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Florida Estate Planning: I’ve moved to Florida, should I change my estate plan?
If you’ve recently moved to Florida, reviewing your estate plan may be one of the last things on your list of things to consider. However, whenever you move to a new state it is always worthwhile to review your estate plan and make sure that the documents comply with...
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Florida Probate: What happens when you can’t find the original will?
In our blog posts, we have reviewed the process for formal administration of a Florida probate estate. One of the requirements in a Florida probate administration is that the original copy of the decedent’s (the person who died) will needs to be filed with the clerk...
Will my Florida durable power of attorney work when I need it?
In our everyday practice, we have helped clients with Florida durable power attorney documents that were incorrectly drafted. Most often, the problem with the Florida DPOA is that it does not contain the required designation of superpowers under the Florida Statutes,...
Basic information about undue influence in Florida.
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...
What happens when a default is entered against me in a Florida case?
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...
What do I do if I’m served with a complaint in Florida?
You hear a knock on the door one evening at your home. You answer it. There’s a person the other side who hands you a stack of papers and says “There is a lawsuit filed against you. You have been served.”Panic may set in because you’ve never been involved in a lawsuit...
Do I Need to Change Beneficiary Designations After Divorce?
In the last few years there have been some changes to Florida Statutes. Well, there are tons of changes every year, but the ones we’re talking about deal specifically with what happens to your beneficiary designations upon divorce. Beneficiary designations are a...