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How Irrevocable Trusts Can Protect Assets from Bankruptcy & Divorce in Florida

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In the complex world of estate planning, irrevocable trusts offer a robust mechanism for protecting assets from various threats, including bankruptcy and divorce. This article delves into the specific protections offered by...more

Troutman Pepper

Florida Bankruptcy Court Sanctions Debt Buyer for Seeking to Collect Debt that Consumer Failed to Schedule in Bankruptcy Case

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The debt purchaser in In re McIntosh argued that because it was enforcing a debt that was not listed correctly on the debtor’s bankruptcy schedules, it was entitled to assume the debt had not been discharged. The U.S....more

Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph

Florida’s Insurers Rehabilitation and Liquidation Act: What Happens in Florida When Insurers Become Insolvent

Current state of affairs - Even before Hurricane Ian made landfall and devastated southwest Florida in September 2022, six property & casualty insurers had voluntarily declared themselves insolvent and allowed the State to...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A Rose by Any Other Name Might Get Your Lien Stripped Under Florida Law

To the long list of things people love about lawyers we can add last week’s holding by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that “Blvd.” is utterly unrecognizable as “Boulevard” – at least by Article 9 of the Uniform...more

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Big Changes for Small Business Coming to Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

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In the coming weeks, the Small Business Reorganization Act (the “SBRA”) will go into effect. As part of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005—the most significant large-scale change to the...more

Carlton Fields

Surrendering Your Property in Bankruptcy Means You Must Actually Surrender It

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The title of this article seems self-evident. Lenders, servicers, and others active in the foreclosure arena these past few years know that it has been anything but. Borrowers surrender property in bankruptcy but,...more

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