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Family law

Those areas of the law pertaining to families, i.e., marriage, divorce, child custody, juvenile, paternity, etc.

Federal Bureau of (FBI)

A federal agency which investigates all violations of federal Investigation laws.

Felony

A serious criminal offense. Under federal law any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.

Fiduciary

A person or institution who manages money or property for another and who must exercise a standard care imposed by law, i.e., personal representative or executor of an estate, a trustee, etc.

File

To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court/court administrator to enter into the files or records of a case.

Filing Fee

The fee required for filing various documents.

Finding

Formal conclusion by a judge or regulatory agency on issues of fact. Also, a conclusion by a jury regarding a fact.

Foreclosure

A court proceeding upon default in a mortgage to vest title in the mortgagee.

Forfeiture

A cancellation. A legal action whereby a contract purchaser following default loses all his interest in the property.

Fraud

A false representation of a matter of fact which is intended to deceive another.

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State Drops Burglary/Battery Case

The State Attorney’s Office has dropped all charges against James Clark. Mr. Clark was accused of Battery and Burglary in May of 2013. If convicted of these charges Mr. Clark would have spent the rest
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ROBBERY CHARGE ADMINISTRATIVELY DISMISSED UPON COMPLETION OF DIVERSION PROGRAM

The Client was arrested for Robbery after an incident where the Client attempted entry into a theme park and when the Client’s admission was refused by the park employee, the Client retrieved the
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FELONY TRESPASSING IN AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE OR CONVEYANCE AND RESISTING AN OFFICER WITH VIOLENCE CHARGE DISMISSED UPON COMPLETION OF DIVERSON PROGRAM

The Client was arrested for Trespassing in an Occupied Structure or Conveyance and Resisting and Officer with Violence after an incident which occurred during Gasparilla. Attorney Anthony Rickman was able to convince the law enforcement
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