Having a Florida Guardian appointed involves two separate court determinations. The first court proceeding is the Incapacity proceeding where the Florida court determines whether the person is incapacitated as defined by Florida law. The second Guardianship proceeding is where the Florida court actually determines who will serve a guardian. All…
Recently an Australia Judge allowed a defendant in a law suit to be served copies of court papers by their Facebook account. The Legal Blog Watch has an article posted by Carolyn Elefant – Court Papers Served By Facebook After the judge was satisfied that the defendant was the same…
There seems to be articles misquoting the Suspension of RMDs by Congress. Congress has not suspended the 2008 RMDs. As of this time The Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 is awaiting the President’s signature. One of the provisions of the bill is the suspension of required minimum…
When is a Jacksonville Mediator helpful in resolving a Florida lawsuit? After your Jacksonville attorney has filed suit, or you have been served with one you may quickly find that thousands of dollars are spend in attorney’s fees and costs. There are fees for pleadings and counter-pleadings, requests and responses…
Guardianship is a relationship created by state law in which a court gives one person or entity (the guardian) the duty and power to make personal and/or property decisions for another (the ward). An article written by Brenda K. Uekert and Thomas Dibble. The article, “Guardianship of the Elderly” will…
Senior citizens in Florida are being warned to think before going to financial planning seminars and estate-preservation workshops that offer a “free lunch” or “free dinner” to lure seniors to attend. The Florida AG’s Office has received more than a dozen complaints from seniors enticed to attend a free meal…
Leanna Hamill, a Massachusetts Estate Planning and Elder Law Attorney, has an article on a new website Videocaregiving.org. She states that the videos are designed to be short, simple, and direct. They easily accessed by users 24 hours a day and cover the tasks and daily activities for caregivers. If…
The UPC or Uniform Probate Code has been modified to accept a Notarized Will as valid. Lawrence W Waggoner, wrote an article “The UPC Authorizes Notarized Wills”, 34 ACTEC 83 (Fall 2008). (This article was brought to my attention by Gerry Beyer of the Wills, Trust & Estate professor Blog)…
In Florida if you are a beneficiary a potential heir, you are entitled to an inventory and accounting. As An Atlanta Georgia Estate Planning Lawyer wrote in their article AS A BENEFICIARY OR HEIR OF A GEORGIA PROBATE ESTATE, YOU ARE ENTITLED TO AN INVENTORY AND ACCOUNTING IN GEORGIA PROBATE…
A Michigan Estate Planning Lawyer Blog has written another article on Problems with Michigan Trust Kits. While we have reported on these issues many times in Florida, there appear to be similar problems in other states. Christopher Berry, a Michigan Estate Planning Attorney, points out that Michigan citizens have lost…