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2026-05-27: Reminder: 30 Days Is the Deadline to Appeal an Order of Summary Administration and an Order Determining Homestead
2025-02-22: Why You Need a Hurricane Supplement to the Seller’s Property Disclosure Form
2024-11-05: Five Reasons To Put the Original of Your Florida Will in a Bank Safe Deposit Box
2024-08-18: Buyers Beware the Buyer Brokerage Realtor Agreement
2024-05-12: Searching For Heirs? Look No Further Than the Grandparents
2024-02-24: When Is a Survivor Not a Survivor?
2023-05-31: An Inconveniently Convenient Joint Bank Account
2023-04-30: Any Devise of Homestead Property That Does Not Grant a Fee Simple Interest to a Surviving Spouse … Fails
2022-07-25: Florida Court Says $2 Million Claim For Elderly Exploitation and Theft Lacks Sufficient Priority In Probate Court
2022-07-13: New Free Ebook — Florida Real Estate Lease Agreements — A Collection of Forms for Lawyers
2022-07-07: New Free Ebook — Florida Real Estate Sales Contracts — A Collection of Forms for Lawyers
2022-06-23: New Free Ebooks About Formation of Legal Entities in Florida
2022-06-11: Disclaimer Wording in As-Is Real Estate Contracts
2021-10-10: How to Name a Business Legally
2021-10-08: Surveys: Who Needs Them, Anyway?
2021-07-22: Does the Florida Real Estate Seller Need a Lawyer?
2021-07-19: Does the Florida Real Estate Buyer Need a Lawyer?
2020-02-02: Florida Probate Court Says No Fee To North Carolina Lawyer
2017-07-04: Sad Stories Make Good Lessons
2017-07-03: Florida Changes Intestacy Law for Certain Spouses
2017-05-29: All Original Wills Must Be Filed When Someone Dies
2017-05-29: An Alternative To Percentage Probate Fees: Hourly Fees
2017-05-29: Don’t Ignore Formal Notice Of A Florida Probate Proceeding
2017-05-29: Legal Ways To Preserve Wealth In Florida
2017-05-29: When Does A Trust Avoid Probate In Florida: Never?
2017-05-29: When Is A Car Not An Asset But A Liability?
2017-05-27: All Florida Entities Must File an Annual Report
2017-05-27: Social Purpose Corporations and Benefit Corporations may be Formed in Florida
2017-05-27: Who Can Be a Registered Agent of a Florida Corporation?
2017-05-27: Can a Florida Will Be Contested Before Death?
2017-05-27: Florida Probate Basics
2017-05-27: Real Estate Title vs. Motor Vehicle Title: What’s the Difference?
2017-05-27: Tips for Sellers of Real Estate
2013-04-28: New Florida Law Protects Design Professionals…And Geologists, Too
2012-03-26: Robot Cars Coming to Florida
2012-01-29: Does A Florida Mortgage Become Unenforceable 2 Years After Death?
2012-01-01: Termination At Will Means Every Day Is “Be Nice To Your Boss Day”
2011-11-18: Why Wait To Pay Creditors In Florida Estates?
2011-10-30: No More Springing Powers of Attorney in Florida
2011-08-31: Florida Home Looked Like Homestead But Wasn’t
2011-06-04: How To Organize Your Paperless Files
2011-05-27: Florida Landlords Might Get Liens From Tenant Construction
2011-05-24: What If I Die Without a Will in Florida?
2011-05-23: If a Will Is Lost, Would the Lawyer Who Drafted It Have a Copy?
2011-05-22: What Does It Mean When an Entity Is Dissolved?
2011-05-22: What Is a Fictitious Name in Florida?
2011-05-22: Do Surviving Spouses Have Special Rights When Florida Residents Die?
2011-05-22: Some Steps to Take When Someone Dies in Florida
2011-05-22: What Is A Creditor Of A Florida Estate?
2011-05-22: When Someone Dies In Florida, Who Decides On Disposition Of The Body?
2011-05-22: Which State’s Laws Apply When Someone Dies Owning Real Property in More Than One State?
2011-05-15: What Is The Deadline To Contest A Will In Florida?
2011-04-10: When Is A Gate Allowed On A Driveway Easement In Florida?
2011-03-20: What Happens To Your Pet When You Die?
2011-03-13: Should You Tear Up Your Old Will When You Sign A New One?
2011-01-27: Sister Allegedly Failed To File Father’s Will Within 10 Days After Death
2010-11-16: Enforcing Other States’ Judgments In Florida
2010-11-16: To Form A Florida Nonprofit Corporation Takes More Than What’s Online
2010-11-16: We Must Draft Contracts Using Fewer Words: Ones The Kids Know
2010-11-16: Boundary Line Disputes Will Abound In Florida
2010-11-10: Has Your Florida Corporation Held Its Annual Meeting Yet?
2010-11-10: Why Notice To Creditors Is Important In Florida Probate
2010-11-10: My Mortgage Lender Never Served The Lawsuit On Me, Now What?
2010-11-07: Florida Corporations Are Missing Documents
2010-11-07: Probate In Florida Is Easier Than In Many States
2010-08-24: Joint Property and Probate in Florida
2010-03-13: Check Out The Other Party Before You Sign A Contract
2010-03-13: How NOT to Name Your New Business in Florida
2010-03-13: How Many Kinds of Deeds Are There in Florida?
2010-03-13: Renting Florida Homestead Could Be Costly to Owner
2010-03-13: Take My Name Off The Deed, Please
2010-03-13: There’s No Such Thing As A Standard Contract
2010-03-10: Buying a Florida Condo? Are Your Neighbors Paying Their Fees?
2010-01-01: Florida Considers Media Sanitization Law
2010-01-01: Service Of Florida Lawsuit Outside Florida Must Follow Florida Laws
2010-01-01: Why I Don’t Like Arbitration Clauses In Contracts
2010-01-01: Electronic Filing In Florida Courts Is Here…Soon
2010-01-01: The Need To Be Appointed Before Acting After Someone’s Death
2010-01-01: Who Gets To Choose The Attorney When Someone Dies?
2009-01-01: How To Appoint An Inventory Attorney For A Deceased Florida Lawyer
2009-01-01: How To Protect Valuable Documents By Scanning
2009-01-01: How To Sue A Member Of An LLC Without Piercing The Corporate Veil

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