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Would a Living Trust Provide Protection for my Assets If I Were Sued?
No, you are the trust. You are the grantor, you create it. Learn more about living trusts and protecting your assets on our YouTube channel. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact our office...
read moreWould A Revocable Living Trust Provide Protection to my Assets?
The simple answer to that question is no. Learn more about revocable trusts and protecting your assets on our YouTube channel. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our office...
read moreProvisions Relating To Disposition Of The Body
Before issuance of Letters of Administration, any person may carry out written instructions of the decedent relating to the decedent’s body and funeral and burial arrangements. The fact that cremation occurred pursuant to a written direction signed by the decedent that the body be cremated is a complete defense to a cause of action against [..]
read moreCMS Revises Hospice Medications Guidance
When Medicare beneficiaries elect the hospice benefit, they waive Medicare coverage for all care and services related to the terminal illness that are not on the hospice plan of care and provided through the hospice provider. This means that when a terminally ill beneficiary elects hospice, all of the medications needed to control the pain [..]
read moreFlorida Power of Attorney Rejecting Power of Attorney Improper Rejection 4 of 4
A third person who improperly rejects a power of attorney is subject to: 1. A court order mandating acceptance of the power of attorney; and 2. Liability for damages, including reasonable attorney fees and costs, incurred in any action or proceeding that confirms, for the purpose tendered, the validity of the power of attorney or [..]
read moreFlorida Power of Attorney Rejecting Power of Attorney Reason for Rejecting 3 of 4
A third person who rejects a power of attorney for any reason other than as provided in paragraph (1)(a) must state in writing the reason for the rejection. (1) A third person is not required to accept a power of attorney if: (a) The third person is not otherwise required to engage in a transaction with the [..]
read moreFlorida Power of Attorney Rejecting Power of Attorney 2 of 4
A third person may not require an additional or different form of power of attorney for authority granted in the power of attorney presented.
read moreFlorida Power of Attorney Rejecting Power of Attorney Banking & Investment Transactions 1 of 4
A third person must accept or reject a power of attorney within a reasonable time. Four days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, are presumed to be a reasonable time for a financial institution or broker-dealer to accept or reject a power of attorney with respect to: 1. A banking transaction, if the power of [..]
read moreFlorida Power of Attorney Good Faith Acceptance Third Party’s Who Act in Reliance 5 of 5
1. Third persons who act in reliance upon the authority granted to an agent and in accordance with the instructions of the agent shall be held harmless by the principal from any loss suffered or liability incurred as a result of actions taken before the receipt of proper notice. 2. A third person who acts [..]
read moreFlorida Power of Attorney Good Faith Acceptance What a Third Party May Request 4 of 5
A third person who is asked to accept a power of attorney that appears to be executed in accordance with Florida law may in good faith request, and rely upon, without further investigation: 1. A certified English translation of the power of attorney if the power of attorney contains, in whole or in part, language other [..]
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