Florida General Practice Legal Questions

OK if you are a US citizen, and you have met your girlfriend physically within the last two years, then you can sponsor her for a K1 fiancée visa. If you are only a green card holder, you can sponsor her provided that you get married to her either in Nigeria or in the United States. You should retain counsel to handle all the steps so that your case is processed smoothly and without delay and complications.     ... Read More

A US citizen can sponsor a foreign national for a fiancée visa, provided that they have both physically met within two years prior to filing the case. Additionally, there are conditions that allow a 17-year-old to Marry, but you should discuss those issues on the phone with counsel here in Florida. ... Read More

If he has any prior convictions, then he will definitely do a lot more time. Additionally, you should consult with counsel here in Florida regarding the possibility that a third-party can be sued for the damages that you suffered due to their negligence. This would be the case if you were assaulted outside of a business premises, or you were assaulted arising out of a special relationship that you had with a third-party. If that is the case, then some of us including myself would take these cases on contingency fee, which means you don't pay anything unless you win. Either way, you should always consult with an attorney here in Florida regarding the particular unique facts and circumstances regarding your case.... Read More

ok so you may have a wee bit of a problem because you are entitled to come to the aid of others only when necessary to defend that victim from an assailant's attack. However, the assault was "completed" when you attacked the assailant, so you may not have a "defense of others" defense. Your 19 year old girlfriend should retain an attorney to sue the assailaint for her damages on a contingency fee basis wheich means your girlfriend pays nothing unless she wins the case. We are not allowed to solicit her case, but she can reach out to one of us here on this website. ... Read More

Anyone can be sued, so technically the answer to your question is yes, your parents can be sued if you get in an accident.  However, unless there is some basis for holding your parents liable beyond the fact that you are living iwth them (for example, if they served you alcohol which impaired your driving ability), the suit would likely be dismissed.... Read More

Yes, a property manager has a legal duty to evict or not rent to tenants who they know or should know pose a risk of danger to life or safety of other tenants on the property. So if complaints were made by other tenants to the management that this tenant was a bad apple, then they had a legal duty to evict that tenant and as a result of their failure to evict, you suffered forseeable injuries that They should be liable for. Now Florida follows the "impact rule", which means that in order to recover for personal injuries, you have to suffer what's called a physical injury or an impact to your physical body. There are few exceptions to this rule, but that is an issue in your case because you did not specify whether he actually caused an impact to your physical body. You should discuss your case in further detail with counsel here in Florida for possible contingency fee representation, which means you don't pay anything unless you win your case.... Read More

Generally speaking, there have been courts that have ruled that a failure to disclose that a person died in a house or apartment that was marketed for sale or for rent is required to be disclosed to the prospective buyer or renter. And a failure to disclose that fact will render the contract to rent or To purchase the house or apartment void/voidable at the option of the buyer/renter. However the expense based on your situation of going ahead with court action to get an order voiding the contract so that you can vacate the property would probably be worth more trouble than it's worth. So you should retain counsel to write a demand letter to renegotiate the terms of the contract or to let you out of the contract based on this non-disclosure. And counsel should site relevant caselaw to support his position.   ... Read More

A)  No.  Absent a contract or a statute which allows it, you can't assert a lien against someone's property.  At any rate, a lien is a security interest in an asset used to secure a debt.  You haven't claimed that this party owes  you any debt.   B)  Why would you want to?  How is a lien going to help you get rid of the stuff?   You dont refer to any contract or any basis why you should be obligated to continue to store these things.  Unless Florida law is different, I think you can just advise the person that if he doesn't make arrangements for his stuff in a reasonable period of time (30 days should be plenty) you're going to get rid of it.... Read More

I'm very sorry for your loss.  Unfortunately,if there was no beneficiary on the account, the money now belongs to your son's estate.  I dont't think the bank will allow you access until you either start a court proceeding to probate his will, in which case the named executor will have authority to access the account or, if htere was no will, to administer his estate, in which case the appointed administrator, presumably you, would have that authority.  The terminology used in Florida may be differen than NY, but the procedure shoudl be pretty much the same.... Read More

These cases are fact specific. I have one right now against a major media company. You may have several causes of action. One may be for commercial misappropriation if your name or likeness is being used to promote a service or product, if this is happening without your consent. Discuss your case with counsel here in Florida. ... Read More

If I understand you correctly, your attorney has moved to withdraw from the case.  If the motion is granted, he should be ordered to return any part of the retainer which has not yet been earned, but I doubt very much that he has earned nothing.  I'm sure, for example, that he has devoted time to learning the facts and relevant evidence in the case, whether he has used that knowledge yet or not.... Read More