Search results

I am thinking of taking a staff attorney position with LANS Corp, a legal aid service for middle class clients. I was just looking for any feedback on this organization, either from former or current staff attorneys or from past clients. There is not much on the internet about them.

A friend was formerly an employee of a department store, but is now in another job. During his dept. store employment, he witnessed a shoplifting and he has been subpoenaed to testify at the criminal trial. The matter has been continued 7 times already, each time my friend had to take time off...

If a primary residence of a widow is transferred to a living trust to avoid probate, will her trust beneficiaries get the house at a stepped up basis? Assuming she paid $100K for the house in 1989, at the time it is transferred to the living trust it is worth $500K, and at the time of her...

I am a newly admitted Florida attorney. As a favor, I am creating a trust for my best friend's mother. Her goal is to avoid probate and leave her residence to her three adult children in equal shares after she dies. I have two questions. First, will transferring the deed to the trust...

I am a newly admitted Florida attorney. 2 years ago, when I first moved to Florida from NY, my sister and I consulted an attorney to probate my mother's will. At the time, I had no knowledge of Florida probate procedure, nor Florida's homestead laws. The lawyer told us in no uncertain terms...

I am a newly admitted Florida attorney. A friend has come to me to draft a will making her sister the guardian of her 3 year old daughter. The baby's father (to whom my friend was never married) has not seen the child since she was 3 weeks old, nor has he paid any child support although...

My mother passed away in February 2005 with only a Florida residence as probate property, with her six children as beneficiaries. We were told by our Florida attorney that he could probate her NY will in Florida with a summary administration for a $1500 fee. After paying, the filing was...