Legal Advice on Timeshares

By Hans C. Wahl, Esquire The depressed economy and housing market of the past several years has hit Floridas,timeshare industry especially hard. As unit owners become delinquent on their management... more

The Many Ways to Be Relieved of your Timeshare Obligations While it is true that a timeshare contract is a binding legal document, it is often mistakenly thought that such a contract cannot only be... more

A while back I was attending a court hearing at the bankruptcy court while the bankruptcy trustee was questioning a person who had filed for bankruptcy. He asked this particular debtor if he had a... more

A timeshare is a right to use a vacation home, such as a condo unit for a certain period of the year. Timeshares are also sold for cruises, campgrounds, hotel rooms, houseboats and other types of... more

When filing a bankruptcy petition, the person filing must list all assets that are owned. This would include a timeshare in which the filer has an interest, whether a deeded right or a contract. But,... more

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In todays current economic climate with many homeowners losing their home to foreclosure, short sale or simply walking away they are finding that they are burdened by their timeshare vacation rental... more

The modification of a parenting plan and timesharing schedule requires a showing of a substantial, material, and unanticipated change of circumstances. 61.13(2)(c) and (3). The substantial change... more

Florida Statute 61.13(3) lists the factors courts must use in determing or modifying Parental Responsibility, Parenting Plans and Timesharing. The court must make a determination of what is in the... more

The Court may change the primary residential parent based on a refusal to comply with the Court ordered time-sharing. Florida Statute 61.13 provides that the trial court [m]ay upon the request of... more