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  • Imancipation -- Amanda, 00:47:36 08/02/05 Tue
    Hello, my name is Amanda and at the moment im 15 (march 15th) and i was woundering what all i would need to do and what all is involved in getting amancipated because next year (when im about 16 1/2) i would like to get imancipated, of course ill have a job and a place to stay and some means of traspertaion. but if your reading this could you please answere the questions posted above.

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  • statutory rpe -- brittany, 12:17:48 08/04/05 Thu
    im 14 and my boyfriends 19...i just had our baby..a girl!! my bf is living with me and my parents he is totally supportive and loves his daughter very much...cn he go to jail if my parents dont press charges? its not like it matters but he didnt force me to have sex..it was my idea

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  • 16 yrs of age and gave concent to sex to a 20 old -- Buffy, 02:39:35 08/18/05 Thu
    I was wondering i am 16 years old and at a legal age to give concent to sex, i gave concent to my boyfriend who is 20 and i and pregnant and my parent's wrote a statement on paper that they give concent to me being at the legal age to give concent to sex and the gave concent to my boyfriend also and i was woundering could my boyfriend get into trouble???

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  • encroachment of my property -- Nancy Canty, 20:09:49 08/17/05 Wed
    I feel sure that my neighbor has built a shed on my property and fenced in approximately 9 feet of my property several years ago. Before I pay for a survey and hire an attorney I would like to know if there is a law which states there is nothing I can do about this problem legally because of time lapsed. My husband is deceased and I don't need unnecessary expenses if this would be a foolish endeavor on my part. Thank your for your consideration and any answer you may give me concerning this matter.

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  • statue of limitations -- James Monroe, 11:16:44 08/15/05 Mon
    What is the statue of limitations in florida for reporting a crime where I pleaded guilty even though I didn't do the crime? Ipleaded guilty at the insistence of my attorney to keep from having to lose my job and quit schooling. this was back in early 1980's.

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  • FL 3 Day notice to evict, Tenant/Landlord dispute -- Judy Jerichow, 13:43:30 08/13/05 Sat
    I received a 3 notice to evict because I had not mowed my lawn.Well, that was the tip of the iceberg. I have an oral lease with my landlord for the past 19 months. I have never missed my rent, and the only time I appeared to be late, was when he picked it up late. He never gave me an address where it could be mailed, so I had to call him , then wait for him to come get it.
    I agreed to maintain the front lawn, because I laid the sod. He agreed to maintain the back yard and the vacant lot adjacent to the house. I complained because we had no heat, no smoke detectors, and most of the windows will not open, and the others will not close all the way. The landlord told me hhe would not fix the windows, and told me to stop complaining. The house has 2 wall A/C units. Only one is working now. The one in the back, for the 3 bedrooms, broke last summer. When I told the landlord, he said he would not fix it. Upon moving in here I paid first, last months rent and $300 security. He got tired of me complaining about the repairs that needed to be made, so that brought on the eviction. He also would walk into my house any time he wanted to yelling "MAN ON THE FLOOR". Once I was getting out of the shower, and when I came out of the bathroom he was standing in my kitchen. He asked me to drop my towel. This was not the first, or the last time he made inappropriate sexual remarks to me.
    I agreed to vacate the premises. I have paid the rent for August, he wants me out by September, but refuses to give my last month rent I paid in advance, therefor causing me a hardship to be able to move. I need that money to apply towards another place to live.
    I went to the court house to contest the 3 day notice, the clerk told me he never filed it.There was no record of any eviction proceedings against me. I dont know what my rights are as a tentant, and would appreciate any advice as soon as possible. I received the 3 day notice on Aug 10, 2005, the next day I received another letter from him stating my rent was increasing by $200 a month effective Sept 1,2005. I was under the impression to increase rent I should be given a 30 day notice?!?! Does anyone know about this?
    I am packing my stuff now, because he threatened to put it out to the curb. I would rather it go in storage, and I will go to a hotel if I have to,which I may have to because I wont have the money to put down if he wont give my last back.. Please anyone that can help me. I am open for any suggestions.
    Thanks

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  • name change -- mello, 00:43:21 08/08/05 Mon
    my sister and brother has the same last name as i..they have different father than i do..is there anyway i can have them to change their last name..my father died in the military and my last name is all i have from him..pls help..

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  • Florida condo laws -- D Higgins, 18:51:12 11/30/02 Sat
    My mother in law owns a condo in Hollywood Fla. The board disapproved sale of the condo to my husband and I due to age restrictions. The board disapproved of the condo to her brother in law. These actions resulted in an on-going law suit. We then attempted to sell the condo to a third party through a realtor. The board disapproved of the buyer and stated in writing it was due to the pending law suit. We live in NJ and our Fla lawyer is non-responsive. Any clues?

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  • Re: imancipation of minor 15-16 year old -- Portia, 10:23:11 07/24/05 Sun
    well im 16 and just resently I spent the day with my boyfriend you know without telling anybody, the olny reason i did that was because my parents told me and him that we couldnt see each other again. Well any way Got caught on my way home and all of a sudden my parents say its the last straw; they were going to take me to the police station at first I guess to give me to social services, I told my boyfriend and he said I could live with him but it just didnt feel right so I thought about getting an imancipation that way the government would pay the bills as long as i go to school. I only have 1 more year left and I dont want to switch schools. So i wanted to know if you get imancipated do you get to choose where you live and do you get to go to the same school. I wasent sure how to get an imancipation so i called 411 and they gave me the number for the juvinile court system; if you would like it please don't hesitate to send me an email. At lilmystery16@yahoo.com

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  • FL Condo Law - Water Damage -- Owner, 17:08:56 03/21/05 Mon
    A water leak occurred in the upstairs neighbor's unit, through no negligence on their behalf - it was an accident. Damage was done to the downstairs neighbor's unit. Neither neighbor has home owner's insurance. Is the upstairs neighbor legally liable for the downstairs neighbor's damages? Or, does each pay for their own damages?

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  • Re: imancipation of minor 15-16 year old -- Portia, 10:21:39 07/24/05 Sun
    well im 16 and just resently I spent the day with my boyfriend you know without telling anybody, the olny reason i did that was because my parents told me and him that we couldnt see each other again. Well any way Got caught on my way home and all of a sudden my parents say its the last straw; they were going to take me to the police station at first I guess to give me to social services, I told my boyfriend and he said I could live with him but it just didnt feel right so I thought about getting an imancipation that way the government would pay the bills as long as i go to school. I only have 1 more year left and I dont want to switch schools. So i wanted to know if you get imancipated do you get to choose where you live and do you get to go to the same school. I wasent sure how to get an imancipation so i called 411 and they gave me the number for the juvinile court system; if you would like it please don't hesitate to send me an email.

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  • emancipation -- christina, 18:52:00 07/20/05 Wed
    I want to move out of my grandmother’s house and i'm 14. I live in Florida and my friends parents are willing to take me in. the reasoning for me moving in with her is because my grandparents are moving out of town that I have been in my whole life and where there moving is not a very educational and/or good influences for me. I wouldn't be moving till 10th grade which means ill be 15 and starting a new school. In some towns there educational level is different. Now if I was staying here (through my whole high school) I would be going to Manatee and I am already involved in many things that could get me scholar-ships and further in my future. If I were to move it would be to a very bad town where they do nothing but drugs and not get anywhere. Please help me? redhotbubbles123@yahoo.com thank you Christina

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  • Emancipation- I need to know how to get out of here. -- Elizabeth, 15:17:04 08/19/04 Thu
    Hey. My name is Elizabeth. I am 15 and I can not stand living with my mom. She drives me up the wall but I do not want to go live with my dad unless I absolutely have to because I will be leaving everyone I have known, including my 11 year old sister, since I was 4 or 5 years old. Me and my mom are always fighting and I am sick of being treated like a child. I have a place I could go if I could get imancipated. I just need to know how. I live in Florida. If someone could please let me know I would greatly appreciate it.

    Fireballbitchfromhell@yahoo.com

    Sincerely,
    Elizabeth

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  • imancipation -- brittany, 17:50:27 07/18/05 Mon
    im 15 and tired of living with my family.its always one fight after another i want to move in with my sister who is 20. please tell me what the state laws requirements are for Ohio! thanks!

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  • Emancipation -- Cindy, 00:50:57 07/18/05 Mon
    I want to move to Florida when i turn 17. In Michigan you are legally allowed to leave home at 17 without being emancipated but if i move to florida, the laws are different. could i get in any trouble for moving there at 17?

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  • I need imancipated FAST! -- *Jessica*, 18:52:15 07/16/05 Sat
    I want to get imancipated because me and my dad don't get along. i used to be really bad the summer of 2004 but i have changed a lot since then. matured, and grew some self respect. i didn't finish going to Mishawaka High School, i stopped going and then they expelled me for being truant so many times. i'm not proud of it but then they told me that i had to go to summer school so i decided to go and i have gone almost every day except for the days that i had to go to the doctor's for personal reasons. my boyfriend is 19 and he is going to the army and he wants me to go live on base with him but my dad won't let me unti i'm 18 i have been with this guy for almose 3 years in Februaury. I told him that i would do whatever it took to be able to move on base with him and now i'm trying. i have a job at Shoe Carnival in Mishawaka on Grape rd. I start July 24 the day after my birthday. and as far as I have been told you have to be 16 to be imancipated and i will be in 7days. I also heard that you have to have a place to live. Well he's going to be going to the army there for they will already have a place for us to live and it will already be paid for which is better than anything else, i would think. Another thing I was told was that you have to be doing good in school. Well, as far as I'm concerned the army pays for everything like schooling. and if they don't then i can still go to a different school, do good, and get my high school diploma and then go to college. I haven't decided what i want to become yet. I was thinking along the lines of a Veternarian or a nurse. Haven't decided. Thank you.
    Jessica

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  • Statutory Rape/Sexual Battery -- Johnathan Black, 00:39:41 05/19/05 Thu
    Im an 18 year old male and my girlfriend is 16.Can I get in trouble for being with her even if her parents dont allow it?Is there a florida law that someone that is 16 can be with someone up to the age of 24? A cop came by today because her mom was beating her with a shoe.This is not the first time the mother has beat her like this.The cop said she can discipline her how she wants to.Is that true? What are the child abuse laws? The cop told me that since i was 18 i can be put in jail and my brother told me today there is a new law that any sexual offender will automatically be given 25 years in prison and have to wear a monitor for the rest of their lives if found guilty.Is that true?Also if i was put in jail and what i am doing is legal can i sue?Can she move in with me?How do i do it if that is possible?I want to be with her but i want to do it the legal way. I really love her and would marry her if i could.Is there any way to without parental consent?I know some people say Im young and dont know what I really want but at this moment in life I really want to be with her and she wants the same.Can she be emancipated?My mother said she can live with us and my mom owns her own business and will give her a job. Please help me because this is tearing me up.E-mail me any laws and things that can help me be with her.

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  • Childrens rights -- Sandy Douglas, 11:47:11 06/20/05 Mon
    My 16 year old step-son is here on his summer vacation from Fl. We live in Ms. He wants to move here to Ms. and spend the 11th grade with his father. His mother has refused. They have shared parental responsbility with her having physical custody. She has told him, until he is 18, he has no rights to say what he wants or what is best for him, even if we go to court, the judge will not allow him. Is this true, and should we go further with it? He says he will tell the judge he wants to.

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  • Are verbal agreements binding in Florida state? -- Chris, 10:28:55 06/21/05 Tue
    I have recently moved to this state from up north, so I have no idea how the law works here in Florida. My question is fairly simple and I hope the answer is as well.

    Are verbal agreements binding in Florida? This has to do with a landlord/tenent possible dispute. There is no written rental contract as of yet, only a spoken word agreement. Does the agreement stand?

    Please help.

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  • 18 year old daughter eviction -- Tony P., 18:11:47 06/07/05 Tue
    Can I legally evict my 18 year old daughter from my Florida Home? What Florida Statue is this covered in?

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  • HIRING A LAWYER -- JERRY, 10:22:41 06/28/05 Tue
    WHAT DOES CONTINGENT BASIS MEAN.EXAMPLE, MY AUNT HIRED A LAWYER ON A CONTINGENT BASIS, NOW THAT HER CASE IS OVER THE LAWYER IS TAKING 40PERCENT FOR FEES AND THEN BILLING FOR RESERCH, TRAVEL, ETC, ETC,. IS THIS NORMAL, OR IS MY AUNT BEING RIPPED OFF.

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  • Statute of limitations for bad credit in Florida -- Jodi, 00:14:52 07/07/05 Thu
    We had our home phone turned off due to an over due bill from Verizon. After a few days, I called Verizon to check the balance needed to get our phone turned on again. The Verizon clerk told me, we discussed some other issues, such as my DSL subscription, keeping the same number and when and how I was going to pay. She gave me a conf # to have when I paid the bill in full. After about a week the bill was paid and I called Verizon within a day because the phone was not on yet. After speaking to a couple of different people and feeling I was getting somewhere, the clerk I last spoke with told me that the Statute of Limitations for Bad Credit has changed in Florida from 7 years to 10 and that I had a balance from 1997 for over $300.00!! She said I would have to pay that to get the phone service back on again!! Help!! Does anyone out there know about this new law and can they go backwards on us "common folk" out there struggling to get ahead? I was totally blown away by this new law and now I'm REALLY wondering about the Bush admin. and his brother, what's going on??????

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  • Forida- Statutory rape laws: HELP!!!! -- Ali, 16:52:10 03/08/04 Mon
    HI MY NAME IS ALI AND I HAVE BEEN DATING MY BOYFRIEND FOR 7MONTHS. WE ARE SEXUALLY ACTIVE.HE IS 18 AND I AM 15 AND I WANTED TO KNOW IF THAT WAS CONSIDERED STATUTORY RAPE AND IF SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO HIM. ALSO IF IT IS AND I WAITED HOW OLD WOULD I HAVE TO BE FOR IT TO NOT BE ILLEGAL ANYMORE? PLEASE HELP IT IS VERY IMPORTANT.

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  • D.W.L.S.R.x2 (habitual offender -- Janice, 16:25:53 07/12/05 Tue
    I'm a Habitual traffic offender. On June 9th. i was driving down my private road the cops said they seen me driving. I swithched at the end of my road with my husband. We then continued to drive to the beach. And the cops pulled us over and arrested me even though i was NOT driving at the time of arrest. Is this legal? And how much time could i get? Please any reponses whould be great.

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  • floridas law on auto financing for minors -- jessica, 14:18:10 07/10/05 Sun
    i would like to know what is the law on having an auto financed to a minor. Is this legal in florida can a car dealer finance a car to a minor at the time 17 yrs old, without parents or guardian consent. IF not what actions can we take in this matter.

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  • contract -- Rl, 22:23:45 06/30/05 Thu
    My mother planned on relocating from her Florida home (condo) to another state after a needed operation to lift her bladder. A neighbor was interested in byuing her unit and she bought a real estate contract at a local office supply store. A deposit was made and the contract papers were signed on 6/28/05 with the specification that the closing date would be between 8/15/05 and 8/30/05, time enough for her to fully recover. Her operation was yesterday and her surgery was not completed, they had found cancer. She needs to stay local for her needed treatment but we are currently unsure of the extent and timeframe needed for recovery. Can she cancel the contract to sell her home since it's has not yet been 3 days?

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  • permit -- Nick G, 18:10:43 06/30/05 Thu
    Hi, I am a 16 year old with a drivers license permit in NJ. I know that the age for obtaining a DL in the state of FL is 16. However, I was wondering if my permit for driving would be legal to use in the state of Florida. Or, would I have to obtain a permit from a FL dmv?

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  • 16 yr old parent wants an imancipation from controling parents -- stephanie, 13:37:10 05/20/05 Fri
    i'm 16 and i have a 4 motnh old daughter. my parents don't let me see my boyfriend(my baby's father) and he hasn't even see my daughter. he wasn't even there when she was born. all he has seen is pictures of her. my parents think that they have custody of her because i'm underage. i need to know how i can get an imancipation soon. what are the steps and what do i have to do. i also need to know if i have custody or do they. plz write back i need help

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  • CREDIT CARD DEBT -- LINDA, 11:44:46 04/11/05 Mon
    DUE TO BEING UNEMPLOYED TWICE OVER A 2 YEAR PERIOD, WE'VE EXPERIENCED A FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BACK IN OCT 2004 WHERE WE JUST DONT MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY OUR CREDITORS ANYMORE.
    MY QUESTION IS: THE LAND THAT OUR MOBILE HOME SITS ON IT PAID IN FULL; THE MOBILE HOME IS NOT. CAN THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES TAKE OUR LAND FROM US TO SATISFY THE DEBT OR WILL THEY PLACE A LIEN ON IT IN THE EVENT WE EVER MOVE AND SELL? IF SO, CAN WE PLACE THE LAND-TITLE IN OUR CHILDS NAME TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING?

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  • New home buyer with former lease question -- John Frank, 17:31:43 04/22/05 Fri
    I recently bought a new home. I was advised by a friend that there is a FL law that states if buying a new home and moving into it that you are not obligated to pay penalties under your former lease. We moved from an apartment into the home. Is this true and where may I find such information?

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  • brother in trouble -- beth jones, 12:00:33 05/02/05 Mon
    my brother in-law is 26 he was shot in the back 6 years ago and has been paralized from the waist down ever since. he just got caught by the swat team with a half a kilo of cocain and 8000 dollars cash and some other smaller drug charges. is there any defense he can use that would help him get off or lower cinviction because of his physical handicap? he is a good guy he has just got mixed up with the wrong group ever since he was shot and the depression kicked in.

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