Florida Supreme Court Bans Some Nonlawyer Medicaid Planning Activities

Florida Supreme Court Bans Some Nonlawyer Medicaid Planning Activities It has been common for nonlawyer companies or consultants (sometimes known as “elder counselors”) to be involved in Medicaid planning to help elderly people qualify for government-subsidized long-term healthcare. Some nonlawyers have drafted personal service contracts, prepared and executed qualified income trusts, or given advice...
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Probate Appeal Dismissed on Behalf of Firm’s Appellee Clients

Probate Appeal Dismissed on Behalf of Firm’s Appellee Clients The Firm, through Of Counsel attorney Joanne Rose Telischi, successfully moved to dismiss an appeal on behalf of its Appellee clients, the personal representatives of an estate in a Florida-based probate case. The Appellants, potential heirs of the estate, had appealed a probate court order that...
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Florida Supreme Court Amends Rules of Appellate Procedure

Florida Supreme Court Amends Rules of Appellate Procedure The Florida Supreme Court recently issued three orders updating the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure with amendments that took effect on January 1, 2015. The first order amended Rule 9.142(a)(1)(B) (“Procedures for Review in Death Penalty Cases; Procedure in Death Penalty Appeals; Record”) to require the clerk of...
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