Sharing What I Know About
Florida Real Estate Law
Sharing What I Know About Florida Real Estate Law
AboutCreditors’ Claims in a Florida Probate
As a Broward County probate attorney, I represent personal representatives (PRs) in the managing of their recently deceased loved ones’ (decedents) estates. My clients often approach me with concerns about bills/ notices they periodically receive for the decedents’...
Florida LLC vs. Florida S-Corporation: Which One Do You Chose?
If you’re a small business owner and you operate in your own capacity – in other words, as a “sole proprietorship” – you are personally liable for all of the debts and obligations of the business itself; if your business fails, you go under with it. But even if you’re...
Medicaid Recovery against Florida Homestead
A client approached me the other day, concerned as to whether the Florida Medicaid Recovery Unit could recover monies paid by Medicaid on his behalf from his Homestead Florida real estate after his death. I assured him that in the vast majority of cases, such recovery...
Broward County Probate and Florida Real Estate Law – Should Your Lawyer Know BOTH?
Hiring one attorney is tough enough, financially and otherwise, but hiring two attorneys, a Broward County Probate attorney and a Real Estate Lawyer, for a single matter – that’s downright painful! And yet, I am often contacted by clients whose attorneys have opened...
Florida Living Trust – Trustee’s Duty to Inform Beneficiaries
A Florida revocable trust is an estate plan document where one person, the trustee, holds legal title of specific assets for the benefit of another, the beneficiary, and where the settlor, the person creating the trust, creates the trust for a legal purpose. A trust...
Deficiency Judgments in Florida: What Are They and Will I have to Pay?
A deficiency in the mortgage foreclosure setting is the difference between the value of a lien on real estate (the amount due to fully satisfy a debt) and the price obtained by the Bank after foreclosing on the property (or the fair market value of the property). Say,...
Florida Probate Process – An Outline of the Steps in a Florida Probate
My latest summary is now posted on AboutFloridaProbate.com and on JDSupra. The summary is called the Florida Probate Process and offers an outline of the steps and documents filed in a Florida Probate. It is comprehensive and addresses some of the most commonly asked...
What happens if you die without a Florida Will – Florida Intestacy
If an individual, the “decedent,” dies intestate (without a Florida will), Section 732.102 and 732.103 of the Florida Probate Code provide for the distribution of assets, first and foremost, to the surviving spouse and lineal descendants (children, grandchildren,...
South Florida Real Estate Market – Is It Being Manipulated?
An article published in The Miami Herald yesterday, pointed to evidence that lenders are slowing the flow of foreclosures to the South Florida real estate market, thus curbing further price declines. In Miami-Dade County, lenders reportedly repossessed 756 homes in...
Florida Enhanced Life Estate Deed – Lady Bird Deed
Last Update: 2/26/18 An enhanced life estate deed is an attractive way to transfer real property at death while also maintaining flexibility during the grantor's lifetime. Traditional Life Estate Deeds The traditional Life Estate Deed is an estate-planning tool with...
