What is the legal substance in Florida of a fully executed, notarized but unrecorded assignment of mortgage?

The recording of a document is not a requirement for its validity. The recording merely puts the world on notice that the assignment occurred. If...

How do we reverse the "so-called beneficiaries" that attorney submitted to court? How do we let the judge decide beneficiary?

If you are seeking to replace 1st attorney, then you should be looking on the Find A Lawyer tab, or go to the Florida Bar's website. This forum is...

My grandfather is a widower who owns a home in florida. he has people on the deed that he has since disinherited

1) It depends on how it is worded on the deed - if the deed is titled to "John and Mary Doe, Jeff Doe, and Amy Doe", then they have 1/3 interest...

IF I MOVE INTO AND APARTMENT JULY 15 2013 AND THE LEASE IS FOR 12 MONTHS CAN THE RENT GO UP ON JUNE 15 2014

If the lease is for July to July, then the landlord cannot arbitrarily increase the rent for the month of June. However, the rent can be increased...

When a loved one dies, who gets most of the money of insurance- spouse or children?

If the insurance policy names the widow as the sole beneficiary, then she is correct - the money is all hers. Insurance policies pass outside of...

Of course its "legal". All of you have to sign off on this or else the bank can be held liable to the remaining heir. Get him/her to sign the...

What recourse does both parties have with a property line encroachment? Do we need a real estate attorney?

The best thing to do is to see if zoning will approve a lot line change and "sell" the additional few feet to the neighbor - sufficient to make...

Beneficiaries of willed funds.

Yes - its called a QTIP and is my recommendation for anyone in a second-marriage with children on both sides. QTIP stands for Qualified Terminable...

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I recently got married but due to my job I didn't live with my husband.

Just because you are married doesn't necessarily mean that you both cannot have separate homesteads. The rules are tricky and are based in case...

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My mother has a revocable family trust. She is the sole guarantor. I am the trustee. I am the only Surviving child.

The way your mother has had her trust drafted, the grandchildren will get the share that your siblings would have gotten had they survived her. If...