When a person in Jacksonville loses a relative, it is an overwhelming time. There is profound grief and uncertainty at a time when the deceased person’s (Decedent) affairs must be put in order. If the person dies owning assets that … Continue reading
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The celebrated DOMA ruling earlier this summer has many celebrating, rejoicing, but also scratching their heads. Legal rights for those in the LGBT community, especially in Jacksonville, Florida is confusing. Legal rights for same-sex couples vary by state, and federal … Continue reading
Russia is quite clear, they do not want what they consider to be “propaganda” of nontraditional sexual relations. If fact, the Russian president has signed a law that bans such “propaganda”, and imposes fines on those holding gay pride rallies. … Continue reading
As a gay or lesbian individual living in Jacksonville, Florida, if you are in a same-sex relationship, you are afforded no inherent rights of inheritance, medical visitation, medical decision making or any other right when it comes to you partner … Continue reading
As an Elder Law Attorney in Jacksonville, the best advice about elder care is to start planning today! Caring for our elderly parents is a new job for many of us, and this task, along with everything else we do, … Continue reading
LGBT Advance directives are crucial for gay, lesbian and same sex couples living in Jacksonville, Florida. Advance directives are legal documents which will allow you to provide guidance and direction for future medical and health-care decisions and will allow you … Continue reading
A Jacksonville Guardianship Lawyer can assist you to be appointed as a Guardian Advocate of a person with developmental disabilities. A probate court may appoint a guardian advocate, without an adjudication of incapacity, for a disabled person, if the person … Continue reading
Science continues to affirm what so many in the same-sex and opposite-sex couples population has known all along. . . there are no difference between children raised by same-sex parents or opposite-sex parents. Children have similar developmental and emotional needs … Continue reading
As we 50 year old “kids” continue to age, something happens, our parents age as well. A new term emerges, Elder Care or Elder Law. Unfortunately, this is a phrase that we cannot ignore. There are many issues that surround … Continue reading
There are more and more stories in the news where we learn that a trusted guardian of an elderly person has financially exploited the very person they were court appointed to protect. There are several reasons listed in the Florida … Continue reading
Same-Sex Florida Couples and gay marriage advocates are taking to social medial to advocate marriage equality in light of the recent favorable rulings on DOMA and California’s Proposition 8 cases. Last week the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of … Continue reading
Just like heterosexual couples, same-sex couples break up. Florida Law however, only protects validly recognized marriages, so when a couple divorces, any estate planning document that lists the former spouse becomes null and void. Not so with same-sex partners. If … Continue reading
Disinterment is the digging up (exhuming) or removal of a casket or body from the grave. Sound like a bad movie? In fact it is a request that I have received on two occasions in my role as estate planning … Continue reading
Hard to believe that a state comprised of such diverse citizens was the last state in the union to allow a gay man or lesbian woman to adopt. The State of Florida allowed for a gay person to act as … Continue reading