Involved in a Palm Beach attorneys fees “fight” ? Maybe you are involved in a probate litigation Boca Raton and there is a dispute over what the executor of the will wants to get paid. Or, maybe you are involved incontract lawsuit Ft. Lauderdale and there is an attorney fee provision in the Florida contract. If so, you may want to read this April 17, 2015 Florida contract case from Florida’s5th District Court of Appeal dealing with Florida attorneys fees.
Are you the parent or guardian of a disabled adult? Did you know that in order to be eligible for social security benefits that person cannot have assets over $2 thousand? Did you know a special needs trust can provide protection while not making the individual ineligible? Check out a case out of Nebraska Federal Court challenging an ineligibility finding that was just filed April 17, 2015.
Do you want to challenge a will in Palm Beach? Have you considered challenging the testamentary capacity of the decedent? You may want to see what an Illinois court had to say about the subject in a recent case.
Cases get appealed all of the time in Palm Beach–most of the time, for good reason. Have you recently been involved in acommercial litigation in Miami? If you lost the case, you may have been ordered to pay theattorney’s fees for the winning side. But instead, after fighting the case on appeal in Tampa, the Court reverses and rules in your favor–That means that you are now the winner of the case! Now that you are the winner, do you still have to pay those attorney’s fees you were order to pay in the original action in Palm Beach Gardens? That doesn’t seem fair, right? Well, you may want to read this recent from Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeal dealing with Florida attorney’s fees after an appeal.
Are you involved in a real-estate dispute in Palm Beach? Have you experienced a mortgage foreclosure on your Miami property? Were you recently involved in a contract lawsuit with afinal judgment for damages? If so, you may want to read a recent case from Florida’s 2nd District Court of Appeal dealing with damages.
Have you ever been mowing the lawn when you notice that your elderly neighbor’s Pompano Beach lawn is overgrown? Just mow it for them! Is knowing you did something good not reward enough? Check out what happened to a Denver man who befriended an elderly neighbor and inherited $2 million. How does this change his estate plans?!
Do you have children from multiple marriages or outside marriage? Are you concerned about leaving each child a part of your estate? Did you know that Florida intestate laws provide for just such a scenario? Do you agree with Jackie Chan in his recent view that his love child “doesn’t need [his]inheritance?”
Today, you can purchase insurance for almost anything. In 2006, singer Mariah Carey reportedly had her legs insured for $1 billion. While the law requires car insurance and health insurance, Palm Beach contracts for the insurance policies can be confusing for the average person. Just ask anyone who is involved contract litigation Palm Beach. Or, ask any contract lawyer West Palm Beach.
Is a relative’s will involved in a Palm Beach will contest? Has the court allowed the action to proceed to an evidentiary hearing or trial? Are you concerned, should my relative’s Delray Beach estate have its own independent attorney separate from the claimant’s? The answer that the Supreme Court of Vermont gave may surprise you.
As the old saying goes, “No good deed goes unpunished.” Even when doing a charitable act in Miami, a civil litigation attorney must know how to follow proper legal procedures when creating a contract for a Palm Beach non-profit organization. Exculpatory contracts can protect your client in Tampa from liability when involved in a contract dispute. This is illustrated in a recent case from the Florida Supreme Court.