Wills in Estate Planning
The Importance of a Will
An estate plan is a set of documents that define and determine how your assets will be distributed throughout and after your life. Although most people acknowledge the importance of an estate plan, most people do...
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Foreign Judgments in the State of Florida
Enforcing an Out-of-State Judgment in Florida
Generally, most out-of-state judgments (or foreign judgments) are given “full faith and credit” and can be enforced here in Florida in the same manner as any judgment entered by a Florida Court. However, in order...
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Who is Responsible in the Case of Check Fraud?
What do you do if you write a check, mail the check, and later find out the check was deposited, but never received by its intended recipient? For example, let’s say you put a check in your mailbox, and unbeknownst to you, the check is stolen and then cashed. Who bears the...
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Don’t Let Your Opponent Attach Unnecessary Exhibits to Pleadings
By: Jonathan R. Huffman, Esq.
Too often, attorneys or unrepresented parties get away with attaching unnecessary exhibits to pleadings. This is sometimes done to embarrass the opposing party. For example, I recently took over a case in which the previous lawyers attached things...
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Construction Defects & Section 558 of the Florida Statutes
What is a Construction Defect?
Florida Law defines a construction defect as “a deficiency in, or a deficiency arising out of, the design, specifications, surveying, planning, supervision, observation of construction, or construction, repair, alteration, or remodeling of real property” which results from certain causes such as a...
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Best Practices when Reporting Hurricane Damage to your Insurance Company
Best Practices when Reporting Hurricane Damage to your Insurance Company
Hurricane Ian has devastated our lives, homes, and businesses in the SWFL area. Reuters reports insurance losses up to $60 billion. The damage from Hurricane Ian is one of the largest in insurance losses from a catastrophe second only to Hurricane...
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Weekly Case Update – Dan Hogan on Police Authority
How much authority do police have when your pulled over in Florida? Dan Hogan, Esq. answers some important questions while talking about a recent case...
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FIRPTA – A Buyer’s Responsibility Regarding the Seller’s Taxes
When engaging in a real estate transaction, buyers and sellers have many responsibilities. One responsibility that may seem counter-intuitive and even unfair is that in a particular circumstance the buyer is responsible for withholding, reporting, and remitting to the Internal Revenue Service the Seller’s taxes on money realized from the...
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Civil Justice For Crime Victims
Seeking justice against the perpetrator of a crime is generally understood as criminal prosecution seeking incarceration. But in the wake of a crime the victim is often left injured in a way that prosecution does not help. Victims left with physical, emotional and financial...
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1031 Exchange: Exchange The Property, Keep The Tax Benefits
Many investors have found real estate to be an attractive vehicle to protect and grow their investment. Sometimes, an investor may wish to sell one piece of real estate and immediately invest in another. When this happens, investors need to be able to sell one property and purchase another without incurring the...
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