The last few months have been difficult for many Floridians. Those in tumultuous marriages faced even tougher circumstances when Florida’s stay-at-home orders were in place. In fact, in Florida’s southern Treasure Coast and counties of Okeechobee counties, domestic...
People often use the terms assault and battery interchangeably or as a phrase, but in Florida, they are separate legal charges that people can face. Confusion about these terms and what constitutes either assault or battery could lead to people making preventable...
The Governor of Florida recently declared a state of emergency to address the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. The entire State of Florida is now subject to severe restrictions which affect our everyday lives. Many of us may find ourselves or our loved ones impacted by...
On April 2, 2020, Governor DeSantis signed an Executive Order 20-94, which suspended residential evictions for 45 days, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. In addition, on April 6, 2020, the Honorable Lisa Davidson, Chief Judge of the 18th Circuit, encompassing Brevard and...
If your business did not receive any money from the first round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding, the Senate just approved another $484 billion dollars for U.S. businesses and hospitals. The first round of funding ran out of money, and I have no doubt this...
According to a recent Florida news report, the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in “lawyers . . . being bombarded with requests to write wills, update estate plans and prepare health surrogate . . . documents as people are confronted by the realization that they...
A Forbearance Agreement is a written document between a creditor (lender) and debtor (borrower) (or landlord and tenant) wherein the party owed money (lender or landlord) agrees to waive and not require monthly mortgage payments (or rent payments) from the party owing...
Do you have a will? If you don't, it's time to sit down and talk about why one is so important for you.You're getting older, and although you're in good health, anything could happen. A car crash could impact you and leave you with severe disabilities. You could...
News outlets are filled with articles about virtually every health and financial aspect of the novel coronavirus. We read a recently published article that addressed an important aspect of this public health emergency: “The reality of COVID-19 has forced many of us to...
Many residents of Cocoa contemplate a variety of estate planning options over time. While we don’t give advice in our Brevard County legal blog, we do share thoughts about some of those options.We read recently a personal finance columnist’s thoughts on adding an...