If you cannot agree at mediation what happens?
If you’re unable to reach an agreement at all at mediation, the mediator at the conclusion of that files a report that would say no agreement. If you’re able to reach an agreement, they can file a report that would say they’ve reached an agreement. If you’re able to reach an agreement as to some […]
Is mediation legally binding?
At the conclusion of mediation, you may get an agreement, and that agreement can be enforceable if it’s executed by both parties. Once it becomes incorporated into a final order by the judge, it’s absolutely legally binding in the sense that the judge has ordered the parties to comply with the agreement that they’ve reached, […]
Is mediation workable when one of the parties or parents resides outside the State of Florida?
Absolutely. A party who’s not physically present within the state can appear by telephone or by satellite. Typically, it would need to involve either the agreement of the parties or an order by the court allowing that to happen but it’s absolutely workable with technology such as Skype, FaceTime, any of these other video messaging […]
What are my rights at a Shelter Hearing?
Your rights at a shelter hearing and in a dependency case are in some ways very similar to the rights that you have in a criminal case. You do have the right to representation by an attorney, if you choose. You also have the right to call witnesses to testify for you at that shelter […]
Can social media or internet information be used to prove a case against me in court?
The short answer here is maybe. The law of evidence regarding the admissibility of these types of social media evidence hasn’t really caught up with the technology. Everyone is very, very present on social media now however proving the person that actually made the entry or the Facebook post or the tweet or what have […]
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 […]
Can the police conduct a search without a warrant in Florida?
Under the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution, any search that’s conducted without a warrant is pretty much considered unreasonable, and therefore unlawful, unless there are defined circumstances that can exist that will allow them to conduct that search. But in 90% of the cases, those circumstances don’t exist absent some sort of consent […]
Welcome from Rick Albritton
My name is Rick Albritton. I’m owner and founder of the Albritton law firm, in Panama City, Florida. I specialize in many different areas of the law including criminal defense and family law, elder law, including probate and wills and trusts. We tend to be a full service law firm for the area. We’re located […]
What are the steps in a typical adoption?
For instance say a mother has a child that she’s wanting to give up. She’ll first, typically, surrender that child to an agency. The agency will do a home study of maybe some parents that are wanting to adopt the child to try and go ahead and place that child with a family they think […]
What are the benefits of choosing to use the collaborative divorce process?
One of the first is time. The collaborative process typically takes a lot less time to go and resolve the family law issue than taking it all the way to a final hearing before a judge. Another factor is cost. Because it takes less time, it, also, takes less litigation hours. That can reduce the […]