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Tag Archives: Hillsborough County
A Tampa Adoption Story
Jeff Stidham posted the following Tampa adoption story on the website of Hillsborough County’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit: Three weeks before their fifth anniversary, Ali and Tonya Muhammad began preparing for a new arrival: a baby boy destined to become one … Continue reading
Tampa Bay Clerks of Court Return to Regular Service Hours
Thanks to a 7% increase in the budget for Florida clerks of the court, Tampa area clerks will increase their hours beginning October 1, 2012. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the seven percent increase restores the amount that was … Continue reading
Tampa’s Edgecomb Courthouse to be Closed During Republican National Convention
Hillsborough County’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit has posted its administrative plans for operations during the Republican National Convention. Although essential court services will be available at other locations, there will be no hearings, trials, or other court events from August 27 to … Continue reading
Hillsborough County Clerk of the Court Cuts Hours
Due to budget cuts, the Hillsborough County Clerk of the Court is reducing the hours it will handle court-related services. Beginning July 1, 2012, the hours were cut to 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. This will affect the filing and … Continue reading
Where In Tampa Bay Can I Get Fingerprinted For My Legal Name Change?
If you want to get your legal name changed in Florida, and you are not getting married or divorced, you will probably need to submit fingerprints for a state and national background check. Pursuant to Florida Statute section 68.07, the … Continue reading
Income Withholding Order
For quite some time, Florida has permitted child support and alimony payments to be deducted directly from a person’s paycheck. This had been done through an income deduction order authorized by section 61.1301 of the Florida Statutes. Recently, the federal … Continue reading
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Tagged 13th Judicial Circuit, alimony, arrearages, bridge-the-gap alimony, child support, durational alimony, Florida alimony, Florida alimony laws, government, Hillsborough County, income deduction order, income withholding order, long term alimony, lump sum alimony, permanent periodic alimony, rehabilitative alimony, spousal support, support unconnected with dissolution of marriage, Tampa, Tampa Bay Family Law Attorney, temporary alimony
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Technology and Florida Family Law Courts
The Commentator, which is the official magazine of the Florida Bar Family Law Section, recently published an entire issue dedicated to technology utilized in the practice of family law. Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Judge Catherine M. Catlin was interviewed in this … Continue reading
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Tagged family law, family law judges, family law technology, Hillsborough County, Tampa
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Florida Clerks of the Court Face Budget Cuts
Florida clerks of the court, like other government agencies, are facing severe budget cuts. Statewide, Clerks of the Court budgets are being slashed by $31 million. Locally, the Pasco clerk is facing a $825,000 million budge cut, while the Hillsborough clerk is trying to … Continue reading
Rights Recognized in Tampa’s Domestic Partnership Registry
As President Obama today expressed his support for gay marriage, the State of Florida continues to define marriage as “a legal union between one man and one woman,” leaving homosexuals in loving relationships in a state of legal limbo. Attempting … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, change of name, child custody, common law marriage, domestic partnership registry, Family Law News, Florida adoption, gay adoption, gay marriage, gay partnership agreement, gay rights, Hillsborough County, lesbian adoption, lesbian rights, name change, parental responsibility, parental rights, partnership agreement, paternity, Pinellas County, prenuptial agreement, same sex couples, same sex marriage, second parent adoption, Tampa, time-sharing
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Hillsborough County Announces New Judicial Assignments
Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, recently entered Administrative Order A-2012-24, which outlines new judicial assignments for Hillsborough County. Below are the assignments for the Family Law Division, effective June 25, 2012: Division A … Continue reading
