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Florida Legal Guides

20 guides covering Florida topics, each with Caselaw search beside the article.

Where to search Florida lawFree caselaw search for Florida — search by citation, case name, or legal issue, with full text and PDFs.

• Adverse Possession in Florida

  Florida adverse possession: 7 years (color-of-title recording track or no-color taxes-and-return track) under Fla. Stat. §§ 95.16, 95.18. Elements, taxes, color of title, and linked Florida opinions.

• Can I Get Sued After a Car Accident in Florida? Does Fault Matter?

  Florida car accident lawsuits and fault: modified comparative fault with a 51% bar (recovery barred if you are more than 50% at fault) under Fla. Stat. § 768.81, when you can sue or be sued, insurance rules, and the statute of limitations (4 years — Fla. Stat. § 95.11(3)(a)).

• Castle Doctrine in Florida: Deadly Force Against Intruders

  Florida castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (Fla. Stat. § 776.013), presumptions, and leading cases.

• Child Custody and Parenting Time in Florida

  How Florida courts decide custody and parenting time under Fla. Stat. § 61.13, including best-interests factors, relocation, and modification.

• DUI Penalties in Florida

  Florida DUI penalties under Fla. Stat. § 316.193: BAC limits, first-offense range, when a DUI becomes a felony, and ignition-interlock rules.

• Florida Alimony: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration

  How Florida courts award alimony under Fla. Stat. § 61.08: eligibility, statutory factors, duration, and leading cases.

• Florida Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated

  How Florida calculates child support under Fla. Stat. § 61.30, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.

• Florida Evidence Law: Admissibility, Hearsay, and Authenticity

  A practitioner guide to Florida evidence law under the Florida Evidence Code: general admissibility, character evidence, hearsay and its workhorse exceptions, unavailable declarants, depositions at trial, party admissions, dying declarations, medical statements, and a dedicated authenticity section — with case and statute links in the LawDiver corpus.

• Florida Expungement and sealing After an Arrest or a Conviction

  Florida expungement and sealing begins with Fla. Stat. § 943.059, court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. This guide follows that petition, the records that travel under a different section, and the opinions that have already decided these requests.

• How Does Bond Work in Florida? Bail and Pretrial Release Explained

  Florida bail and bond explained: cash, surety, and ROR. Types of release, what judges consider at a bail hearing, forfeiture risks, and linked Florida opinions under Fla. Stat. §§ 903.046–903.533.

• How Does Eviction Work in Florida?

  Florida eviction / eviction / removal of tenant (residential) under Fla. Stat. §§ 83.56, 83.59 to 83.625: notices, filing forum, timeline to a writ of possession, and common tenant defenses.

• How to File a Lawsuit Without a Lawyer in Florida: Pro Se Litigation Guide

  A practical Florida guide to representing yourself: what statutes, cases, and rules are; how to draft and file a complaint (or statement of claim in small claims); how service and Florida Courts E-Filing Portal registration work; discovery; evidence; and how LawDiver helps you research authorities in the corpus.

• How to File for Divorce in Florida

  Florida divorce filing guide: At least one party must have resided in Florida for 6 months before filing. equitable distribution; linked statutes and process overview.

• How to Get a Prison Sentence Reduced in Florida

  Paths to shorten or correct a Florida prison sentence under Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.800: modification motions, good-time credits, parole, and post-conviction relief — with linked Florida opinions.

• How to Modify Alimony in Florida

  Step-by-step guide to modifying alimony in Florida under Fla. Stat. §§ 61.14(1)(a), (1)(b), 61.08: changed-circumstances standards, retirement and cohabitation rules, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.

• How to Modify Child Support in Florida

  Step-by-step guide to modifying a Florida child support order under Fla. Stat. § 61.14(1)(a); § 61.30 (guidelines): what counts as a change in circumstances, when changes take effect, and the cases that matter.

• Is Abortion Legal in Florida?

  Florida abortion law after Dobbs: gestational limit. Generally prohibited after detection of a fetal heartbeat (~6 weeks). Linked statutes and Florida opinions.

• Security Deposit Return in Florida

  How Florida landlords must handle residential security deposits under Fla. Stat. § 83.49: limits, return deadlines, and wrongful-withholding remedies.

• Stand Your Ground Laws in Florida

  Florida stand-your-ground overview (statutory stand-your-ground): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.

• What Happens If I Refuse a Breathalyzer Test in Florida?

  Florida implied-consent consequences for refusing a chemical breath or blood test under Fla. Stat. § 316.1932, including license suspension and evidence use.