Most people (including most lawyers) assume that a minor’s parents, i.e., a
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Effective October 1, 2011, Florida will be the latest state to adopt the Uniform Power of Attorney Act
In 2008 the AARP’s Public Policy Institute published a provocative report entitled
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Fla.S.Ct: Decedent’s marital settlement agreement vs. beneficiary designation form: Who wins?
Crawford v. Barker, — So.3d —-, 2011 WL 2224808 (Fla. Jun
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Are the assets of a PA assets of the probate estate?
When a business owner passes away you may be asked if this
Continue Reading Are the assets of a PA assets of the probate estate?5th DCA: Do the beneficiaries of a life insurance trust have to have an “insurable interest” in the life of the person being insured?
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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Theory vs. reality: what’s it take to fix a drafting error in a trust agreement?
The last time I wrote about the Reid case the issue was
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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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Divorce + Equitable Distribution + Irrevocable Trusts = ??
As I previously wrote here, irrevocable dynasty trusts are all the
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