by Sabina Tomshinsky | Mar 27, 2014 | Articles, Information, News
Quite often a parent adds his or her child’s name to the deed of the house as a probate avoidance technique without considering the full ramifications of such joint ownership of real property. For instance, what if years after the child’s name was added to the deed,...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Feb 12, 2014 | Articles, Information, News
Unless you are restoring your former name as part of a divorce action, a name change will have to be approved by the court. The process of legally changing your name starts with the filing of a petition for a name change in the county of your residence. Before the...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Jan 7, 2014 | Articles, Information, News
Whether you are going through a divorce or are back in court for a post-dissolution modification, mediation usually forms a crucial part of your family law case. What is mediation? Mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution where the parties and their...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Dec 26, 2013 | Articles, Information, News
Estate creditors must be aware of critical deadlines for filing their claim against an estate or risk having their claim barred forever. The Florida Probate Code (the “Code”) contains the requisite timeframes for filing a claim against an estate. In particular, the...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Nov 26, 2013 | Articles, Information, News
As yet another year comes to an end it is time to revisit our estate plans to ensure that they are still current. Your estate plan is an ever changing plan and not something that you prepare once in your life and then put it away with your other important papers to...
by Sabina Tomshinsky | Nov 23, 2013 | Articles, Information, News
If you are a grandparent who is raising grandchild(ren) on a full-time basis or who only wants to be able to care for the grandchild(ren) on a temporary basis on matters such as medical and / or day to-day care, perhaps simply as a backup for the parent(s), you might...
