Part 4

Part 4 Recent News

08 Dec 2019

WHO SHOULD OWN THE CAR? [FLORIDA]

For liability protection, the question regularly comes up who in the family should own the cars. Ask a number of lawyers and you are likely to get a number of different answers.

Note that there are generally two (or more) people who can be liable when a negligently driven vehicle injures another person or another person’s property. The driver is going to be responsible for their own negligence. This is the primary liability, and is unlimited. The owner of the car is also liable – but this liability is limited to $500,000. If the driver has their own property and bodily injury insurance coverage, then this cap is even lower. See Fla.Stats. §324.021(9).

As between spouses, my rule of thumb is that when the wealth . . .

24 Nov 2019

Applicable Federal Rates – December 2019

20 Nov 2019

Reid v. Guardianship of Reid

By Jenna G. Rubin

It is well established that under Florida law, the most important aspect of guardianship law is the protection of the ward. This basic philosophy must be taken into consideration in all aspects of guardianship administration, including awards of attorney’s fees. Accordingly, F.S. 744.108(2) provides the criteria that a court must consider in determining reasonable attorneys’ fees in guardianship proceedings.

17 Nov 2019

Transfer Tax Inflation Adjustments

The IRS has announced for 2020:

A. The basic estate and gift tax exclusion amount (and the GST exemption) will be. . .

15 Nov 2019

Jenna Rubin presents at Probate Law Seminar

Jenna G. Rubin presented on “What About the Vacuum Cleaner? Resolving Trust and Estate Disputes,” at the Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section’s Probate Law Committee’s annual Probate Law seminar on November 15, 2019.

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