirety (Video)

If you’re a tenant by the entirety, who is your la...

Affirmative Defenses (Video)

A legitimate excuse for actions (unlike a dog eati...

Small Claims Court (Video)

Learn about the types of cases you see on daytime ...

Rule 12.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

When you need stuff from a case outsider.

Employment (Infographic)

Your comprehensive resource for anything workplace...

LGBT Rights (Video)

See how the law is progressing along with society

The Roots of my Neighbor's Tree are Damaging my Property (Infographic)

Case Law (Video)

Who says that judge's can't make law?

Steps in a Court Case (Infographic)

Just like the rest of life, court cases happen in ...

Hostile Work Environment (Video)

There's a bad day at work. And then there's bad wo...

Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

Overview of pleading (NOT the begging-your-ex-for-...

Landlord/Tenant (Infographic)

Whichever side you're on, we've got your support r...

Valid Florida Deeds (Infographic)

Standing (Video)

Not sitting's arch nemesis, but one's capacity to ...

Vacating an Order (Video)

Ever wish you could go back and make something not...

Suing for Dog Bite (Video)

Surprisingly, a more popular type of case than ham...

Requests for Production (Video)

How to get what your case needs from the opposing ...

Rule 12.160 Motions To The Clerk

Even the courts need an office manager. ESPECIALLY...

Documents Needed for Bankruptcy (Video)

Relief is coming. First step though: the right pap...

Negotiable Instruments (Video)

It's not haggling a clarinet salesman. It's p...

Rule 12.040 Attorneys

Representation isn't a cut and dried situation

I Want to Sue Someone in Florida, What Do I Do First? (Infographic)

How to get the ball rolling in the Sunshine State

Rule 1.230 Interventions

Landlord Rights (Video)

Even a lord needs legal help sometimes.

Rule 12.420 Dismissal of Actions

How to get stuff dropped in Family Court

Rule 1.310 Depositions Upon Oral Examination

Learn the meaning of that word you always hear on ...

Rule 1.370 Requests for Admission

Getting your courtroom foe to confirm or deny fact...

Rule 12.012 Minimization of Sensitive Information

Keep personal info personal. Even in court.

I've Been Sued! Quick! What Do I Do First? (Infographic)

Here's a hint: don't flee with a fake identity and...

Rule 12.080 Service of Pleadings and Filing of Documents

Getting the info to the other side

Rule 1.410 Subpoena

Not just classic courtroom drama shorthand.

Judgment to Pay Money (Infographic)

C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around MoneyJudg...

Florida Law: The Truth About Verbal Acts

The determination whether a statement should ...

Guardianship (Video)

For those who watch over others (not including the...

Rule 1.010 Scope, Purpose and Title

The what, what and what of Civil Procedure

Probate Court (Video)

Everyone's time comes. But what happens after?

Rule 1.050 When Action Commenced

Things have to start somewhere. Just ask the Big B...

Trademark and Intellectual Property (Infographic)

Creativity and innovation need protection.

Rule 12.130 Attaching Copy of Cause of Action and Exhibits

Referencing a document in a petition? Got to provi...

Court Reporters (Video)

Beyond courtroom furniture, these are the unsung h...

The Difference Between Federal and State Court (Video)

The law of the land versus the law of, well, your ...

Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy (Video)

Bankruptcy is a beginning, not an end.

Crime Victims Can Sue in Civil Court (Infographic)

What happens in criminal court, doesn't always sta...

Interrogatories (Video)

Not every question in a case is asked on the witne...

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Video)

Just because you're in debt, doesn't mean the law'...

Rule 1.200 Pretrial Procedure

Rule 12.285 Mandatory Disclosure

Summarizing your money situation for the court

Rule 12.060 Transfers of Actions

For those days you're filing cases in the wrong pl...

What is Housing Discrimination? (Infographic)

Deficiency Judgment (Video)

What happens when a foreclosure still doesn't cove...

How To Act In Court (Video)

And we're not talking about performing a monologue

Motions for Sanctions (Video)

Think your opponent can violate the rules and ge...

Writ of Prohibition (Video)

Nothing to do with alcohol, just stopping litigati...

Default Judgment (Video)

Don't show up to court? This is what happens

Witness and Exhibit Lists (Video)

What's more funner than talking about lists??

Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

Bringing folks together (or breaking them up, whic...

Wage Disputes (Video)

Fighting for what you've earned (when not on lunch...

Florida's Judicial Elections (Infographic)

Adoption (Infographic)

Growing your family through adoption can be exciti...

Rule 1.071 Constitutional Challenges

Rule 1.285 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

In court, it's possible to un-ring a bell

Florida Law: Challenges to Administrative Orders

There is a little-known tool hidden in the bowels ...

How Do I Know What's Going On In My Case? How Do I Look Up the Case Docket? (Infographic)

Get in the know of getting in the know

Rule 12.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

Justice doesn't have to stop when someone's gone

Rule 12.210 Parties

We're not talking a backyard kegger here

Oral Arguments (Video)

It's not just what family holiday dinners are fill...

What To Wear To Court (Video)

Dress as a mess or for success? The latter gets a ...

Power of Attorney (Video)

We're not talking x-ray vision or super strength

Rule 1.160 Motions to the Clerk

This isn't the checkout guy at Trader Joe's you be...

Slip and Fall (Video)

Here's the difference between being a klutz and be...

Bankruptcy (Infographic)

It's not often you get a second chance in life.

Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

Rule 12.020 Applicability of Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

How to tell which court from which

Elder Abuse (Infographic)

What to do about righting this unforgivable wrong.

Rule 12.025 Applicability of Rules of Judicial Administration

Filing. There's more to it than meets the eye.

Florida Law: When Is A Summary Of Business Data A Business Record?

Cayea v. CitiMortgage, Inc.—a 16th century decisio...

Indigent Status (Video)

No money? No problem. Justice can still be serve...

My neighbor's barking dog is driving me CRAZY (Infographic)

Landlord Refuses to Return Security Deposit (Infographic)

Someone forget the actual definition of "deposit?"