Monthly Archives: February 2020
Top Ten Parenting Time Factors in Florida
Child custody is perhaps the most divisive emotional issue in a divorce. Most parents agree on broad principles, like children benefit from meaningful and consistent contact with both parents. But words like “meaningful” and “consistent” are extremely subjective. So, Florida law sets forth a number of parenting time factors. Port St. Lucie divorce attorneys… Read More »
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
Driver error causes about 95 percent of the car crashes in Florida. Frequently, this error is a moving violation, like speeding. In fact, excessive speed causes or contributes to about a third of the fatal vehicle collisions in Florida. For the most part, driver impairment is different. These problems always begin before the driver… Read More »
Getting Through a Grey Divorce
All divorces have both emotional and financial issues. Over 55 divorces have these issues as well, but they are a bit different, as outlined below. Regardless of the parties’ age, most divorces end the same way. In almost all cases, a Port St. Lucie divorce attorney is able to resolve these matters out of… Read More »
Special Issues in 18-Wheeler Wrecks
Fully-loaded large trucks, like the ones which regularly run through the Treasure Coast, weigh about 80,000 pounds. Additionally, regulators routinely allow even larger vehicles, such as double trailers, to prowl area highways and byways. When these massive vehicles cause crashes, victims often sustain catastrophic injuries. Serious burns are a good example. Most trucks carry… Read More »
Three Quick Defenses in Violent Crime Prosecutions
Premeditated violent crimes, such as hate crime assaults and arranged murders, usually dominate the headlines. But most assault cases in St. Lucie County are verbal arguments which got out of control. That’s especially true of ordinary assault, which is probably the most commonly-charged violent crime in Florida. Such combustion assault cases are also relatively… Read More »
The Five Types of Driving Impairment
In the United States, driver error causes about 96 percent of all car wrecks. Most of these incidents are not accidents. People accidentally leave the lights on. They do not accidentally drive while fatigued or under the influence of drugs. Since most impairment-related crashes are not accidents, a Port St. Lucie personal injury attorney… Read More »
Your Rights, and Police Responsibilities, at a DUI Checkpoint
For many years, police officers always needed reasonable suspicion to detain motorists on suspicion of DUI. Reasonable suspicion is basically an evidence-based hunch of criminal activity. In most DUI stops, the defendant committed a traffic violation, like running a stop sign, which drew the officer’s attention. In the 1990s, the Supreme Court legalized intoxication… Read More »
