Accident or Child Neglect in Child’s Hot Car Death?

Our Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyers at the Law Offices of Leifert & Leifert know that terrible things happen in life and, sometimes, nobody is legally to blame. For example, earlier this month, a baby in Lauderhill died after being left in a hot car by the mother. Despite the death, a Continue Reading..

In another key ruling issued by the Supreme Court this year, the justices unanimously agreed that what children tell their teachers can be used as evidence in child abuse cases. As our Delray Beach and Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyers know, the case made its way to the Supreme Court after a man was convicted Continue Reading..

As we all know, different parents have different parenting styles. The customs employed in child-rearing vary by culture, region, and neighborhood — and many differences of opinion on the matter exist within single homes. In this area of life, as our criminal defense lawyers know, the law frequently comes into play in the form of Continue Reading..

Until the first day of this new year, Florida had the most relaxed child safety seat law in the United States — according to the old law, children were required to be in a safety seat only through the age of 3 years-old. Now, that’s changing, and Florida parents and other drivers need to be Continue Reading..

Over these past few summer months, as temperatures not only in South Florida but also around the country have been soaring, the offense of leaving one’s child in a hot car has been getting a lot of attention. From a Georgia man being charged with murder in his son’s “hot car” death, to a woman Continue Reading..