The rules regarding homestead property set forth under both the Florida Constitution and the Florida Statutes permeate multiple facets of the practice of law in Florida. Simply, the rules of homestead are always there and always considered. For this reason, the probate court’s holding in Warburton v. McKean caused some…
Should there be a Total Return Trust in your future? Trusts as we know them have been around for a long time. Trusts were developed in England in the 1500s to provide a way of managing what was the only form of wealth in those days, land. Land was treated…
Well, I thought about writing an article for this newsletter that would track the history of conveyance law, perhaps even a discussion of the Grantor-Grantee index, or the technical examination of abstracts. It occurred to me that this would be about as interesting as reading the Tax Code. Instead of…
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the Federal agency responsible for enforcing the following employment laws: Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Employees must file…
Family limited partnerships are often used as sophisticated estate planning techniques. When properly formed and maintained, family limited partnerships can provide a meaningful reduction in estate and gift tax, as well as creditor protection. Although there have been several cases that uphold the legitimacy of properly structured and operated family…