Is there any way to petition probate court for lawsuit settlement to go to wife, child instead of old debt?

A good probate attorney can deal with the credit card debt issue. The real problem is going to be the State of Florida Medicaid Recovery Office.

Define a lis pendens

A lis pendens is a notice that someone has filed a lawsuit claiming an interest in the real property described in the lis pendens. It is usually...

Next time you sell a car meet the person at a tag agency to make sure paperwork gets done. This happens all the time. Big problems if new...

Can my daughter's aunt get custody of her behind my back

Normally the natural parents would need to have notice of the proceeding. The Judge or Magistrate overseeing the proceeding would question why the...

How do one establish cost basis for her home grand mother gave me, grandson, in a life estate deed to me

Generally the basis would be the value when your grandmother passed away. If you made improvements since then it would increase the basis. If...

Can an attorney in Florida change a document after the document was "E-Filed"? And serve a revised version w/out leave to amend?

Another factor is that sometimes the Clerk does not accept something that was refiled and some minor correction needs to be made, or a pleading...

Boyfriend & I live in house for 12 years that is in my name. Does he have any rights to house?

Actually he may have rights under equitable theories of law such as constructive trust if he helped pay for and maintain the property even though...

My father got in a lot of debt in while with my mother, he sold our house to pay most of the debt, is my mom entitled to any?

Your mother did have several causes of action even tho she was not married, however to pursue basically a "divorce" between unmarried couples can...

My property tax went up by 62% this year. My house is located in broward. Can anyone tell me if this is normal?

Also the time to appeal the assessed value of the property has past so you will need to pay the taxes as assessed for 2014. If the assessed value...

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This is why it pays to get an inspection, particularly if buying "as is"