Fourth DCA:Â Trial Court Order of Juvenile Detention Pending Placement in Residential Program Did Not Violate Florida Law
V.P. v. State
Case No. 4D11-3001
The trial court adjudicated V.P. delinquent on a first-degree petit theft count, and revoked V.P.’s probation for counts of battery, second-degree petit theft, and grand theft. Pending placement in a moderate risk residential...
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Insureds’ Entitlement to Attorney’s Fees Resolved – Win at the Fourth District Court of Appeal
Rahabi v. FIGA
Case No. 4D10-846*
The issue on appeal was whether our clients were entitled to an award of attorney’s fees because FIGA affirmatively denied our clients’ claim under the insurance policy prior to paying the appraisal award.
Our clients’ roof was damaged by Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Our clients sought coverage under the...
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Tuition Tales on Trial
Fourth DCA:Â Trial Court Erred in Holding Mother in Contempt Without Finding of Ability to Comply With Order
Harris v. Hampton
Case No. 4D11-966
The Fourth District Court of Appeal wrote to address an appeal of a non-final order of contempt entered after a final order in a post-dissolution of marriage case. The trial court had...
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Reversal Where Trial Court Did Not Properly Enforce Previous Fourth District Court of Appeal Mandate
Shinitzky v. Shinitzky
Case No. 4D10-137
We represented a former husband whose marriage was dissolved by a final judgment in 2007. The final judgment ordered the former wife to pay our client half "of the value" of certain investment accounts held by the parties. The former wife appealed. The trial court denied the former wife's motion...
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