
Jarica Cairns
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Law Degree
Awards
Primary Practice Area
Child support
Language
English
About
I grew up a few miles outside of Gainesville, Florida and graduated from the University of Florida in 2002. While attending the university, I worked at the Kirkpatrick Center, Gainesville's police academy. My father was a police officer for 40 years so I was a good fit for work at the academy. I continued with the police academy after graduation for several years until I entered law school, attending the University of Tulsa. Since becoming an attorney, I have exclusively practiced family law in the Tampa Bay Area since 2009. In 2013, my husband, Joe Cairns, also a family law attorney, and I opened up our own family law practice in Largo. I strive to help my clients obtain the best resolution for their family and their family's needs. It is a primary goal of mine to help my clients settle all their matters before allowing a judge to decide what to do with their children and their money. However, if my clients have to go to trial because settlement is no longer an option, then we go to trial. Litigation is expensive and long so it is always my goal to help my clients through this emotional process. I also serve as a Guardian Ad Litem in Pinellas County for both dependency court and family court matters helping children through their parents' divorce and parenting issues.
Practices Areas
Child custody
Child support
Divorce and separation
Family
Language
English
Contact
Reviews
Like many people in need of a lawyer I went online to see which attorneys offered free consultations. The good news was that most lawyers give these free consultations although to my dismay, I wasn’t really on the same page as any one of them. That is until my call back from Jarica Cairns. It became very clear to me only 5 minutes into the conversation that Jarica was extremely bright, sharp, knew the law exceptionally well and was very caring. Our initial consultation was quite lengthy and at no point did she try and rush me off the phone. I felt like for the first time I had someone by my side that was going to give her all to get the results I wanted. My situation was that I was trying to have my ex’s petition to modify child support dismissed since he filed in Florida and none of us are residents of Florida. While every other attorney tried to convince me to keep it in Florida and that it would be too complicated to dismiss, Jarica immediately said to me, “Florida has no subject matter jurisdiction” end of story. Jarica came prepared for our day in court. She managed to tear through my ex’s paltry attempt at claiming Florida domicile in addition to submitting appropriate case law. End result: His petition to modify child support was dismissed for lack of subject matter Jurisdiction which is exactly what Jarica had told me in our initial consultation. It’s because of my recent experience with Jarica Cairns that I highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.
She is intelligent. caring, supportive. She was my 3rd Attorney on this case. She accomplished everything in 1 1/ 2 yrs. She was instrumental getting supervised visitation changed to unsupervised with overnights. she filed a notice to intervene amd successfully changed custody over to me. She accompanied me to staffings court appearances and review hearings. I was approved to adopt. She handled all the adoption work thoroughly. It was a pleasant experience .We are blessed and very happy. I highly recommend Jarica Cairns for all your family law needs.
She was an excellent lawyer on my case and highly motivated to win!
As a father seeking sole custody, it can be a difficult journey. My wife and I met with Jarica to explain our situation and immediately following our consultation we knew that Jarica was exactly what we needed. Jarica is extremely intelligent and sly. Aside from being extremely down to earth she knows all of the in's and out's of family law. She was very realistic in explaining what to expect and anticipated every thing that the judge wanted and/or planned to ask for. She truly exceeded our expectations and was an absolute beast in the court room. She was always available to answer any questions that we had. I would recommend her to anyone.
When I was seeking a divorce from my husband, I interviewed four or five different attorneys for my case. I chose Jarica Cairns because she provided brilliant responses to my concerns about my divorce. Hiring Jarica Cairns for my divorce was one of the best decisions that I had made during this difficult time in my life. This attorney was very responsive to my needs and she also provided a lot of research, due diligence, and brilliant strategies to get closure from my ex. I would highly recommend this attorney to represent anyone seeking a divorce of any complexity.
I would never recommend her as an attorney to anyone, she never returned my calls but Would instantly call me when my exes attorney reached out to her to find out what was going on and then not do a damn thing about it! More damages was done from her, all that money paid and my psycho of an ex got the good hand of the deal, and now my kids have to deal with it because of Jarica's screw up and lack of work done with my case.
Like many people in need of a lawyer I went online to see which attorneys offered free consultations. The good news was that most lawyers give these free consultations although to my dismay, I wasn’t really on the same page as any one of them. That is until my call back from Jarica Cairns. It became very clear to me only 5 minutes into the conversation that Jarica was extremely bright, sharp, knew the law exceptionally well and was very caring. Our initial consultation was quite lengthy and at no point did she try and rush me off the phone. I felt like for the first time I had someone by my side that was going to give her all to get the results I wanted. My situation was that I was trying to have my ex’s petition to modify child support dismissed since he filed in Florida and none of us are residents of Florida. While every other attorney tried to convince me to keep it in Florida and that it would be too complicated to dismiss, Jarica immediately said to me, “Florida has no subject matter jurisdiction” end of story. Jarica came prepared for our day in court. She managed to tear through my ex’s paltry attempt at claiming Florida domicile in addition to submitting appropriate case law. End result: His petition to modify child support was dismissed for lack of subject matter Jurisdiction which is exactly what Jarica had told me in our initial consultation. It’s because of my recent experience with Jarica Cairns that I highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.
She is intelligent. caring, supportive. She was my 3rd Attorney on this case. She accomplished everything in 1 1/ 2 yrs. She was instrumental getting supervised visitation changed to unsupervised with overnights. she filed a notice to intervene amd successfully changed custody over to me. She accompanied me to staffings court appearances and review hearings. I was approved to adopt. She handled all the adoption work thoroughly. It was a pleasant experience .We are blessed and very happy. I highly recommend Jarica Cairns for all your family law needs.
She was an excellent lawyer on my case and highly motivated to win!
As a father seeking sole custody, it can be a difficult journey. My wife and I met with Jarica to explain our situation and immediately following our consultation we knew that Jarica was exactly what we needed. Jarica is extremely intelligent and sly. Aside from being extremely down to earth she knows all of the in's and out's of family law. She was very realistic in explaining what to expect and anticipated every thing that the judge wanted and/or planned to ask for. She truly exceeded our expectations and was an absolute beast in the court room. She was always available to answer any questions that we had. I would recommend her to anyone.
When I was seeking a divorce from my husband, I interviewed four or five different attorneys for my case. I chose Jarica Cairns because she provided brilliant responses to my concerns about my divorce. Hiring Jarica Cairns for my divorce was one of the best decisions that I had made during this difficult time in my life. This attorney was very responsive to my needs and she also provided a lot of research, due diligence, and brilliant strategies to get closure from my ex. I would highly recommend this attorney to represent anyone seeking a divorce of any complexity.
I would never recommend her as an attorney to anyone, she never returned my calls but Would instantly call me when my exes attorney reached out to her to find out what was going on and then not do a damn thing about it! More damages was done from her, all that money paid and my psycho of an ex got the good hand of the deal, and now my kids have to deal with it because of Jarica's screw up and lack of work done with my case.
Like many people in need of a lawyer I went online to see which attorneys offered free consultations. The good news was that most lawyers give these free consultations although to my dismay, I wasn’t really on the same page as any one of them. That is until my call back from Jarica Cairns. It became very clear to me only 5 minutes into the conversation that Jarica was extremely bright, sharp, knew the law exceptionally well and was very caring. Our initial consultation was quite lengthy and at no point did she try and rush me off the phone. I felt like for the first time I had someone by my side that was going to give her all to get the results I wanted. My situation was that I was trying to have my ex’s petition to modify child support dismissed since he filed in Florida and none of us are residents of Florida. While every other attorney tried to convince me to keep it in Florida and that it would be too complicated to dismiss, Jarica immediately said to me, “Florida has no subject matter jurisdiction” end of story. Jarica came prepared for our day in court. She managed to tear through my ex’s paltry attempt at claiming Florida domicile in addition to submitting appropriate case law. End result: His petition to modify child support was dismissed for lack of subject matter Jurisdiction which is exactly what Jarica had told me in our initial consultation. It’s because of my recent experience with Jarica Cairns that I highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.
She is intelligent. caring, supportive. She was my 3rd Attorney on this case. She accomplished everything in 1 1/ 2 yrs. She was instrumental getting supervised visitation changed to unsupervised with overnights. she filed a notice to intervene amd successfully changed custody over to me. She accompanied me to staffings court appearances and review hearings. I was approved to adopt. She handled all the adoption work thoroughly. It was a pleasant experience .We are blessed and very happy. I highly recommend Jarica Cairns for all your family law needs.
She was an excellent lawyer on my case and highly motivated to win!
As a father seeking sole custody, it can be a difficult journey. My wife and I met with Jarica to explain our situation and immediately following our consultation we knew that Jarica was exactly what we needed. Jarica is extremely intelligent and sly. Aside from being extremely down to earth she knows all of the in's and out's of family law. She was very realistic in explaining what to expect and anticipated every thing that the judge wanted and/or planned to ask for. She truly exceeded our expectations and was an absolute beast in the court room. She was always available to answer any questions that we had. I would recommend her to anyone.
When I was seeking a divorce from my husband, I interviewed four or five different attorneys for my case. I chose Jarica Cairns because she provided brilliant responses to my concerns about my divorce. Hiring Jarica Cairns for my divorce was one of the best decisions that I had made during this difficult time in my life. This attorney was very responsive to my needs and she also provided a lot of research, due diligence, and brilliant strategies to get closure from my ex. I would highly recommend this attorney to represent anyone seeking a divorce of any complexity.
I would never recommend her as an attorney to anyone, she never returned my calls but Would instantly call me when my exes attorney reached out to her to find out what was going on and then not do a damn thing about it! More damages was done from her, all that money paid and my psycho of an ex got the good hand of the deal, and now my kids have to deal with it because of Jarica's screw up and lack of work done with my case.
Like many people in need of a lawyer I went online to see which attorneys offered free consultations. The good news was that most lawyers give these free consultations although to my dismay, I wasn’t really on the same page as any one of them. That is until my call back from Jarica Cairns. It became very clear to me only 5 minutes into the conversation that Jarica was extremely bright, sharp, knew the law exceptionally well and was very caring. Our initial consultation was quite lengthy and at no point did she try and rush me off the phone. I felt like for the first time I had someone by my side that was going to give her all to get the results I wanted. My situation was that I was trying to have my ex’s petition to modify child support dismissed since he filed in Florida and none of us are residents of Florida. While every other attorney tried to convince me to keep it in Florida and that it would be too complicated to dismiss, Jarica immediately said to me, “Florida has no subject matter jurisdiction” end of story. Jarica came prepared for our day in court. She managed to tear through my ex’s paltry attempt at claiming Florida domicile in addition to submitting appropriate case law. End result: His petition to modify child support was dismissed for lack of subject matter Jurisdiction which is exactly what Jarica had told me in our initial consultation. It’s because of my recent experience with Jarica Cairns that I highly recommend her to anyone in need of an attorney.
She is intelligent. caring, supportive. She was my 3rd Attorney on this case. She accomplished everything in 1 1/ 2 yrs. She was instrumental getting supervised visitation changed to unsupervised with overnights. she filed a notice to intervene amd successfully changed custody over to me. She accompanied me to staffings court appearances and review hearings. I was approved to adopt. She handled all the adoption work thoroughly. It was a pleasant experience .We are blessed and very happy. I highly recommend Jarica Cairns for all your family law needs.
She was an excellent lawyer on my case and highly motivated to win!
As a father seeking sole custody, it can be a difficult journey. My wife and I met with Jarica to explain our situation and immediately following our consultation we knew that Jarica was exactly what we needed. Jarica is extremely intelligent and sly. Aside from being extremely down to earth she knows all of the in's and out's of family law. She was very realistic in explaining what to expect and anticipated every thing that the judge wanted and/or planned to ask for. She truly exceeded our expectations and was an absolute beast in the court room. She was always available to answer any questions that we had. I would recommend her to anyone.
When I was seeking a divorce from my husband, I interviewed four or five different attorneys for my case. I chose Jarica Cairns because she provided brilliant responses to my concerns about my divorce. Hiring Jarica Cairns for my divorce was one of the best decisions that I had made during this difficult time in my life. This attorney was very responsive to my needs and she also provided a lot of research, due diligence, and brilliant strategies to get closure from my ex. I would highly recommend this attorney to represent anyone seeking a divorce of any complexity.
I would never recommend her as an attorney to anyone, she never returned my calls but Would instantly call me when my exes attorney reached out to her to find out what was going on and then not do a damn thing about it! More damages was done from her, all that money paid and my psycho of an ex got the good hand of the deal, and now my kids have to deal with it because of Jarica's screw up and lack of work done with my case.