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Guardian Ad Litems
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: Depending on where your case is conducted, you may want to consider a guardian ad litem. When parties are going through a dissolution of marriage, a paternity action or...
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Domestic Violence Injunction – A Critical Moment
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: Not many people realize how critical and game changing a domestic violence injunction can be. A judge will normally look at a petition for an injunction within hours of...
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Mandatory Disclosure in Florida Divorce Cases
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: Mandatory disclosure in a Florida divorce case is the process of giving information to the other side. Lawyers and judges all call the process “Discovery.” People often fear...
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Where is the Emergency?
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: What should you do when your ex refuses to return the children to you after their timesharing? What do you do when your ex takes away the child’s personal cell phone while...
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Tour of the Polk County Court
The Polk County courthouse (Bartow location) is in downtown Bartow. It happens to be one of (if not the) tallest buildings in the city and therefore is fairly recognizable from afar. There is...
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Working Mother Keeping it Real
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: I am a working mother of a one year old. My husband (who has a flexible career) and mother-in-law take care of our daughter during the week and sometimes on the weekend....
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Attorney Cheri Hobbs – Recap
My recap of recent events: I have been working on a case in Tampa where the other party tried to pull a fast one. This is a jurisdiction case – where we fight over which state should be the one to...
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Divorce is like Major Surgery
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: Divorce is similar to surgery. There is a major procedure that is costly. Sometimes it is in patient (trial) and sometimes it is out patient (settle outside of court)....
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Snitch
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: Sometimes movies help us relate to real life. I don’t just mean the “reality” films but rather a good old fashioned action flick or love story. I recently saw the...
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At the last moment
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: In the eight years I have been practicing I have had several people retain me to represent them right before trial. Typically it is someone who has gone through at least one...
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Forfeit the Game
By Attorney Cheri Hobbs: Today I had a small victory during trial. I wanted the “big win” even though I continuously tell clients no one “wins” in family law. I mean, either way you look at it,...
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