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Parental kidnapping, ex parte orders, and vexatious litigants on this week’s Florida Bar News Briefs

Top Stories

The Florida Bar News BriefsThe latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

  • A House panel voting unanimously late last week to give victims of parental kidnapping the right to sue for damages.
  • The Florida Legislature passing a bill that requires the clerks of court to transmit ex parte orders for involuntary commitments to law enforcement within six hours.
  • A House panel voting unanimously to advance legislation based on a Judicial Management Council proposal to strengthen Florida’s “Vexatious Litigant” law.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

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