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I will be meeting with my attorney (public defender) on the day of my arraignment. I was told that would be the first time I find out who has been assigned my case and have the opportunity to talk...

Hello theend and thank you for your reply. I made a new post today (apparently they do not post immediately as it is not yet showing up) but in essence I can tell you that nothing has been resolved...

I am 54 years old, I live in Volusia County Florida and my 21 year old son lives with me. We have had a volatile relationship for years and as he has grown from child to teenager to young adult he...

It's been a while since I've been on here but wanted to update with the latest in my situation.

Legal Aid turned out to be not much help after all. They sent me an Ejectment form after telling me...

Well we are practically neighbors! :) The "O" place was it Ormond Beach? I lived there for 6 years now I am in Daytona Beach, near the Ocean Walk/Boardwalk. It gets a little rowdy at times but...

Hi Exhausted! Sounds like you are living through the same nightmare as me, and I'm sure we're not alone.

I wanted to send you a private message or email but doesn't look like you are set up to...

I am in a similar situation with a 20 year old bipolar son. I know he drinks and occasionally smokes pot but not sure to what extent of either. When he was 15 and 16 he became addicted to over the...

That is a big step and I would do a lot of soul searching and praying before making a final decision. I had many moments when I was raising my son where I wanted to just hand him over to my sister;...

So here's what I found out today:

First of all Legal Aid does provide free legal advice, but not legal representation. Thankfully I shouldn't need legal representation anyway.

I'm not looking...

Got some really good info today but he's at home right now so will update this evening or tomorrow.

Just the info alone, without having even acted on it, has lifted a 2 ton weight off my...

I too have wondered for years how much of his behavior towards me is based on a mental disorder and how much is just anger and hostility.

Sunflowers are you saying that his ability to somewhat...

Actually I won't be totally without income as I am eligible for unemployment but still...

But actually I'm not so worried about him doing physical damage to the apartment. That's not to say it...

It's not so much a matter of if they believe him or me but the officer said unless he witnessed it firsthand he couldn't take any action. I think maybe if there were a 3rd party witness maybe he...

I will be calling them as well as Catholic Charities this week. If not Monday then Tuesday because I am off on Tuesdays so can devote the entire day if need be.

I also saw when looking at the...

Steve I don't know if you are in Volusia County or not but would you happen to know if Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (basically Legal Aid) handles these kinds of cases?

That's what I asked the officer to do last night. In Florida it's called the Baker Act... any officer of the law or the court has the power to have someone committed for a minimum of 72 hours if...

I've wondered the same thing. In fact a while ago when we discussed the possibility of my evicting him he stated point blank that he would do everything in his power to wreak as much hell on my life...

That's what I would have thought. Actually I would have thought that since I am footing almost the entire bill to maintain a roof over our heads (not counting the $25 a week he was giving me during...

For what it's worth it's the same in Florida. Makes no sense to me either. If someone is living rent free in your home I don't see how they would have the same legal rights as a rent-paying tenant....

It is as you say a very hard situation. My heart breaks that I have to choose between my mental and physical health over the son I love so much. I'm in tears as I'm writing this.

However,...

I've actually considered doing just that but it's not practical or feasible at this time because I don't have the several thousand dollars I would need to move and also I'm in the middle of a year...

I live in Daytona Beach, FL. In the searching/researching I've done I've seen everything from "It's your house, your rules, if he doesn't like it then tell him to get out" to "It's his house too and...

I don't know if "Family Law" is the right forum, if not please direct me to the approirate area.

I am a single mother in Florida. My only child is a 20 year old young man who lives with me. I...

I cannot claim my son as my dependent child but I can claim him as my dependent relative. Does this qualify me for the EIC? I'm confused as to whether a qualifying relative possibly entitles the...

This is a little off topic but I tried to call my son earlier to ask him what his intentions are. It went right to voicemail so I'm assuming it is off or the battery is dead. But if he has me...

I have some of his friends' numbers, I'm sure they will be happy to relay the message.

At this point a 15 minutes notice would be fine with me LOL. My brother actually gave me the idea putting his things in storage. He had to do the same when his was around the same age. He rented...

I forgot to mention that last night around 4:00 am he went postal and left screaming, "I am leaving and I am done with you." slamming the door behind him. I haven't seen or heard from him since. If...

My 19 year old son lives with me, a single mother, and as he is an "adult" feels that there should be no rules or conditions to his staying here. Not even rules of simple courtesty. i.e. he thinks...

Is the 15 day notice something I write up myself? Does my son have to sign it? Does it need to be notarized? If it's a "do it yourself" notice is there a website with a template I could use?
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I have also found out that I can't be the one to evict him as I rent the property I live in and the landlord would have to do that. The catch 22 is that my son is an unauthorized tenant and I would...

I have also found out that because I rent my apartment I would have to get my landlord to do the eviction. Well here's the catch 22... my son is not on the lease so if I go to the landlord I will...

I'm in Florida. I've already talked to the police and the clerk of court. I'm not sure if they said 30 days or not but they did say I have to formally evict him. BTW does that mean I have to go to...

I told him today as a matter of fact, and he said not without a 30 day written notice. Apparently he has more rights in my home than I do... he has the right to play by his own rules and hurl nasty...

I am a single mother and my son is 19. For most of 2008 he didn't work or go to school, just goes to friends' houses and bars until all hours of the night then disrupts my home and my sleep coming...