For the second year in a row, Anton Garcia Law has joined Bay Area Legal Services (BALS) as a Sustaining Law Firm. BALS is a non-profit civil legal aid organization that provides legal services and community education at no cost to veterans, children, seniors, domestic violence survivors and the most vulnerable members of our community
Read More...At Anton Garcia Law, our partners, attorneys, and staff are dedicated to giving back to the Tampa Bay community that supports us. We are proud to support the following organizations and highly recommend them to anyone looking to get involved in bettering the Tampa community. The First Tee of Tampa Bay – Teaching kids life
Read More...Domestic Violence Injunctions (also referred to as DVIs or restraining orders) are relatively easy to initiate as once a person believes you are a threat to them, their family or their children, they can file an affidavit at their local courthouse. When the restraining order is initially issued, you will not be called to testify
Read More...Domestic violence is a pattern of aggressive and coercive behaviors that one partner in a relationship uses to gain power or control over the other. This type of abuse can be physical, sexual, emotional, economic, or psychological. Domestic violence behaviors are intended to intimidate, manipulate, threaten, isolate, frighten, coerce, or injure someone. If you are
Read More...Tis the season for giving, and giving back to the community is incredibly important to all of us at Anton Garcia Law. With the diverse talents and interests of our firm’s partners, we wanted to highlight a few of the wonderful charities and organizations that we are proud to support and be involved in. If
Read More...This past weekend Anton Garcia Law sponsored The A Kids Place Pirate Plunder Party. A Kids Place is a non-profit center for abused and abandoned children. It is designed to resemble a true neighborhood. This is a place where kids relax, and heal. They have 12 children per house, and try to keep siblings together.
Read More...This morning attorneys Christina Anton Garcia, John Castro, & Ian Giovinco attended the annual Meals on Wheels breakfast. At the event attorney, Christina Anton Garcia, and husband, Gary Garcia acted as table captains. Meals on Wheels provide hot, nutritious meals for those who cannot shop or prepare food for themselves. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday
Read More...Monday, February 10, 2014 is a day to remember for the gay community! The U.S expanded the legal benefits services for same-sex marriages. They now recognize same-sex marriages in federal legal matters including: prison visits, survivor benefits, and bankruptcies. This federal expansion encompasses 34 states where same-sex marriages are illegal. These states will still be
Read More...This past weekend, Anton Garcia Law was a title sponsor for the First Annual Golf Tournament for the TuTu Cute for Leukemia foundation. The golf tournament was held to assist The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) on their mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s disease, and myeloma. This event was put together by
Read More...Will the Affordable Care Act cause more people to finalize their divorce? Many people put off finalizing their divorce because they need to stay on their spouse’s insurance. They will hold off on finalizing paper work until the dependent party is able to qualify for Medicare. A study released last year by the University of Michigan estimated
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