Mr. deVlaming handled the first "Romeo and Juliet" motion in the state of Florida after a new statute was enacted allowing for individuals to get off the sex registry if their offense did not involve violence, the age between the accused and the alleged victim was no more than four years, they fell within a certain age category and it was the offenders first (sex) offense. The law was enacted because the legislature realized that there was a difference between two young people who were engaging in nothing more than "high school experimentation sex" and that of the true sex offender. The case that Mr. deVlaming handled was covered by the AP wire services nationally and he subsequently went on to successfully have many qualified offenders removed from the registry. In doing so, the shame, humiliation and "branding" were all removed by court order.