Hirchert Family Trust v. Hirchert, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 2415787
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Reliable, user-friendly homestead charts for the busy practitioner
There’s a good reason why homestead litigation is a recurring theme for
Continue Reading Reliable, user-friendly homestead charts for the busy practitionerCan a condo subject to a 100 year lease = creditor protected homestead property for your heirs?
What happens “in a twinkle of an eye”when homestead property’s invalidly devised?
Estate planners beware. As reported here by the WSJ, “When it comes
Continue Reading What happens “in a twinkle of an eye”when homestead property’s invalidly devised?
If a foreign national doesn’t qualify for the homestead tax exemption, is he also automatically disqualified from claiming homestead creditor protection?
Homestead rights evaporate at death if property was owned as a joint tenancy with right of survivorship
Marger v. De Rosa, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 252942 (Fla.
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Can husband and wife waive homestead rights by merely signing a joint deed?
Habeeb v. Linder, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 613392 (Fla. 3d
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Does homestead property in marital trust lose its creditor protection?
This is the second time the 3d DCA has weighed in on
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New legislation cures Florida’s “homestead trap” for widows and widowers and resolves conflicting judicial decisions regarding post-death disclaimers of homestead rights
Back in 2007 I wrote here about a provocative Florida Bar Journal
5th DCA on Rescinding Fraudulently Obtained Deeds
Townsend v. Morton, — So.3d —-, 2010 WL 2218327 (Fla. 5th
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