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Guest Appearance on the Transcend in Life Podcast by Nisha Bacchus

Posted on Jan 29, 2021 by Bacchus Law Firm

Guest Appearance on the Transcend in Life Podcast by Nisha Bacchus

This week our very own Nisha Bacchus had the pleasure of guest appearing on the podcast Transcend in Life. The podcast is a focused interview show hosted by Amazon Best Selling Author JM Ryerson and is centered on featuring guests from all walks of life. Guests on the show share their stories and struggles as they provide listeners with simple steps that they used to achieve their dreams. On the… Read more

Why more women are getting DUI arrests

Posted on Jan 16, 2020 by Bacchus Law Firm

Why more women are getting DUI arrests

Driving under the influence of alcohol is always a serious crime that plagues our society. This is an issue that seems to have been in the public conscious for decades. What seems to be new about drunk driving is the amount of women who are being arrested for DUIs. While alcohol-impaired driving has steadily been decreasing over the past few decades, DUI arrests for women has increased by 28.8 percent.… Read more

Understanding U.S. Child Support Statistics and the Consequences of Failing to Pay

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 by Bacchus Law Firm

Understanding U.S. Child Support Statistics and the Consequences of Failing to Pay

In the United States, around 40 to 50 percent of all marriages end in divorce, or some legal separation. If the spouses have a child and are looking to end their marriage legally, child support payments will be arranged by either the ex-spouses or by the court. The court considers many factors when decreeing child support payments, such as parental responsibilities, income, earning potentialities… Read more

Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in Florida?

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 by Bacchus Law Firm

Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights in Florida?

Whether grandparents have custodial or visitation rights has been a contentious issue over the years in the state of Florida; one laden with legal technicalities that can limit a grandparent's ability to visit or care for their own grandchild. A divorce between two parents can affect not only a child of the marriage but the grandparents as well. Grandparents do not possess the innate right to visit… Read more

How the Increase in Female Incarceration Disproportionately Affects Women with Lower Income

Posted on Apr 20, 2018 by Bacchus Law Firm

How the Increase in Female Incarceration Disproportionately Affects Women with Lower Income

Women have been getting arrested and put behind bars at a staggering rate over the last few decades. Since 1985, the number of women being incarcerated has steadily increased at a rate almost double to that of men's incarceration. With over 200,000 women in federal and state prisons and local jails, the country's criminal justice system continues to send women to overcrowded correctional facilities. According… Read more

Amendments to Divorce Requirements

Posted on Sep 17, 2017 by Bacchus Law Firm Florida Further Simplifies Simple Divorce by Removing Notary Simplified dissolution of marriage, more commonly known as simple divorce, is a process that allows couples to obtain a divorce and, provided that the husband and wife meet certain conditions, the process can be a lot faster than when the couple disagrees about the divorce. For example, a husband and wife filing for simple divorce should… Read more

Mistrials

Posted on Jun 22, 2017 by Bacchus Law Firm What is a Mistrial and How Do They Affect Your Case? This past week, the highly publicized Bill Cosby trial was declared a mistrial. Cosby was on trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting college administrator Andrea Constand in 2004. Over the course of several months after being charged, Cosby faced a slew of sexual assault allegations from approximately sixty (60) women. Constand's allegations… Read more