Make Sure To Show Up For Court!!

One of the major things that you have to do in order to protect your legal rights and interests when you are going through a divorce or attempting to get an injunction (i.e., restraining order) is show up for Court!! Seems that Ms. Donaghy filed a request for an Injunction and the Judge appears to have denied it because she failed to show up for Court. This will affect her ability to get the injunction put into place for past abusive behavior and surely will affect whether she she gets an injunction in the future if she makes further claims of abuse.

To read the story upon which this blog is based, see: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20080326_Judge_rejects_restraining_order_request_from_Donaghys_wife.html

Injunctions To Freeze Assets

There are very few issues when presented to a court in Florida that are considered an emergency when a couple is going through a divorce. Generally you have to go to mediation before a Judge will hear any of the issues in your divorce. However, if you have clear evidence that your soon to be ex-spouse is hiding marital assets or funneling off assets to another unknown place, you can file an emergency motion for temporary injunction to freeze assets or request that certain assets are not dissipated or moved. It appears that Hulk Hogan's wife has filed such a motion. To read about this news item, see the following:

http://suncoastpinellas.tbo.com/content/2008/jan/25/hulk-hogan-accused-legal-shenanigans-divorce/

Better To Be Safe

The following story is really disturbing and something that I feel I must speak about. Unfortunately, there are many people who are victims of domestic violence and are fearful that their spouse or significant other is capable of doing them bodily harm. I hear from a lot of my clients who are fearful, some of it justified, some of it not. However, when I hear of certain behaviors that I believe to be dangerous or odd enough that it gives me the suspicion that someone is not thinking rationally and is capable of causing bodily harm, even if it hasn't happened in the past, I not only encourage my clients to attempt to obtain an injunction, I give them no choice. Some people don't want to file injunctions because they don't want to cause conflict, or fear that it will make the situation worst, but the reality is that injunctions are there to help protect you, and if you have valid reasons to fear for your safety, you should not hesitate to get an injunction for protection, or at the very least call the police if you are threatened. Do not be another statistic.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/12/15/Northpinellas/Five_die_in_suicide__.shtml