On December 18, 2025, the Florida Supreme Court issued its updated uniform statewide bond schedule. The effective date for the new bond schedule is January 1, 2026. This new schedule standardizes pre-hearing release amounts across all 20 judicial circuits in Florida to ensure consistency, regardless of geography. The bond schedule applies specifically when the police […]
Florida Statutes create the guidelines for establishing the child support obligations from one parent to the other, but what happens if the obligated parent doesn’t use their allotted time-sharing? Florida Statute Chapter 61 establishes the ramifications for those who are ordered to pay child support but don’t use their allotted time-sharing with the child/ren. Essentially, […]
It’s common for spouses to separate prior to, or contemporaneously with, the filing of the Dissolution of Marriage petition; in fact, sometimes spouses separate years before one of them finally decides to file the petition. Sometimes the spouse who moved out ceases to contribute to the mortgage on the marital home and other household expenses, […]
Philip J. Bonamo, PartnerFlorida Bar Board Certified Criminal Defense Attorney In a recent appellate court decision, the 2nd District Court of Appeal for Florida ruled that law enforcement cannot search a vehicle only on the basis of smelling cannabis. The case stemsfrom the Tampa Bay area, when in 2023 the police, during a routine stop […]
