by J. Andrew Crawford | Jun 18, 2018 | Domestic Violence Injunctions
Florida law provides that any citizen can petition the circuit court for an injunction for protection against domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, repeat violence, and stalking. If an injunction is granted, the implications for a respondent can be...
by J. Andrew Crawford | Jan 23, 2013 | Child Abuse, Legal Issues
Florida Statutes § 90.803(23) provides a hearsay exception for statements of children with a mental, developmental, or emotional level of 11 or less describing any act of child abuse or neglect. This includes, any act of sexual abuse against a child, the offense of...
by J. Andrew Crawford | Jan 23, 2013 | General, Legal Issues
Have you ever had a client come to you with the idea of secretly recording a conversation? Or worse yet, bring you a tape they surreptitiously made? Florida Security of Communications Act, Chapter 934 of the Florida Statutes, recognizes that oral, electronic, and wire...
