Bankruptcy

Rule 12.025 Applicability of Rules of Judicial Administration

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

Rule 12.071 Constitutional Challenge to State Statute or County or Municipal Charter, Ordinance, or Franchise; Notice by Party

Citing the iconic law of the land, are ya? Here's ...

Rule 1.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

For getting something from someone outside the cas...

Rule 1.210 Parties

Don't worry. You can actually be invited to this o...

Case Law (Video)

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

Pleadings (Video)

We don't mean the thing you do to avoid a parkin...

Rule 12.150 Sham Pleadings

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

Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

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

Rule 12.100 Pleadings and Motions

Petitions, claims, responses, requests, it's all c...

Rule 12.230 Interventions

Not the kind Uncle Dave needs

Rule 12.130 Attaching Copy of Cause of Action and Exhibits

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

Shady Dealerships (Video)

Yes, shockingly, a car salesman might actually mis...

Rule 12.410 Subpoena

Getting the witness you need on the stand

Deficiency Judgment (Video)

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

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

Keep Calm and Do Things Electronically

Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy (Video)

Bankruptcy is a beginning, not an end.

Dependency Court (Video)

When it comes to a child's well-being, the law has...

Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

Indigent Status (Video)

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

Common Law vs. Statutory Law (Infographic)

Rule 1.100 Pleadings and Motions

Two fundamental court actions

Responding to a Divorce Petition (Video)

The beginning of the next chapter in your life. He...

Witness and Exhibit Lists (Video)

What's more funner than talking about lists??

Rule 12.190 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

There's a reason pencils have erasers

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

Yep, that electro-massager felt free at the time

I Want to Sue Someone. What Do I Do First? (Infographic)

Getting justice done has to start somewhere

The Difference Between Federal and State Court (Video)

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

Demand Letter Basics (Infographic)

Guardianship (Video)

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

Rule 1.285 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

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

Rule 12.090 Rules for Counting Time

It's NOT as simple as 1,2,3

Florida's Judicial Elections (Infographic)

Rule 12.012 Minimization of Sensitive Information

Keep personal info personal. Even in court.

Difference between Criminal and Civil Cases (Video)

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

Rule 12.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

Trim the fat or bulk up, party-wise

Rule 1.140 Defenses

Knowing how to defend can turn you into the '85 Be...

Food Poisoning (Infographic)

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

Judgment to Pay Money (Infographic)

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

Res Judicata (Video)

With some court matters, enough is enough alr...

Rule 1.090 Time

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Civil Court Due Dates

Rule 1.060 Transfers of Action

Sometimes you file in the wrong place. It happens

Adoption (Infographic)

Growing your family through adoption can be exciti...

Immigration (Infographic)

Legal know-how is your trump card to successful im...

Affirmative Defenses (Video)

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

Writ of Prohibition (Video)

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

Student Loan Debt (Video)

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

Rule 12.040 Attorneys

Representation isn't a cut and dried situation

Someone Stole From Me (Infographic)

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

Discovery (Video)

Your opportunity to game plan for the case ahead

Top Legal Concerns (Infographic)

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

Rule 1.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

When someone's involved in a case that shouldn't b...

Taking a Deposition (Video)

Think the question-asker is the one who has it eas...

Landlord Refuses to Return Security Deposit (Infographic)

Someone forget the actual definition of "deposit?"

Domestic Violence Injunctions (Video)

What to do about violence at home.

Rule 1.115 Pleading Mortgage Foreclosures

Your home matters. Know how to fight for it

Florida Statute of Limitations (Infographic)

More formal way of saying "don't dilly-dally!"

Power of Attorney (Video-FL)

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

Child Custody (Infographic)

Nothing is more important than family, especially ...

Rule 1.200 Pretrial Procedure

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Video)

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

Precedent and Stare Decisis (Infographic)

The past can always be drawn from. Learn how exac...

Recusal of a Judge (Video)

There goes the Judge!

Suing for Dog Bite (Video)

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

Documents Needed for Bankruptcy (Video)

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

Rule 12.110 General Rules of Pleading

The ABC's of pleading

Rule 12.271 Confidentiality of Related Family Hearings

When the fam's got more than one case going on

Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

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

Tenancy by the Entirety (Video)

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

Rule 1.020 Privacy and Court Records

What should and shouldn't be revealed in the Halls...

Depositions (Infographic)

Florida Law: Challenges to Administrative Orders

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

Someone's Spreading Lies about Me (Infographic)

Don't stand for it.

How to Research Case Law (Video)

Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to ...

Secondhand Smoke From Your Neighbor's Tobacco Use (Infographic)

Consumer Fraud (Infographic)

Big companies are always trying to pull an "Enron"...

Valid Will (Infographic)

LGBT Rights (Video)

See how the law is progressing along with society

Rule 1.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

Calling in the relief

Can I Get Rid of a Judgment Against Me? (Infographic)

You mean we CAN go back and change the past?

Rule 1.410 Subpoena

Not just classic courtroom drama shorthand.

Rule 1.080 Service and Filing of Pleadings, Orders and Documents

Everyone's kept in the loop

HOA Disputes (Infographic)

Good fences make good neighbors. Good knowledge m...

Tipsy Coachman (Video)

Odd figure of speech but valid legal precedent. Le...

Tenant Missed Rent Payment (Infographic)

So, that check wasn't "in the mail" after all?

Rule 12.030 Nonverification of Pleadings

Legitimize your cause.

Rule 1.350 Requests for Production

Yes, you CAN ask your opponent to give you things

Rule 12.281 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

Wage Disputes (Video)

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

Foreclosure (Infographic)

Your home is your castle. Defend it.

Frozen Bank Account (Infographic)

It's gonna take a little more than turning up the ...

Small Claims Court (Video)

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

Courtroom Players (Video)

All the world's a stage, including the courtroom

Rule 12.050 When Action Commenced

In the beginning...

Rule 1.420 Dismissal of Actions

How to get stuff dropped in Civil Court

Standing (Video)

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

Guardianship (Infographic)

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

Verbal Act (Video)

“Hearsay objection? Get your verbal act together!”

What is Probate? (Infographic)

Money Judgments (Video)

Contestant, see what you've won!