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ELDER LAW ATTORNEY PROVIDES FREE ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES

2015-10-29T10:07:26-04:00

On October 26th, the Firm’s Elder Law Attorney, Elizabeth P. Allen, put on a free advance healthcare directives clinic at Horizon Bay Lutz, an independent and assisted living facility in Lutz, Florida.  She provided information on living wills and designations of healthcare surrogates, recent changes in the law on designations and she provided those legal [...]

ELDER LAW ATTORNEY PROVIDES FREE ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES2015-10-29T10:07:26-04:00

It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week!

2015-10-19T14:07:35-04:00

This week is National Estate Planning Awareness Week. It's always a good idea to review your estate plan from time to time. That is especially true if you’ve had life changing events (such as marriage, divorce, birth of children, death of family members, health changes). If you don’t have an estate plan in place, now [...]

It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week!2015-10-19T14:07:35-04:00

MEDIATION: Taking Control of the Outcome

2015-10-14T09:06:43-04:00

Is mediation right for you? There are many situations in which mediation is the preferred choice over litigation. Many contracts (including, for example, the standard FAR/BAR Residential Contract for Sale and Purchase of real estate) require mediation before a lawsuit can be filed. Even if your dispute does not require mediation, the benefits of settling [...]

MEDIATION: Taking Control of the Outcome2015-10-14T09:06:43-04:00

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 3

2015-10-07T13:54:50-04:00

Part 1 and Part 2 of this blog topic dealt mainly with terms that deal with things once you die. What about while you’re still alive? What happens if you become disabled and/or incapacitated and not able to do things for yourself? That’s where Part 3 of this Legal Words topic comes in.   If [...]

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 32015-10-07T13:54:50-04:00

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 2

2015-09-24T12:37:17-04:00

Part 1 of this blog topic identified a few estate planning legal terms and explained what they mean. Part 2 continues with more estate planning terms. In Part 1, one of the terms defined was Probate - the court-supervised process for administering an estate after someone dies.   But is there a way to avoid that [...]

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 22015-09-24T12:37:17-04:00

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean?

2015-09-15T14:37:33-04:00

Lawyers often use words that are unfamiliar. What’s even worse is that often, legal terminology is not even consistent throughout the states. Additionally, a legal concept, such as “Homestead” can have several different meanings in different situations.   The area of Estate Planning is full of legal terms that you should know and understand. Let’s [...]

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean?2015-09-15T14:37:33-04:00

GET TO KNOW LARRY SEGALL

2015-09-10T11:58:05-04:00

Earlier this year, in conjunction with creating a new firm website (and following a trend among many law firms), we decided to shorten the name of the firm from “Gibbons, Neuman, Bello, Segall, Allen & Halloran, P.A.” to “Gibbons | Neuman.” This name change has prompted some questions as to whether there have been big [...]

GET TO KNOW LARRY SEGALL2015-09-10T11:58:05-04:00

NOTICE Act Requires Hospitals to Inform Medicare Patients of Potentially Costly Observation Status

2015-09-01T11:23:10-04:00

On August 7, 2015, President Barack Obama signed in to law the NOTICE Act (“Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility”) which requires hospitals to give written notification to Medicare patients 24 hours after receiving observation care, explaining that they have not been admitted to the hospital, the reasons why, and the potential [...]

NOTICE Act Requires Hospitals to Inform Medicare Patients of Potentially Costly Observation Status2015-09-01T11:23:10-04:00

At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida

2015-08-26T09:22:46-04:00

Great news from the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida. After much conferencing with all the Judges within the 4 Bankruptcy Court Divisions within the Middle District of Florida (which includes Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers), we now have, effective September 1, 2015, a Uniform Model Chapter 13 Plan and a [...]

At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida2015-08-26T09:22:46-04:00
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