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Supreme Court amends rule to allow for service and emotional support animals inside the courtroom

Mar 26, 2023

The Florida Supreme Court has adopted amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration Rule 2.540 to address the use of service and emotional support animals in courts. The unanimous…

 

BLSE now accepting nominations for annual certification awards

Mar 26, 2023
 

Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group Partners and others celebrate #ActsofKindnessMonth

Mar 26, 2023
 

Nominations sought for the 2023 Florida Registered Paralegal of the Year Award

Mar 26, 2023
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Concurrals, Dissentals, and this Commental

March/April 2023

Increasingly, appellate judges are “writing dissents from, and concurrences in, orders denying rehearing en banc[2] — colloquially known as dissentals and concurrals.”[3] Although the juridical lexicon has garnered support, some judges have…

 

A Look at the PETS Act and Related Florida Law in the Wake of Hurricane Ian

March/April 2023
 

To Stay or Not to Stay: The Florida Supreme Court Clarifies in Ybor the Applicability of the Presumptive Stay Provision in F.S. §120.68(3)

March/April 2023
 

The Need for More ‘Experiential Education’ in Law School

March/April 2023
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Deadline extended for public members to apply to sit on the Board of Bar Examiners

Mar 22, 2023

The Florida Bar proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024

Mar 17, 2023

Proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.020 (Definitions), 9.147 (Appeal Proceedings to Review Final Orders Dismissing Petitions for Judicial Waiver of Parental Notice and Consent or Consent Only to Termination of Pregnancy General Provisions), 9.180 (Appeal Proceedings to Review Workers’ Compensation Cases), 9.200 (The Record), 9.320 (Oral Argument), 9.340 (Mandate), 9.420 (Filing; Service of Copies; Computation of Time), 9.800 (Uniform Citation System), and 9.900 (Forms)

Mar 08, 2023

Proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.992 (Criminal Punishment Code Scoresheet)

Mar 08, 2023

Proposal for a new Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.148 (Appeal Proceedings to Review Orders under Florida Mental Health/Baker Act) and proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.210 (Briefs)

Mar 08, 2023

Amendments to the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms, including form 12.975(b) (Petition for Grandparent Visitation with Minor Child(ren) when One Parent Has Been Found Criminally or Civilly Liable for the Death of the Other Parent)

Mar 08, 2023

Proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure 1.110 (General Rules of Pleading), 1.820 (Hearing Procedures for Non-binding Arbitration), and Form 1.923(a) (Eviction Summons/Residential)

Mar 08, 2023

Proposed amendments to forms 1.996(a) (Final Judgment of Foreclosure) and 1.996(b) (Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Reestablishment of Lost Note)

Mar 08, 2023

Notice of Filing Proposed UPL Advisory Opinion

Mar 06, 2023

Orange County Value Adjustment Board seeks qualified special magistrates

Mar 06, 2023

Proposed Amendments To Standard Jury Instructions In Civil Cases on Fraudulent Misrepresentation, Negligent Misrepresentation, and False Information Negligently Supplied for the Guidance of Others

Mar 03, 2023
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Feng Shui Your Appeal: Create the Energy to Succeed

Appellate Practice March/April 2023

Transactions Affected by the Russian/Ukrainian Conflict Since 2014

International Law March/April 2023

Yours, Mine, and Ours: May a Bankruptcy Court Authorize the Sale of a Co-Owner’s Interest Free and Clear of Its Creditors’ Claims?

Business Law March/April 2023

Innocent Spouse Relief from Joint and Several Federal Tax Liability: Updates, Hurdles, and Considerations

Tax March/April 2023
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