What is sexual battery?
In Florida, sexual battery is often termed as rape. And that’s basically the unwilling or non consensual sexual conduct. If one party performs some sort or sexual touching or conduct against another party and that party has not given consent, then it’s a sexual battery. And essentially, battery is just an unwanted touching, of any […]
What is probate?
It’s a court-supervised process whereby a personal representative would identify and gather the assets of the decedent and would pay the decedent’s debts and distribute any remaining assets to the beneficiaries. Got additional questions or need Legal Advice in Panama City, Florida? If you have a legal issue and would like to speak with Attorney […]
How do you challenge a will?
In essence, a person that wants to challenge a will would have to file in probate court a challenge, a will challenge and basically it’s a lawsuit against the estate or against the administrator of the estate. Stating that the will should be invalidated based off of some claim for some reason, if it’s technically […]
What is robbery?
Robbery occurs in Florida when a theft is accomplished either by physical force, like violence or threats of force, or by sudden snatching or the purse snatcher or what have you. Typically, it requires that the person be present for the theft, for the victim to be present and then it becomes a robbery. Robberies […]
What are advanced care directives?
Advanced care directives are where a patient or a client will want to set forth their decisions in advance with regards to specific medical circumstances. The most common that we see are heroic decision making at the time of like a cardiac arrest under medical or something along those lines. Commonly referred to as a […]
Can a will be changed or revoked after my death?
Well, a will can be changed or revoked during the life of the testator, the person that creates the will. After their death, the terms that are in place, if there is a will in existence and it’s legally sufficient, then the terms in place are locked in. Those cannot be modified or changed again. […]
What are my rights if I am stopped, searched, or arrested by the police?
Under the Constitution, you have the right to be protected from unreasonable searches and seizures from your person. That would cover a stop, a search, or an arrest by the police. Under these circumstance, if you are stopped or if you are arrested, if you’re searched, you have the right to remain silent during the […]
What do testate and intestate mean?
Testate means that a person passed away, leaving a will behind that the court can then probate and use that as a guide to administer the person’s estate or the property that they leave behind. Intestate means that that person died without a will. Therefore, the statutory or the lawful intestacy scheme is set up […]
What is the age of consent for sexual intercourse in Florida?
In Florida the age of consent for sexual intercourse is 18 years old. It’s the same as in most other jurisdictions. However Florida has a special exemption card dealt for if the minor is 16 years of age or older and the other person involved in the sexual conduct is no older than 23, then […]
Can text messages emails or Facebook posts be used to prove threatening conduct against me in court?
Again the short answer here is maybe. The admissibility of these types of evidence is sometimes in question. The ability to authenticate them or to make sure that the court can be assured that the person or the author of these posts or these emails in this, is oftentimes more difficult than it might seem […]