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Barry W. Kaufman
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Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Additional Practice Areas
- General Civil
- Small Claims
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
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- Middle District of Fla
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Education
- Florida Coastal School of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor
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Professional Associations
- Florida State Bar  # 306540
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803 Questions Answered
- Q. Legal steps for church governance violations, threats, and retaliation.
- A: There is no "due process" with non-governmental entities, nor are there violations of your right of association and religious freedom. These are rights which protect you against the government, not private entities like your church. What you describe are basically issues of contract law; i.e., your church by-laws. I recommend that you retain an attorney, many of whom practice "church law". You are not confined to your county when seeking an attorney.
- Q. Can child support be taken from car accident lawsuit winnings in Florida?
- A: Your settlement payment does not flow through the Child Support Depository in your county or in Tallahassee. Nowif there is any sort of lien on the settlement proceeds placed by the State or the other party, then yes, that lien would have to be satisfied before your settlement could be disbursed to you. This is something you need to ask your attorney.
- Q. Is it normal for a lawyer to contact me about an unknown collections lawsuit?
- A: Collection defense lawyers do this all the time, everywhere. Whether its appropriate to do so by e-mail, I don't know. Washington State rules of professional conduct may permit it. You should be able to look up your name in your county clerk's website. Look for Court records, or something similar. Don't look in Official Records, or recorded documents, because you won't find it there.
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