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Domestic Violence - Definitions
What is Domestic Violence?
Domestic violence is any type of physical or sexual assault, battery,
stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, reckless endangerment, or other
criminal offense resulting in bodily injury or death of one household member by
another household member. whether married or cohabitating. Both men and
women can be charged with domestic violence.
Who is considered a "family or household member"?
According to the Florida laws governing domestic violence, ""family or
household member - means spouses, former spouses, persons related by blood or
marriage, persons who are presently residing together as if a family or who have
resided together in the past as if a family, and person who are parents of a
child in common regardless of whether they have been married. With the exception
of persons who have a child in common, the family or household members must
currently residing or have in the past resided together in the same single
dwelling unit." Though unstated specifically in the law, cohabitating same sex couples
can be considered "family or household members."
What is an Order of Protection or Restraining Order?
An Order of Protection is a legally enforceable document designed to prevent contact between an aggressor and their intended victim.
If a person in your household has reasonable cause to believe he or she is
in imminent danger of physical violence, they can petition the circuit court for
an injunction to keep the threatening person away from them and their
whereabouts. Note: no physical violence has to have occurred yet for a
person to be granted an Order of Protection, just a reasonable cause to believe
it will happen in the immediate future.
What is "marital rape" and why is it included here?
Until 1976, marital rape was legal in every state in the United States.
Although marital rape is now a crime in all 50 states in the U.S., some states
still don't consider it as serious as other forms of rape. Florida is one
of only 17 states and the District of Columbia that make no distinction in the
law between marital rape and stranger rape.
"Marital rape can be defined as any unwanted intercourse or penetration
(vaginal, anal or oral) obtained by force, threat of force, or WHEN THE
WIFE IS UNABLE TO CONSENT [mentally and/or physically incapacitated] (Bergen,
1996; Pagelow, 1984; Russell, 1990)." - from http://www.salem-news.com/articles/november282007/coral_thiell_1_112807.php
At Joffe and Joffe, PA, our attorneys have handled dozens of domestic
violence cases. The vast majority of those cases did NOT result in a guilty
verdict. Call 954-723-0007 today to speak to an experienced domestic violence
lawyer.
Baker & McKenzie to Pay $6 Million in Settlement Over Coudert Business
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
Baker & McKenzie has agreed to pay $6.65 million to compensate Coudert Brothers' bankruptcy estate for profits Baker earned from unfinished business that partners took with them when they left the defunct Coudert. Baker will forfeit most of..
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ABA Delegates to Weigh Judicial Finance Training, Same-Sex Marriage
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
Attorney Josh Markus will urge delegates at the ABA's annual meeting in San Francisco this week to officially encourage financial products and practices education and training for judges in the U.S. and abroad. The proposal is one of 35 res..
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Financial Reform Keeps Law Firm Banking and Securities Practices Busy
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
Regulations for the recently enacted financial reform law are months away, but law firms with strong financial services practices are rolling out the welcome mat for client conferences and filling their calendars with client meetings. Clien..
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Bus Cameras Show Fatal Injury From New Angle
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
While making a legal left turn, a veteran Connecticut Transit bus driver fatally struck a pedestrian crossing against the light. The incident turned into a $3.9 million settlement, thanks to an innovative use of technology that pieced toget..
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Former Jackson Walker Lawyer Snared in Federal Case Against Wyly Brothers
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
Texas billionaire brothers Sam and Charles Wyly, in denying Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they hid $550 million in trading profits via a maze of offshore trusts and other entities, are pointing at the advice they recei..
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Federal Lawsuits Seek $30 Million in Madoff Family Money
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
The court-appointed trustee seeking to recover billions of dollars lost by jailed financier Bernard Madoff has sued three entities to get back more than $30 million that he said the Madoff family had invested, mostly in oil and gas properti..
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Law Firm Partner Resigns Amid Financial Probe
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
Andrew Iyer, Ince & Co.'s global energy and offshore practice group head, has resigned from the law firm following a period of suspension for what the firm, in a statement, called "irregular financial behaviour." Ince described the matter a..
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Legal Scholarship Doesn't Always Fall on Deaf Ears, Conclude Law Professors
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
Two law professors who researched the salience of legal research have concluded that, contrary to conventional wisdom, judges increasingly are citing law review articles in their opinions. Analyzing more than 296,000 reported federal circui..
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Insurer Ordered to Defend 'Sturgeon King' Against Odor Allegations
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
A federal court has turned up its nose at an insurance company's attempt to brand as "pollution" the smells wafting from New York's famed Barney Greengrass delicatessen. The judge ruled that the insurer must defend the eatery, known as "The..
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Lawyer Suspended Following Tirade During Deposition
Sunday August 1, 2010 from Law.com Newswire
A Miami attorney's law license has been suspended for 60 days for disruptive and intimidating behavior in a deposition with DuPont attorneys in a Benlate damages case. The Florida Supreme Court also ordered a public reprimand, two years pro..
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Miami Criminal Attorney David J. Joffe announces Federal Criminal Law Blog
May 1, 2009 from joffelaw.com: Federal Criminal Law Blog
David Joffe has created a Federal Criminal Law blog which contains the latest and greatest...
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Latest Verdict: David J. Joffe obtains not guilty jury verdict in federal drug case in forty (40) minutes after one (1) day trial. Client acquitted of 10 year manditory jail sentence.
Defendant was convicted of two counts. The law firm again represented defendant on the direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals in and for the Eleventh Circuit. The law firm was successful in having one count vacated and defendant was remanded for re-sentencing before the District Court. The Court sentenced defendant to non-reporting probation.
State Attorney dismissed marijuana possession case after reading one motion detailing improper search and seizure.
Male Charged with Mortgage Fraud Gets No Prison Time
Miami: 29 defendants charged in drug importation and credit card scheme and only ONE goes free! His attorney was David J Joffe!
20 year old female Gets Reduced Sentence for Drug Charge
Charges Dismissed on Battery of a Law Enforcement Officer
Ex-banker not charged with theft of goods through interstate commerce
Florida criminal defense lawyer, David J. Joffe successfully reduces sentence of Colombian crew men on freighter with two tons of cocaine
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