Court Certifies Question on Paternity
The Second District Court of Appeals Ruling on Paternity: Establishment Standing was that a sperm donor who is not a member of the commissioning couple and has not executed a preplanned an adoption agreement waives any right to interfere with th...
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More News on the New Equitable Distribution Law in Lake Mary, Florida and Orlando, Florida
Governor DeSantis signed into law HB521 which became law effective July 1, 2024. The bill makes changes to Florida Statute 61.075 on Equitable Distribution. Specifically of importance is that Section 1, Paragraph (d) of subsection (5) and subsection...
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New Law on Equitable Distribution in Orlando, Florida and Lake Mary, Florida
Governor Ron DeSantis on June 13, 2024, signed HOUSE BILL 521 (HB521) Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets. The bill became law on July 1, 2024. You can read the bill it in its entirety at this link: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2024/534...
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New Law Effective July 1, 2024: Florida House Bill 73
There was an informative article in the Florida Bar Journal, June 18, 2024, by Jim Ash, Senior Editor regarding HOUSE BILL 73 (HB73), which became law on July 1, 2024. In the article, The Elder Law Section Chair Victoria Heuler said the measure...
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Reforms to Florida Baker Acts and the Marchman Acts
There was a very informative article in the Florida Bar News, June 19, 2024, by Jim Ash, Senior Editor. His article discussed how Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 7021(HB7021), a fifty-million-dollar proposal that supporters say will bring lan...
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Being an Executor vs. a Personal Representative in a Probate Case in Lake Mary, Florida
This Wall Street Journal article on being an Executor was very enlightening. How does it compare to being a Personal Representative in an Orlando, Florida or Lake Mary, Florida area? First, in the State of Florida, there is a Personal Representative,...
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