by admin | Jun 24, 2024 | Judges Corner
Written by Judge Miguel De la O. “Today is the worst AI will ever be.” — Alex Irpan (Google Engineer) In 1896, Walter Arnold was issued the world’s first speeding ticket for going 8 mph, four times the proscribed speed limit in Britain. As the House of Commons...
by admin | Mar 18, 2024 | Judges Corner
Written by Judge Scott Bernstein Sean Goldman was four years old when he went with his mother to Brazil for a two-week “vacation.” His mother refused to return him. Sean’s New Jersey-based father obtained a New Jersey court order that Sean had been wrongfully retained...
by admin | Nov 21, 2023 | Judges Corner
Written by Lisette Beraja and Retired Judge Sarah Zabel The rabbit hole of the court system is traumatic for children. The trauma is amplified when a couple going through a divorce has religious differences. Divorce itself has been the same for years. The complexity...
by admin | Oct 17, 2023 | Judges Corner
Written by Judge Angélica D. Zayas – Associate Administrative Judge Unified Children’s Court Guardianship of a minor can be a complex issue. The words “guardian” and “guardianship” can mean different things in different courts and in different contexts. As a...
by admin | Sep 25, 2023 | Judges Corner
Written by Judge Marcia Caballero | mcaballero@jud11.flcourts.org In 1991, the Florida Supreme Court recognized the importance of establishing a family court division and directed the circuits to develop local rules to coordinate family matters. Since then, the...
by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Judges Corner
Written by Judge Eleane Sosa-Bruzón | esosa-bruzon@jud11.flcourts.org The Anger Management Program and the Batterers’ Intervention Program are two very different approaches to addressing issues of anger and violence. The goal of both treatment programs is to reduce...