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Florida Bar Association

October 11, 2021

Successfully defending a family law dissolution agreement may not yield attorney’s fees

Parties in family law cases who successfully defend dissolution-related agreements are not entitled to attorney fees if those...

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Florida Bar Association

October 11, 2021

Litigants must restate question when providing written discovery answers

Litigants, when responding to requests for production, written deposition questions, interrogatories, and requests for admission, must restate the...

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Florida Bar Association

October 8, 2021

Couriel ceremonially sworn in as a justice of the Florida Supreme Court

Justice John Couriel was ceremonially sworn-in as the 90th justice of the Florida Supreme Court October 7 in the courtroom...

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Florida Bar Association

October 8, 2021

Hearing on eight judges of compensation claims seeking reappointment set for December 13

The Statewide Nominating Commission for the Judges of Compensation Claims (SNCJCC) will meet Monday, December 13, at 1 p.m....

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Florida Bar Association

October 8, 2021

Does Marsy’s Law allow victims to participate in appeals?

Whether the 2018 Marsy’s Law constitutional amendment gave crime victims the right to be heard in criminal appeals...

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