By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. and Raymond A. Piccin, Esq. A power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can create, but it is also one that can be misused. While it isn’t possible to …
A designated power of attorney can be a very useful legal instrument in the event of an untimely medical issue that leaves an individual incapacitated. Many people suffer medical problems that leave them unable to make personal decisions, and a …
By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. and Raymond A. Piccin, Esq. It is a very good idea to create advance directives in order to plan for the possibility that you may one day be unable to make your own medical decisions. …
By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. and Raymond A. Piccin, Esq. A power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can create, but it is also one that can be misused. While it isn’t possible to …
By Susan P. Bakalar, Esq. and Raymond A. Piccin, Esq. Legendary singer Aretha Franklin was thought to have died without a will, but the recent discovery of handwritten documents in her home are calling that into question. A representative of …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Steve Bousquet Published May 21, 2019 Man discovered fire hundreds of thousands of years ago. And for almost that long, or so it seems, politicians and taxpayers in Florida have been arguing about …
Article Courtesy of The Sun Sentinel By Ron Hurtibise Published April 28, 2019 A bill aimed at stemming costly lawsuits between repair contractors and property insurers has finally passed both the Florida House and Senate after six years of stalemate and …
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Lindsey Thurswell Lehr and Susan C. Odess Published April 16, 2019 Every South Florida construction boom brings with it a rise in defect claims by condominium associations against their buildings’ developers, builders …
Article Courtesy of The Tallahassee Democrat By Jeffrey Schweers Published April 11, 2019 A proposal (SB 1362) moving through the Legislature would eliminate an inexpensive statewide condo mediation program in favor of dramatically more costly private mediation and court jurisdiction …
Article Courtesy of The Miami Herald By Carli Teproff Published April 9, 2019 She said her name was Tracy Pierson and she lived in apartment 11A. Pierson became the treasurer of Crystal Court Manor’s Home Owners Association in February …