Thursday, March 28, 2013
FireMe! App Tracks Your Job and Boss Rants on Twitter
FireMe! App Tracks Your Job and Boss Rants on Twitter: Your boss doesn’t follow you on Twitter, so if you tweet, “I hate my boss,” he will never know, right? The FireMe! app says WRONG! The newly unveiled German app called FireMe! tracks anyone who writes inappropriate things about their boss or job on Twitter,...
‘Real Money’: Hidden Money at Your Hospital
‘Real Money’: Hidden Money at Your Hospital: ABC News’ Paula Faris reports: Joyce Ann Huston of Las Vegas has been a musician her entire life and is one of the 26 percent of Americans who say that they or a family member have struggled to pay medical bills in the last year,...
Monday, March 25, 2013
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Former Girl Scout Leader Accused of Stealing From Troop
Former Girl Scout Leader Accused of Stealing From Troop: After it was scammed out of 6,000 boxes of cookies earlier this month, the Girl Scouts is now reckoning with another alleged scam — this time by one of its own. Darlene Jo Lewis, 49, a former leader of the Douglasville, Ga., Girl Scout Troop...
Man Lists Bungalow for Bitcoins
Man Lists Bungalow for Bitcoins: Taylor More is selling his family’s bungalow with an asking price of $405,000 (that’s Canadian dollars) or 5,521 Bitcoins. He would rather have the Bitcoins. The two bedroom room and one bath bungalow in Alberta, Canada, sits on 2.9 acres of land along the Crowsnest...
Friday, March 22, 2013
March Madness Signals More Vasectomies
March Madness Signals More Vasectomies: March Madness is here, and a Cape Cod, Mass., clinic is giving guys the perfect excuse to veg out on the couch: A vasectomy. They’ll even throw in a free pizza. “We want the patient to rest for two or three days after the procedure,” said...
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Carin M. Constantine, Esq. 727-488-8272. Carin@cmclegal.com
Carin M. Constantine, Attorney at Law
Attorney · Saint Petersburg, Florida · May 1, 2007 to present
Accomplished Family Law Attorney with a strong background in all aspects of Family Law, to include litigation and mediation experience with Chapters 39, 61, 88, 287, 409, 731.40, 742, and 784.046. Strong background with building relationships with DCF, The State Attorney, and Guardian Ad Litem Programs. Strong in negotiations and in interpreting governmental regulations, agency guidelines, and developing internal policies to assure compliance and effectiveness for my own business and others I have assisted. Proven effectiveness in drafting contracts. Proven ability to lead teams and strong leadership skills. Ability to create and implement work strategies and present them to clients, and employees alike. Licensed to practice in Florida. Appointed in 2009 to the Legal Needs of Children Committee for the Florida Bar personally by the Bar President. Serves as a volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for Children in need that have been involved with abuse, neglect or abandonment or are currently living in Foster care. Recently appointed to The Military Affairs Committee for the Florida Bar.
EDUCATION
George Mason University School of Law
Juris Doctor
• Chosen as a Judicial Intern and then Judicial Law Clerk
• Editorial Board, The Docket
• Participant, Trial Team
Campbell University
Bachelor of Science in Social Science, 1997
• Class rank: Top 1%
• Graduated summa cum laude
• Named Outstanding Senior
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Florida's Children First, Inc. Advisory Board Member,
• Volunteer Guardian Ad Litem for the Sixth Circuit Courts,
• The Florida Bar: Standing Committee - Military Affairs: Member,
• Volunteer Tutor: Lawyers for Literacy,
• Volunteer at Hands Across the Bay: Advocate for Military families and victims of Domestic Violence.
• St. Pete Bar Foundation EVENING WITH THE RAYS, St. Petersburg Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Holidays In July Event,
• St. Petersburg Bar Foundation Heroes Among Us Co-chair,
• Volunteer Foster parent for Pasco County Animal Services for abandoned canines,
• Associate Editor: St. Petersburg Bar Association Paraclete Magazine,
• St. Petersburg Bar Association, Marital and Family Law Section,
• Volunteer Attorney: Community Law Program,
• Clearwater Bar Association, Family Law Section,
• Canakaris American Inn of Court,
• Director: Florida Association for Women Lawyer's, Pinellas County Chapter,
• Secretary: Barney Masterson Inns of Court,
HONORS
2009: The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award
2009 : Medal Recipient: The Community Law Program
2010: Medal Recipient: The Community Law Program
2011: Recipient of the “Rock Award”: Barney Masterson Inns of Court for Outstanding Community Service
2012: Featured Guest Speaker at Working Women of Tampa Bay’s celebration of International Women’s Day about “Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures.”
PUBLICATIONS & GUEST SPEAKING
2009 Carlton Fields Pro Bono Week Guest Speaker
2009 Association of Women Lawyers in Sarasota Guest Speaker
2009 Foreclosure and 1099 Cs issued in Divorce Actions
2009 Interviewed on Good Morning America
2010 Annual Florida Bar Convention; Domestic Violence Injunctions and the Military Member
2011 Guest Speaker at the Family Law Section of the St. Petersburg Bar Association: Domestic Violence
2008-2011 Regular Guest on Local News: WTSP/10 Connects
2012 Moderator at Working Women of Tampa Bay’s Leadership Forum in St. Petersburg.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
25,000 US Deaths Linked to Sugary Drinks
25,000 US Deaths Linked to Sugary Drinks: In a study that’s sure to shake up the soda ban debate, Harvard researchers have linked the sugary drinks to 180,000 deaths a year worldwide, 25,000 in the United States alone. “We know that sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to obesity, and that a large number...
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Monday, March 18, 2013
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Carin M. Constantine, Esq. Family Law Attorney Serving Pinellas, Pasco and Hillsborough Counties.
http://familylawyer411.com/about-carin/
When Does the Romance end?
Two years, six months and 25 days: The length of time it takes before romance is dead
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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
741.315. Recognition of foreign protection orders
Chapter 741. Chapter 741 Marriage; Domestic Violence
back to top741.315. Recognition of foreign protection orders
(1) As used in this section, the term “court of a foreign state” means a court of competent jurisdiction of a state of the United States, other than Florida; the District of Columbia; an Indian tribe; or a commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
(2) Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 2265, an injunction for protection against domestic violence issued by a court of a foreign state must be accorded full faith and credit by the courts of this state and enforced by a law enforcement agency as if it were the order of a Florida court issued under s. 741.30, s. 741.31, s. 784.046, s. 784.047, s. 784.0485, or s. 784.0487, and provided that the court had jurisdiction over the parties and the matter and that reasonable notice and opportunity to be heard was given to the person against whom the order is sought sufficient to protect that person's right to due process. Ex parte foreign injunctions for protection are not eligible for enforcement under this section unless notice and opportunity to be heard have been provided within the time required by the foreign state or tribal law, and in any event within a reasonable time after the order is issued, sufficient to protect the respondent's due process rights.
(3) Notwithstanding s. 55.505 or any other provision to the contrary, neither residence in this state nor registration of foreign injunctions for protection shall be required for enforcement of this order by this state and failure to register the foreign order shall not be an impediment to its enforcement. The following registration procedure shall be available to protected persons who hold orders from a court of a foreign state.
(a) A protected person shall present a certified copy of a foreign order of protection to any sheriff in this state and request that the same be registered in the injunction registry. However, nothing in this section shall operate to preclude the enforcement of any order of protection determined by the law enforcement officer to be valid even if the protected person does not have a certified copy of the foreign protection order. It is not necessary that the protected person register the foreign order in the protected person's county of residence. Venue is proper throughout the state. The protected person must swear by affidavit, that to the best of the protected person's knowledge and belief, the attached certified copy of the foreign order, docket number __________, issued in the state of __________ on __________ is currently in effect as written and has not been superseded by any other order and that the respondent has been given a copy of it.
(b) The sheriff shall examine the certified copy of the foreign order and register the order in the injunction registry, noting that it is a foreign order of protection. If not apparent from the face of the certified copy of the foreign order, the sheriff shall use best efforts to ascertain whether the order was served on the respondent. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement shall develop a special notation for foreign orders of protection. The sheriff shall assign a case number and give the protected person a receipt showing registration of the foreign order in this state. There shall be no fee for registration of a foreign order.
(c) The foreign order may also be registered by local law enforcement agencies upon receipt of the foreign order and any accompanying affidavits in the same manner described in paragraphs (a) and (b).
(4)(a) Law enforcement officers shall enforce foreign orders of protection as if they were entered by a court of this state. Upon presentation of a foreign protection order by a protected person, a law enforcement officer shall assist in enforcement of all of its terms, pursuant to federal law, except matters related to child custody, visitation, and support. As to those provisions only, enforcement may be obtained upon domestication of the foreign order pursuant to ss. 55.501-55.509 unless the foreign order is a “pickup order” or “order of bodily attachment” requiring the immediate return of a child.
(b) Before enforcing a foreign protection order, a law enforcement officer should confirm the identity of the parties present and review the order to determine that, on its face, it has not expired. Presentation of a certified or true copy of the protection order shall not be required as a condition of enforcement, provided that a conflicting certified copy is not presented by the respondent or the individual against whom enforcement is sought.
(c) A law enforcement officer shall use reasonable efforts to verify service of process.
(d) Service may be verified as follows:
1. By petitioner: Petitioner may state under oath that to the best of petitioner's knowledge, respondent was served with the order of protection because petitioner was present at time of service; respondent told petitioner he or she was served; another named person told petitioner respondent was served; or respondent told petitioner he or she knows of the content of the order and date of the return hearing.
2. By respondent: Respondent states under oath that he or she was or was not served with the order.
(e) Enforcement and arrest for violation of a foreign protection order shall be consistent with the enforcement of orders issued in this state.
(f) A law enforcement officer acting in good faith under this section and the officer's employing agency shall be immune from all liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed by reason of the officer's or agency's actions in carrying out the provisions of this section.
(g) Law enforcement shall not require petitioner to sign a registration affidavit as a condition of enforcement.
(h) A foreign order of protection shall remain in effect until the date of expiration on its face; or, if there is no expiration date on its face, a foreign order of protection shall remain in effect until expiration. If the order of protection states on its face that it is a permanent order, then there is no date of expiration.
(5) Any person who acts under this section and intentionally provides a law enforcement officer with a copy of an order of protection known by that person to be false or invalid, or who denies having been served with an order of protection when that person has been served with such order, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(6) In the event 18 U.S.C. s. 2265 is held to be unconstitutional, this section shall be null and void
Golfer Swallowed by Sinkhole
Golfer Swallowed by Sinkhole: A relaxing day on the golf course went south when Mark Mihal a mortgage broker from the St. Louis suburb of Creve Coeur, found himself 18 feet underground on the 14th hole. Mihal, 43, and his friends were golfing at the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill., a course that...
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Ariz. Couple Sues Walmart Over Kids’ Bath Photos
Ariz. Couple Sues Walmart Over Kids’ Bath Photos: In 2008, Lisa and Anthony “A.J.” Demaree took their three young daughters on a trip to San Diego. They returned home to Arizona and brought photos of their then 5, 4 and 1 1/2 year old daughters to a local Walmart in Peoria to be...
Seattle Police Seek Motive in Parks Department Shooting
Seattle Police Seek Motive in Parks Department Shooting: Seattle police are working to determine the motive of a woman suspected of critically wounding a 65-year-old man inside a city parks building on Friday. After three hour-long manhunt for the suspect, police arrested Carolyn Piksa, a Seattle Parks employee, at her home in...
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Paternity in Florida:
A man is presumed to be the biological father if:
The minor was conceived or born while the father was married to the mother;
The minor is his child by adoption;
The minor had been established by court proceeding to be his child;
He has filed an affidavit of paternity by acknowledging paternity in conjunction with the child's mother at the hospital at the time of child's birth or by subsequently filing an acknowledgement of paternity in conjunction with the child's mother with the State Office of Vital Statistics both of which constitutes the establishment of paternity as provided for in section 742.10, Florida Statutes.
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