Consumer Fraud

Florida Law: Challenges to Administrative Orders

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

LGBT Rights (Video)

See how the law is progressing along with society

Trial (Video)

What to expect from the arena of justice.

Rule 12.160 Motions To The Clerk

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

Recusal of a Judge (Video)

There goes the Judge!

Rule 1.370 Requests for Admission

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

Rule 1.310 Depositions Upon Oral Examination

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

Verbal Act (Video)

“Hearsay objection? Get your verbal act together!”

Entering Court (Video)

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

Process Server (Video)

Someone has to be the messenger

Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

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

Bankruptcy (Video)

It's a beginning as much as an end

Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

Employment (Infographic)

Your comprehensive resource for anything workplace...

Dependency Court (Video)

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

Guardianship (Infographic)

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

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 ...

Immigration (Infographic)

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

Rule 1.100 Pleadings and Motions

Two fundamental court actions

Rule 12.100 Pleadings and Motions

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

Rule 1.020 Privacy and Court Records

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

Responding to a Divorce Petition (Video)

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

Steps in a Court Case (Infographic)

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

Probate Court (Video)

Everyone's time comes. But what happens after?

Rule 1.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

Calling in the relief

Rule 1.010 Scope, Purpose and Title

The what, what and what of Civil Procedure

Requests for Admission (Video)

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

Bankruptcy (Infographic)

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

Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

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

Rule 1.210 Parties

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

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

How to get the ball rolling in the Sunshine State

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

You mean we CAN go back and change the past?

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 12.281 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

Rule 12.060 Transfers of Actions

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

Landlord/Tenant (Infographic)

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

Difference between a Note and a Mortgage (Video)

When your house is on the line, you'll want to kno...

Rule 1.150 Sham Pleadings

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

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

Legalese (Infographic)

It's impenetrable, unclear and maddening. At leas...

Food Poisoning (Infographic)

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

Deficiency Judgment (Video)

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

Tenant Missed Rent Payment (Infographic)

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

Slip and Fall (Video)

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

Rule 12.410 Subpoena

Getting the witness you need on the stand

Writ of Garnishment (Video)

When what you owe comes out of what you make.

Rule 1.190 Amended and Supplemental Pleadings

Looking to change things up midway?

Standing (Video)

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

Kozel Hearing (Video)

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

Trademark and Intellectual Property (Infographic)

Creativity and innovation need protection.

Landlord Refuses to Return Security Deposit (Infographic)

Someone forget the actual definition of "deposit?"

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

Wage Garnishment (Infographic)

See if you can protect your paycheck

Rule 12.150 Sham Pleadings

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

Pleadings (Video)

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

Preparing to Testify (Video)

The witness stand's ready for you. Are you ready?

Florida's Judicial Elections (Infographic)

Rule 12.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

When you need stuff from a case outsider.

Courtroom Players (Video)

All the world's a stage, including the courtroom

Rule 12.420 Dismissal of Actions

How to get stuff dropped in Family Court

Demand Letter Basics (Infographic)

Domestic Violence Injunctions (Video)

What to do about violence at home.

Bitten by Dog (Infographic)

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

Rule 12.020 Applicability of Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

How to tell which court from which

Rule 1.410 Subpoena

Not just classic courtroom drama shorthand.

Rule 1.120 Pleading Special Matters

There's always exceptional circumstances

Rule 12.090 Rules for Counting Time

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

Rule 1.350 Requests for Production

Yes, you CAN ask your opponent to give you things

Difference between Criminal and Civil Cases (Video)

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

Rule 12.110 General Rules of Pleading

The ABC's of pleading

Precedent and Stare Decisis (Infographic)

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

Rule 1.130 Attaching Cause of Action and Exhibits

What to include with your complaint

Power of Attorney (Video)

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

Rule 1.200 Pretrial Procedure

Due Process (Video-FL)

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

Witness and Exhibit Lists (Video)

What's more funner than talking about lists??

Roles of Judge and Jury (Video)

Along with "Justice," the two most important J's i...

Child Custody (Infographic)

Nothing is more important than family, especially ...

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

Getting justice done has to start somewhere

Florida Law: The Admissibility of Former Testimony After Rich v. Kaiser-Gypsum

In a unanimous decision, the Fourth District Court...

How to Research Case Law (Video)

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

Mediation and Arbitration (Video)

Nothing wrong with having a voice of reason around

Foreclosure (Infographic)

Your home is your castle. Defend it.

Consumer Fraud (Infographic)

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

Tipsy Coachman (Video)

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

Hostile Work Environment (Video)

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

Rule 12.210 Parties

We're not talking a backyard kegger here

Common Law vs. Statutory Law (Infographic)

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

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

Rule 12.120 Pleading Special Matters

For when extraordinary circumstances strike.

Rule 12.285 Mandatory Disclosure

Summarizing your money situation for the court

Rule 1.090 Time

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Civil Court Due Dates

Due Process (Video)

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

Tenant Rights (Video)

Seize justice, renters of the world!

Rule 12.050 When Action Commenced

In the beginning...

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

Crime Victims Can Sue in Civil Court (Infographic)

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

Student Loans (Infographic)

Knowledge ain't cheap.

Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy (Video)

Bankruptcy is a beginning, not an end.