by John Richert | May 28, 2018 | Civil Litigation
If you are named as a defendant in a Florida civil case, you will eventually be served with a complaint for that case. When you are served with the complaint, it is important that you answer the complaint within the time period allowed by the Florida Rules of Civil...
by John Richert | Apr 13, 2018 | Civil Litigation, Probate Administration
Our firm receives many calls from people saying that the person thought he or she owned his or her parents’ house, but after some investigation, the person does not own the house. The person discovers this problem when they go to sell the property and he or she finds...
by Patrick Quarles | Jun 16, 2017 | Civil Litigation, Probate Administration
While getting copies of a judgment at the clerk’s office the other day, I heard a man say those exact words. This was after the clerk had asked “…but you want to execute on what assets or garnish what accounts?” Apparently another clerk told him over the phone that he...
by John Richert | May 24, 2017 | Civil Litigation
Homeowner’s associations are very common in Florida. Sometimes, homeowner’s associations are beneficial in providing structure and some protection for homeowners’ property values. The rules and maintenance that homeowner’s associations provide can be invaluable....
by John Richert | May 3, 2017 | Civil Litigation, Probate Litigation
As people age, it may become easier for certain people to take advantage of them. When a person takes advantage of an elderly person for his or her personal gain, this is undue influence under Florida law. Undue influence can occur in many different forms, but the end...
by John Richert | May 1, 2017 | Civil Litigation
If you are involved in a lawsuit, one of the things that you do not want to occur is to be defaulted out as a party in the case. When a party is defaulted by the clerk or the court, that party cannot defend itself in the case until the default is set aside by the...
