If you are taking responsibility as successor trustee of a living trust, you might be stressing out and feeling overwhelmed. Thankfully, you are generally not expected to get to work on day one. There is generally a period of time for families to grieve and decide what to do about memorial services. However, within a […]
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A handshake should be enough for someone to hold up their end of the bargain, right? Unfortunately, it’s 2017, and not everyone is as scrupulous as we’d like them to be. When push comes to shove in a business deal, agreeing parties may try to break your contract and take advantage of the situation. Or, […]
It’s nearly time for the closing on your new home, and you couldn’t be more excited. The good news is that you’re just a few steps away from moving into your dream home. The bad news is that any one of those steps could go awry and stop your purchase. There are many parts of […]
When facing legal issues regarding an estate, including trust litigation or the contesting of a will, often matters of undue influence come up. Whether you are alleging that undue influence occurred or battling against such accusations, it’s important to understand what actually constitutes undue influence over someone else. As humans, we often discuss our wishes […]
The increase in popularity of Airbnb and short-term housing rental sites in the past few years has created a whole new host of legal dilemmas for Florida condo and homeowner’s associations. Disputes have emerged over issues surrounding the use over an homeowner’s property, which has resulted in an understanding that condo owners are not entitled […]
An easement involves someone having the right to use land that doesn’t belong to them, usually because using the land is a necessary and functional requirement. One of the most common reasons for an easement in residential situations is that one landholder must be able to cross another landowner’s property to reach his or her […]
