The recent court decision which removed the charging order protection for single member LLC’s has raised concern over whether a multi member LLC has charging order protection. In addition, a member in Florida is defined as one who has an an economic interest in a Florida LLC as well as…
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Florida Constitution can protect two Florida Homes as Homestead
The Homestead Exemption in Florida, which was established in the State’s Constitution, has always provided for the protection of the Family home free from creditors and liens. In 1985 the Constitution was amended to extend the protection to the “natural person” and not necessarily having to be the head of…
Protecting My Assets Using A Florida LLC: What are the Options?
Due to the recent decision of the Florida Supreme Court, many single-member limited liability company owners have been left confused and upset. The Ohmstead decision expressly eliminated most of the asset protection benefits that single-member LLCs were thought to have. Creditors of the member can use all available remedies to…
Jacksonville Bankruptcy Lawyer
The Law Office of David M. Goldman PLLC has expanded again and added a Jacksonville Bankruptcy Lawyer and a Jacksonville FDCPA Lawyer who can help Stop Creditor Harassment in Florida. Look for an exciting announcement with a new lawyer addition next week in a related area of Florida Estate Planning.…
Asset Protection: IRA’s and other Retirement Accounts
In a recent article by Kelly Greene of the Wall Street Journal, she explains methods in which individuals can protect their retirement accounts. Over an individual’s lifetime an IRA (Individual Retirement Account) can accrue hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars. There is a high possibility that these retirement…
Estate Planning and Commercial Services
Estate planning for Digital Assets is a topic that was covered in a two part article by Oregon Estate Planning Attorney on his Wealth Law blog. In the second part of his article Estate Planning and “Virtual Assets” – Part 2 Michael discusses the importance of determining who should receive…
Second Life After Death
While video games have become increasingly realistic over the last few years, they still cannot compete with the virtual world reality of computer based Internet services. To some, SecondLife.com may seem like a game, but to others it really is a “second life.” Second Life is a website that allows…
Mother Finds Comfort After Daughter’s Death Through Facebook
In a recent TIME article written by Gaelle Faure, the tragedy of daughter’s death is told. Like many parents of teenagers and young adults, Pam Weiss has never had a social networking account of any kind. Many older generations have remained reluctant to create a Facebook or MySpace account due…
Florida Asset Protection : LLC issues: Olmstead v. Federal Trade Commission
The Supreme Court of Florida recently had a chance to consider the single member LLC and the charging order protections under Florida Law. As expected by many, the single member LLC is not afforded the protection that a multi member LLC can be under certain circumstances. If you are wanting…
Update Intellectual Property in Estate Planning
In today’s society, intellectual property rights are rapidly increasing for those individuals that are business savvy and artistically or scientifically talented. Intellectual property rights (aka intangible assets) include patents, copyrights, trademarks, and publicity rights. In most instances, intangible assets are obtained as a direct result of someone’s job, profession, or…