As a criminal defense attorney, I receive a lot of calls from alleged victims who say they want to drop the charges. More often than not, these are domestic violence cases (or "DV" for short). Perhaps it is from representations in television and movies, but many people seem to believe that if they tell the police or prosecutor that they want to "drop the charges" then the case will go away. The truth is a bit more complicated. Although most (though not all) DV cases require a

A question that is asked all too often is "can I give up my rights as a parent?" It is not unusual for a parent to want to give up their rights as a parent. Although this seems strange, there are people who do not have a relationship or bond with a child and wish to legally terminate the relationship. Sometimes there are people who simply want to "get out" of paying child support. Today's question comes from a father in Winter Springs and is once again about this topic. They