Guardianship

Protecting the Elderly from Financial Elder Abuse and Exploitation in Orlando, Florida

Florida Statute Section 825.101(4) defines an elderly person as a person sixty (60) years of age or older who is suffering from the infirmities of aging as manifested by advanced age or organic brain damage, or other physical, mental, or emotional dy...

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Family LawGuardianship

To Drive Or Not To Drive In The Orlando, Florida Area?

Are you faced with that difficult issue of whether an elderly parent, relative, friend or someone with Alzheimer’s should be driving? How do you determine whether they should be driving or not driving? No one wants to give up the freedom that c...

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DivorceFamily Law

What Rights Does an Unmarried Same Sex Couple Have Regarding A Co-parenting Agreement in Orlando, Florida?

A co-parenting agreement between a biological parent and a nonparent is not enforceable under Florida Law. The case of Christy Dale Springer v. Nicole Ann Springer (2nd DCA July 19, 2019), involved a child born to Nicole Ann Springer (the Biolog...

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Estate PlanningPaternity

Florida Estate and Probate Law

When a person dies in Florida, the law automatically assumes that the title to all of that person’s property, and the responsibility for their debts’ transfers to their “estate”.  Florida law creates this legal entity, known as the Estate of Joh...

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Divorce

Can I Terminate My Spouse’s Alimony in My Orlando, Florida Divorce Case When I Retire?

Whether you can terminate your spouse’s alimony in your Orlando, Florida Divorce Case when you retire depends on certain factors. First, you must file a Petition to Terminate Alimony or in the Alternative to Modify Alimony, unless your spouse w...

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Probate

Potential Probate Issues When The Personal Representative May Become A Creditor Of The Estate

You just got appointed Personal Representative of an estate. Through the efforts of your probate attorney you now have authority to act regarding the estate pursuant to Letters of Administration being granted by the probate Judge. This is when you sh...

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