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BUYER BEWARE: Purchasing Property Coming Through Foreclosure

2017-02-07T13:23:21-05:00

  During the foreclosure crisis, a large number of investors purchased properties coming through foreclosure sales thinking that all possible liens against the properties had been wiped out in the foreclosure proceedings. Although it is critically important to have the title examined in order to determine that all proper parties were included in the suit [...]

BUYER BEWARE: Purchasing Property Coming Through Foreclosure2017-02-07T13:23:21-05:00

THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT

2017-02-01T13:19:52-05:00

In the case of In re Failla, 838 F.3d 1170 (11th Cir. 2016), the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a split among the Bankruptcy Courts as to what “surrender” means within the context of Section 521(a)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, by ruling that a Debtor who elects to “surrender” real property cannot oppose a [...]

THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT2017-02-01T13:19:52-05:00

Foreclosure Sale Date or Date of Issuance of the Certificate of Sale— Which Comes First for Purposes of Starting the Clock to Claim Surplus Funds From a Foreclosure Sale?

2017-01-23T10:18:28-05:00

If you are an inferior lien holder who is named as a defendant in a mortgage foreclosure suit, there is a 60-day period in which you must file a claim to receive any excess funds that may be available from the foreclosure sale.  The question is, when does that 60-day period begin to run? The [...]

Foreclosure Sale Date or Date of Issuance of the Certificate of Sale— Which Comes First for Purposes of Starting the Clock to Claim Surplus Funds From a Foreclosure Sale?2017-01-23T10:18:28-05:00

GET ADVICE BEFORE DEEDING PROPERTY TO FAMILY MEMBERS

2017-01-17T09:23:39-05:00

Hardly a week goes by without someone contacting our office to discuss an intra-family transfer of real estate.  Usually, a person calls and tells us what they have in mind, and if they have not already acted by themselves without our advice, we are able to keep them from making costly mistakes.  In other instances, [...]

GET ADVICE BEFORE DEEDING PROPERTY TO FAMILY MEMBERS2017-01-17T09:23:39-05:00

Gibbons | Neuman Donates Hand-Made Quilts to Hospice

2016-12-20T14:20:53-05:00

For the last few years, the firm’s elder law attorney, Elizabeth Allen, has donated hand-made lap quilts to LifePath Hospice of Hillsborough County.  This year, other members of the firm- Office Manager Linda Thompson, and retired Office Manager, Sally Johnson- decided to join in.  They donated three hand-made quilts.  Quilting has been a hobby for [...]

Gibbons | Neuman Donates Hand-Made Quilts to Hospice2016-12-20T14:20:53-05:00

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act Signed Into Law

2016-12-14T14:49:56-05:00

On December 7th, the Senate passed H.R. 34, the 21st Century Cures Act and President Obama signed it into law on December 13th.   The package included the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act which corrects an error in the law that presumes that all persons with disabilities lack the mental capacity to handle their own affairs. [...]

Special Needs Trust Fairness Act Signed Into Law2016-12-14T14:49:56-05:00

Asset Transfer and Medicaid: What you don’t know can spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E

2016-12-07T11:05:44-05:00

What’s the biggest worries that older people have?  Being in poor health and running out of money.  Those two often go hand-in-hand.  Chronic health conditions can put a strain on family finances.  Too often people are confronted with the potential of high long term care costs and depletion of assets.  Some individuals believe giving money [...]

Asset Transfer and Medicaid: What you don’t know can spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E2016-12-07T11:05:44-05:00

Got Durable Power of Attorney? (If not, you should)

2016-11-30T10:18:46-05:00

A Durable Power-of-Attorney (DPOA) is a legal document that allows someone you chose (called an agent or attorney-in-fact) to handle your financial and personal affairs. The “durable” in durable power of attorney is critical because it means that your agent can continue to act on your behalf even if you become incapacitated.  Many people fail [...]

Got Durable Power of Attorney? (If not, you should)2016-11-30T10:18:46-05:00

GIBBONS | NEUMAN WALKS TO END ALZHEIMER’S

2016-11-16T12:57:28-05:00

On November 5th, “Team Gibbons | Neuman” participated in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk To End Alzheimer’s event in downtown Tampa.   With strong support from employees of the law firm, an energetic group from Tampa Title Company, as well as family and friends, we had a team of 21 walkers strolling down Bayshore Boulevard on a spectacular [...]

GIBBONS | NEUMAN WALKS TO END ALZHEIMER’S2016-11-16T12:57:28-05:00
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