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There are numerous benefits that come with choosing to conduct your business entity as a corporation, but one of the most prominent benefits is the protection against personal liability. Put another way, if a corporation racks up debts that it cannot pay - whether...
Whether you are setting up a charity, religious institution, school, medical institution, or other nonprofit in Florida, there will be some legal requirements for you to fulfill to carry on the important work of your organization. Nonprofit organizations seeking to...
Creating wills is certainly an important part of preparing for the future. However, an often neglected aspect of estate planning in Florida is updating beneficiary designations. For this reason, many asset owners have deceased relatives or even previous spouses named...
Creating an estate plan is a serious undertaking. You’ve spent a lifetime accumulating assets, so their eventual distribution should be in tune with your wishes. While even taking the steps to compose an estate plan shows diligence, it ultimately needs to be...
Most people know little to nothing about how divorce actually works until they get to the point when they themselves wants to obtain one (or their partner does), and a common question people have at the very beginning of thinking about divorce is whether or not they...
Few people get married with the idea that they will one day be thinking about divorce, and the first steps in figuring out how to actually go about obtaining a legal order granting you the divorce can be deeply confusing. One of the first questions people considering...
A couple of months ago, we wrote a post about wills and how people could challenge a will based on a claim of undue influence upon the grantor. We want to to continue the discussion about wills today, but take it in a different direction: when you have a will, it is...
Commercial and residential landlords in Florida obviously depend upon the incoming periodic rent payments as guaranteed by their leases with tenants. A favorite tactic of a tenant who longer wishes to abide by the terms of the lease is to stop paying rent by claiming...
Alimony is a term most people know from popular culture, but many misconceptions about alimony abound. This is partly due to the fact that alimony laws are set by state law and can vary widely from state to state. Furthermore, judges have wide discretion in how they...
Trusts are often a critical component of estate planning, as they provide numerous benefits that go above and beyond what is available through a will. Among other things, a trust allows you to: 1) pass assets both during your lifetime and after; 2) avoid having your...