Post on Nov. 29, 2012
Most fair-minded people would find that the Florida’s statutes protecting income, earned from labor or services, from being garnished by a creditor are completely one-sided in favor of debtors; and would agree that the legislature should take action and fix this problem. Currently in Florida there...
Post on Oct. 30, 2012
By: Phil MorganA pending case in the U.S. Supreme Court out of Florida (Fane Lozman v. The City of Riviera Beach, Florida) deals with the question of whether a houseboat, more currently referred to as a “floating home,” can qualify as homestead under the Florida Constitution and Florida law....
Post on Oct. 16, 2012
By: Bill KramerInternal Revenue Code Section 1031 Exchanges are a method by which the recognition of taxable gain or loss realized upon the sale or exchange or property may be deferred until a later date. Most real estate and tax lawyers are generally familiar with Section 1031 tax deferred...
Post on Sep. 05, 2012
Jodi Furr Colton, Esq., is a member of One of the first questions new clients typically ask divorce lawyers is “How much alimony will I get?” or conversely, “How much alimony am I going to have to pay?” The spouse seeking alimony often assumes it is a foregone conclusion that he or she will receive...
Post on Sep. 05, 2012
William T. Coleman, partner at It’s easy to understand why people procrastinate when it comes to estate planning. Talking about the efficient transfer of our assets when we die or become incapacitated forces us to confront our mortality, which is not fun. Despite this aversion, it’s a bad idea to...
Post on Sep. 05, 2012
Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, a partner in Brinkley Morgan’s Marital and Family Law Division, is a Florida Bar Board Certified Specialist in Marital and Family Law and a Florida Certified Family Mediator. In this blog post, Kim explains the potential advantages of the Collaborative Law process in some...
Post on Sep. 05, 2012
Brinkley Morgan is known for its diverse practice areas and outstanding attorneys and staff. To help provide a more in-depth look at the attorneys who make our firm successful, we created a “Meet the Attorney” blog series. Today’s post introduces partner Yueh-Mei Kim Nutter, who spearheads the...
Post on Sep. 05, 2012
Kenneth Gordon is board certified by the Florida Bar as a specialist in marital and family law. Mr. Gordon's emphasis is in handling complex family law matters including dissolution of marriage, alimony, parental responsibility and timesharing disputes, business valuation, prenuptial and...
Post on Sep. 04, 2012
In this blog post, attorney Thomas Tatum, a Brinkley Morgan partner and member of the firm's business litigation practice, informs readers about how organizations can best manage risk caused by the use of social media.Every new frontier has its marvels and its pitfalls. While the astronomical...
