A trust is a legal arrangement where a trustee manages and holds legal title to property owned by another person (the settlor or grantor) for the benefit of others (the beneficiaries). Trusts play a vital role in estate planning, offering control, protection, and...
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May 11, 2011September 8, 2020
Drawing a Florida Will
Any adult of sound mind is entitled to make a will. However in there are a few technical requirements a will must fulfill:
• The will must be signed by at least two witnesses. The witnesses must watch you sign the will, though they don't need to read it. Your...
May 4, 2011July 31, 2021
Trademark Your Word, Phrase, Symbol or Design
Trademark Your Word, Phrase, Symbol or Design: A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol or design, or a combination thereof, that identifies and distinguishes the source of the goods of one party from those of others.
When you file a trademark registration application...
April 25, 2011November 18, 2021
Why You Need To Read Your Title Commitment
The title process involves a lot of research on the property to be transferred, and a number of problems may come up after settlement if the title commitment has not been read thoroughly. For example, when a new owner realizes that they do/don’t have easements...
April 18, 2011July 30, 2021
Leftover Sellers in your New Home?
Everyone fears sellers staying in your new purchased home after closing.
However, once you have closed, you lose whatever leverage you once had over the sellers. If the sellers decide not to leave after closing you may have some options such as eviction or suing...
December 28, 2010November 18, 2021
Boyer Law Wins $4.8 M Judgment Reversal on Appeal
In a case with international “flavor”, I argued that a $4.8 million dollars judgment entered against my clients was improper. My clients were living in France and were at that stage not defending the lawsuit.
My clients were notified by regular mail of the...
September 21, 2010July 30, 2021
Short Sales leave margin for Fraud in Florida
No kidding? Is there ANY type of fraud that does not occur in here? Here is another good article published in The Miami Herald about fraud in the short sale process.
A recent report shows a new kind of mortgage fraud will likely grow as short sales become a part...
September 21, 2010July 30, 2021
Nearly 25% of all Foreign Buyers choose Florida
I knew it...Here is more proof. Florida remains the dream place for many foreigners, and not only Latin Americans....
BY KIMBERLY MILLER
PALM BEACH POST
International buyers have helped buttress Florida's real estate market with 22 percent of all foreign clients...
September 21, 2010September 6, 2020
Foreign Students and Fake Schools
Here is a typical exemple of fraud occurring with some "schools"....
Aussie Air at Fort Lauderdale Executive airport didn't have federal certification.
Adrian Garcia, a 20-year-old from Spain, knew he wanted to be a pilot by the time he turned 9. After high school,...
August 29, 2010September 8, 2020
JAX Commercial Harbor to be Florida’s Biggest
JAX Commercial Harbor to be Florida’s Biggest: The Port of Jacksonville aims to increase the number of containers it handles by 25 percent by 2012, and challenge Miami as Florida’s top port, despite forecasts of a slowdown in international trade growth.
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