Rep. Jackie Toledo Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure that expands a grandparent’s right to petition for visitation, but only in tragic circumstances. DeSantis signed HB 1119 by Rep. Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, on June 24. It cleared the Senate 37-0 on March 9. The House approved it 112-3 on February 24. The…
Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a measure that would have let businesses sue a local government if a new ordinance reduced profits by 15% or more. Dubbed the “Local Business Protection Act,” SB 620 by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, cleared the Senate 22-14 on January 27. It cleared the House 69-45 on March 9.…
Sen. Jim Boyd Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure designed to crack down on what Attorney General Ashley Moody calls “organized retail crime.” DeSantis on June 17 signed SB 1534 by Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton. Rep. Chuck Clemmons, R-Jonesville, sponsored the companion, HB 1511. Under the measure, a perpetrator who…
Greetings Everyone: Lots of excitement, as many FLN Members are starting to celebrate the initial days of summer. I write this FLN Update from the other side of the Atlantic, as I accompany my younger daughter to start to her classes in Valencia, Spain this summer. Really great to hear that so many FLN…
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bipartisan measure designed to speed the delivery of protective orders to law enforcement. The measure, HB 905 by Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff, R-DeLand, would require all law enforcement agencies to accept domestic violence injunctions via email. The House voted 112-1 to approve it on March 2. Two days later, the…
“ The biggest wall you have to climb is the one you build in your mind: Never let your mind talk you out of your dreams, trick you into giving up. Never let your mind become the greatest obstacle to success. To get your mind on the right track, the rest will follow. ” Roy…
Greetings Everyone: Lots of congratulations out there for anyone and everyone celebrating a graduation this season. In our house, we now have 3 out of our 4 kids are now – High School Graduates and our oldest recently graduated from the University of Florida (Go Gators), so it’s very exciting. It’s been a wild…
Andrew Sasso A Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section committee is considering a proposal to scrub so-called “Z” words — “zeal,” “zealous,” and “zealously,” — from the Bar rule book. “It’s not just the legal profession, people in general relate someone who is ‘zealous’ to someone who is a zealot,” said RPPTL…
The Florida Supreme Court has amended Bar rules to permit not-for-profit legal service providers to organize as a corporation and to permit nonlawyers to serve on the boards of directors of not-for-profit legal service providers. The court, on its own motion, amended Rule 4-5.4 (Professional Independence of a Lawyer) June 2 in Case No. SC22-607, as…
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