Florida Probate – What Happens When the Original Will is Lost or Cannot Be Located

Larry | November 19, 2009

If a Testator was last seen in possession of his Will and, after his death, the Will cannot be found, Florida law presumes that the Testator destroyed it during his lifetime and thus “revoked” it. A proponent of the Florida Will, likely a beneficiary, may rebut this presumption by establishing that the Will was destroyed [...]

Walking away from your Home Mortgage – Not without Consequences

Larry | November 5, 2009

As the value of real estate is continuously depreciating, more and more people are resorting to “self-help” measures to get out of sky-high mortgages – except that such measures are not only harmful to their own interests, but are also further devastating the economy. A recent article in USA Today entitled “More walk away from [...]