Credit Card Debt

Rule 12.105 Simplified Dissolution Procedure

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

Rule 1.310 Depositions Upon Oral Examination

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

Common Law vs. Statutory Law (Infographic)

Trial (Video)

What to expect from the arena of justice.

Florida's Judicial Elections (Infographic)

Taking a Deposition (Video)

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

Hearsay (Video)

Rumor has it this video is very helpful.

Depositions (Infographic)

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

You mean we CAN go back and change the past?

Rebuilding Credit After Bankruptcy (Video)

Bankruptcy is a beginning, not an end.

Immigration (Infographic)

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

Statutes of Limitations (Video)

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

Rule 12.080 Service of Pleadings and Filing of Documents

Getting the info to the other side

Notice of Hearing (Video)

It’s not about realizing that someone can hear you...

Florida Law: The Truth About Verbal Acts

The determination whether a statement should ...

Rule 12.020 Applicability of Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

How to tell which court from which

Power of Attorney (Video)

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

Breach of Contract (Infographic)

Bankruptcy (Video)

It's a beginning as much as an end

Rule 12.060 Transfers of Actions

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

Discovery (Video)

Your opportunity to game plan for the case ahead

Domestic Violence Injunctions (Video)

What to do about violence at home.

Neighbor's Landscape is Encroaching On My Property (Infographic)

Shady Dealerships (Video)

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

Wage Disputes (Video)

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

Rule 1.120 Pleading Special Matters

There's always exceptional circumstances

Civil Cases (Infographic)

Step-by-step guide to how your civil court case wi...

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

Getting justice done has to start somewhere

Foreclosure (Infographic)

Your home is your castle. Defend it.

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

Yep, that electro-massager felt free at the time

Vacating an Order (Video)

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

Rule 1.090 Time

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Civil Court Due Dates

Tenant Missed Rent Payment (Infographic)

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

Rule 1.140 Defenses

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

Writ of Garnishment (Video)

When what you owe comes out of what you make.

Rule 12.040 Attorneys

Representation isn't a cut and dried situation

Rule 12.100 Pleadings and Motions

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

Florida Law: Challenges to Administrative Orders

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

Rule 12.150 Sham Pleadings

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

Rule 1.420 Dismissal of Actions

How to get stuff dropped in Civil Court

Rule 1.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

Indigent Status (Video)

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

Judgment to Pay Money (Infographic)

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

Rule 1.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

For getting something from someone outside the cas...

Elder Abuse (Infographic)

What to do about righting this unforgivable wrong.

What To Wear To Court (Video)

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

Dependency Court (Video)

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

Deficiency Judgment (Video)

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

Rule 1.350 Requests for Production

Yes, you CAN ask your opponent to give you things

Rule 12.351 Production of Documents and Things Without Deposition

When you need stuff from a case outsider.

Trademark and Intellectual Property (Infographic)

Creativity and innovation need protection.

Motions for Sanctions (Video)

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

Someone's Spreading Lies about Me (Infographic)

Don't stand for it.

Rule 1.160 Motions to the Clerk

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

Rule 1.150 Sham Pleadings

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

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

Witness and Exhibit Lists (Video)

What's more funner than talking about lists??

Rule 1.020 Privacy and Court Records

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

Rule 12.130 Attaching Copy of Cause of Action and Exhibits

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

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

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

Rule 12.230 Interventions

Not the kind Uncle Dave needs

Rule 1.050 When Action Commenced

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

Default Judgment (Video)

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

Difference between Criminal and Civil Cases (Video)

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

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

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

Personal Injury (Infographic)

Sometimes physically recovering is only half the b...

Child Custody (Infographic)

Nothing is more important than family, especially ...

Rule 12.270 Consolidation; Separate Trials

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

Oral Arguments (Video)

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

Rule 12.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

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

Writ of Prohibition (Video)

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

Get an Injunction Against Domestic Violence (Infographic)

Act now, and get the protection you deserve.

Rule 12.491 Child Support Enforcement

Tough situation made tougher by unpreparedness

LegalYou (Video)

Tipsy Coachman (Video)

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

Kozel Hearing (Video)

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

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 1.260 Survivor; Substitution of Parties

Calling in the relief

Rule 1.115 Pleading Mortgage Foreclosures

Your home matters. Know how to fight for it

Student Loan Debt (Video)

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

Recusal of a Judge (Video)

There goes the Judge!

Slip and Fall (Video)

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

Negotiable Instruments (Video)

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

Rule 12.010 Scope, Purpose and Title

Automatic Stay (Video)

It's what keeps creditors at bay.

Mediation and Arbitration (Video)

Nothing wrong with having a voice of reason around

Affirmative Defenses (Video)

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

What is Probate? (Infographic)

Rule 12.250 Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of Parties

Trim the fat or bulk up, party-wise

Rule 1.071 Constitutional Challenges

Rule 12.281 Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged Materials

Legalese (Infographic)

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

Courtroom Players (Video)

All the world's a stage, including the courtroom

Rule 1.110 General Rules of Pleading

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

Difference between a Note and a Mortgage (Video)

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

Uniform Motion Calendar (Video)

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

Settlement (Video)

Who needs court anyway?

Due Process (Video)

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

Student Loans (Infographic)

Knowledge ain't cheap.

Demand Letter Basics (Infographic)