Civil Cases

Interlocutory Appeals (Video)

How to get a head start on a second chance.

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 1.120 Pleading Special Matters

There's always exceptional circumstances

Rule 12.420 Dismissal of Actions

How to get stuff dropped in Family Court

Student Loans (Infographic)

Knowledge ain't cheap.

Crime Victims Can Sue in Civil Court (Infographic)

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

Steps in a Court Case (Infographic)

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

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

How to get the ball rolling in the Sunshine State

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

Keep Calm and Do Things Electronically

What To Wear To Court (Video)

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

Bankruptcy (Infographic)

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

Guardianship (Infographic)

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

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

Getting justice done has to start somewhere

Rule 1.020 Privacy and Court Records

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

Rule 12.105 Simplified Dissolution Procedure

What's that? Divorce CAN be easy? (confused murmur...

Standing (Video)

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

Power of Attorney (Video-FL)

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

Wage Garnishment (Infographic)

See if you can protect your paycheck

Settlement (Video)

Who needs court anyway?

Rule 1.230 Interventions

Food Poisoning (Infographic)

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

HOA Disputes (Infographic)

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

Taking a Deposition (Video)

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

Tenant Missed Rent Payment (Infographic)

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

Deficiency Judgment (Video)

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

Rule 1.330 Use of Depositions in Court Proceedings

Bitten by Dog (Infographic)

Pomeranian or Doberman, this is how to bite back (...

How Does A Judge Become A Judge? (Infographic)

Statutes of Limitations (Video)

Why not to drag your feet when it comes to the law...

Rule 12.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

When you need stuff from a case outsider.

Hearsay (Video)

Rumor has it this video is very helpful.

Rule 12.050 When Action Commenced

In the beginning...

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

Tenancy by the Entirety (Video)

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

Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (Video)

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

Valid Florida Deeds (Infographic)

Rule 12.210 Parties

We're not talking a backyard kegger here

Tipsy Coachman (Video)

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

Student Loan Debt (Video)

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

Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

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

Rule 1.310 Depositions Upon Oral Examination

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

Rule 1.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

Calling in the relief

Rule 1.080 Service and Filing of Pleadings, Orders and Documents

Everyone's kept in the loop

Judgment to Pay Money (Infographic)

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

Florida Statute of Limitations (Infographic)

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

Requests for Admission (Video)

Statements (the non-fashion kind) that are admitte...

Landlord Refuses to Return Security Deposit (Infographic)

Someone forget the actual definition of "deposit?"

What is Housing Discrimination? (Infographic)

Rule 12.271 Confidentiality of Related Family Hearings

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

Rule 12.130 Attaching Copy of Cause of Action and Exhibits

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

Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

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

Verbal Act (Video)

“Hearsay objection? Get your verbal act together!”

Rule 12.491 Child Support Enforcement

Tough situation made tougher by unpreparedness

Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy (Video)

Bankruptcy is a beginning, not an end.

General Magistrate (Video)

No, it's not a wizard leading an army.

Rule 1.210 Parties

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

Rule 1.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

For getting something from someone outside the cas...

Rule 12.070 Process

Like a recipe, the right steps must be followed

Rule 12.025 Applicability of Rules of Judicial Administration

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

Power of Attorney (Video)

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

Employment (Infographic)

Your comprehensive resource for anything workplace...

Res Judicata (Video)

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

Rule 12.350 Requests for Production of Documents

Sometimes you need stuff. Sometimes your opponent ...

Rule 1.071 Constitutional Challenges

Rule 12.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

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

Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

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

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

Rule 1.200 Pretrial Procedure

Landlord Rights (Video)

Even a lord needs legal help sometimes.

Personal Injury (Infographic)

Sometimes physically recovering is only half the b...

Someone's Spreading Lies about Me (Infographic)

Don't stand for it.

LGBT Adoption Rights (Video)

The law has greater recognition of LGBTQ rights th...

Process Server (Video)

Someone has to be the messenger

Rule 1.060 Transfers of Action

Sometimes you file in the wrong place. It happens

Rule 1.160 Motions to the Clerk

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

Vacating an Order (Video)

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

How To Act In Court (Video)

And we're not talking about performing a monologue

Writ of Garnishment (Video)

When what you owe comes out of what you make.

Workplace Discrimination (Video)

A bad day at work is one thing. Unfair treatment i...

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

Florida's Judicial Elections (Infographic)

Rule 12.190 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

There's a reason pencils have erasers

Rule 1.410 Subpoena

Not just classic courtroom drama shorthand.

Common Law vs. Statutory Law (Infographic)

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

You mean we CAN go back and change the past?

LegalYou (Video)

Rule 12.080 Service of Pleadings and Filing of Documents

Getting the info to the other side

Rule 12.285 Mandatory Disclosure

Summarizing your money situation for the court

Uniform Motion Calendar (Video)

Courts get busy. They need to keep track of things...

Rule 12.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

Trim the fat or bulk up, party-wise

Florida Law: Challenges to Administrative Orders

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

Rule 1.100 Pleadings and Motions

Two fundamental court actions

Rule 1.150 Sham Pleadings

We all get shammed sometimes (pet rock, anyone?)

Due Process (Video-FL)

It's what each of us, no matter the accusation, de...

Native American Law (Infographic)

Rule 1.040 One Form of Action

Uno, un, ein, yi, wahid, jeden, one

Discovery (Video)

Your opportunity to game plan for the case ahead

Hostile Work Environment (Video)

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

Oral Arguments (Video)

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

Entering Court (Video)

It's a little more than walking through a front do...