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1 Answer | Asked in Divorce and Gov & Administrative Law for Florida on
Q: With Covid19 in effect what are the legal guide lines for phone hearings? Why are they not recorded?

I had an exceptions hearing over the phone, opposing council was allowed to talk and I was not, I was the one that filed for exceptions. I don't understand how that is legal, and when I tried to get a copy of the hearing they said that they weren't recording them? When I asked the judge... View More

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on Jun 7, 2020

Of your list of grievances, the only one that seems to be a possible infringement of your rights was the denial of your right to argue on your own behalf. That is a procedural due process right IN GENERAL for pro se litigants in hearings, with some exceptions. Relief for a trial court... View More

2 Answers | Asked in Tax Law and Gov & Administrative Law for Florida on
Q: Do I qualify for the coronavirus-related distributions?

Live in South Florida, fell ill in March with a sore throat, low grade fever, etc.... but didn't meet the criteria to be tested. You had to be hospitalized or 65 or older at that time. I am 55. I self quarantined like the task forced asked us to do. I had just started to work for Instacart... View More

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on May 7, 2020

For starters, I can tell you that if you and your deceased husband filed a joint income tax return for calendar year 2018 or 2019 you each are entitled to receive $1,200. And since your husband was alive when the stimulus legislation was enacted (mid-January), you can keep the $1,200 earmarked for... View More

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2 Answers | Asked in Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Gov & Administrative Law and Municipal Law for Florida on
Q: A municipality enacted more aggressive measures than the state in regards to their Covid-19 response, can they be sued?

A city and county forced all timeshares closed as part of their Covid-19 response. The state did not close timeshares via their directive. Our particular timeshare has each unit/week deeded and the owners pay their share of the relevant city/county taxes. The city and county have blocked owners... View More

Charles M.  Baron
Charles M. Baron
answered on May 1, 2020

I agree with Mr. Minnick. You'd have to seek a Court ruling that the municipality's action is not legally valid, and to do that, you would need to challenge the constitutionality of the action. There are various "levels of scrutiny" that the Courts use to determine if the... View More

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