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ROMEO & JULIET IN DETAIL - REMOVAL FROM FLORIDA SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY

Back in 2016, Feller Law, published an article discussing five (5) ways to remove your name from Florida’s Sex Offender Registry: https://feller-law.com/is-it-possible-to-remove-your-name-from-the-florida-sex-offender-registry. Since then,...

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How to Reduce Your Sentence

How do I reduce my federal sentence? Simple: make sure your PSR (Pre-Sentence Report) has the right facts and law.   The PSR (or PSI, PSIR) is the most important document for people facing a federal criminal conviction.  This document...

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Florida Gets Tough on Cyberstalking

As a practitioner of criminal and family law, I often get questions and pleas for help concerning people abusing social media and other forms of electronic communication to harass our clients. It may be a husband who is divorcing his wife, and the...

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Parents With Certain Criminal Convictions No Longer Entitled To Child Custody

Fresh on October 1, 2021, Florida is changing the way courts award child custody to parents. Normally, the starting point deciding child custody, for parents getting divorced or determining paternity, is that each parent is entitled to some portion of...

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NEW PUNISHMENTS IN 2021 IF CONVICTED OF SEX OFFENSE

Starting in 2021, Florida has raised the stakes if you’re accused of committing a sex offense. A sex offense is one of the most serious crimes a person can be accused of, and Florida is adding onto their draconian system for those convicted....

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Just a Ticket for Marijuana Possession?

Police handing out “tickets” or “citations” for possession of small amounts of marijuana (under 20 grams or approximately 2/3 of an ounce) is becoming increasingly common. This is especially true in Orange county. You make...

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What Happens If A Crime Is Committed In The U.S., But The Fugitive Is In A Foreign Country?

Being a lawyer in Florida, it’s not surprising we’ve had clients accused of committing crimes in the United States, but were out of the country when authorities came looking. Extraditing those accused back home is not a simple process, but...

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Feller Law Blog

IMMIGRANT WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUND? Homeland Security has put a major push to deport immigrants convicted of certain violent crimes. While illegal immigrants in the U.S. are already subject to deportation, this new ruling affects immigrants who are in...

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Is it possible to Remove your Name from the Florida Sex Offender Registry?

Is it possible to Remove your Name from the Florida Sex Offender Registry? May 16, 2016 Rose M. Feller, Esq. You probably know the severe consequences of registering as a sex offender if you’re asking this question. Defendants often...

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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IS COMING – MORE ACT

Marijuana users rejoice! Recently, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to decriminalize non-violent marijuana offenses. The so called “MORE” Act is a first step toward the feds making weed legal. It is important to know that,...

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