Homeowners struggling to pay their mortgage because of a change in life circumstances may want to sell the home and purchase a more affordable property. Those who owe more than the property's fair market value can ask the home lender for a short sale. Review this...
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Security deposit rules for landlords
Collecting a security deposit is a standard practice when renting properties. This money allows you to protect your interests in at least a small way. The deposit works to provide you with money to make repairs in the event a tenant damages your property before moving...
How do mortgage modifications work?
As a homeowner in Florida, considering the possibility of foreclosure can be alarming, especially if you have a family. If you are not that far behind on payments, changing the mortgage terms might allow you to keep your home. Timing is important when you fall behind...
Preventing and resolving common partnership disputes
Embarking on a business partnership is an exciting venture that is full of shared vision, celebrations of small achievements and new challenges. When everything is good, maintaining a healthy relationship with your business partner is easy. But when complications...
Modifications may help ease child custody tensions
It can be hard to create a child custody plan that meets all of a child's needs and satisfies their parents' desires to be close to their kid. Everyone subject to a child custody arrangement will have to make some concessions when it comes to planning out where a...
What is a child support agreement?
It can be hard for two Florida residents who are going through a divorce to imagine any instances when they may find common ground on a topic and agree with each other. It is an unfortunate fact that many divorces are contentious and involve hostilities between the...
Affirmative defenses to drunk driving charges
There are many reasons Florida residents should take the drunk driving charges that are made against them seriously. Aside from the embarrassment that they may experience after their arrests, they should be aware that convictions for drunk driving crimes may result in...
The types of construction defects that could affect your project
Investing in a Florida construction project is an expensive and lengthy endeavor. It can take months to bring it to completion, and even after that, it can take longer to ensure the interior meets your specifications. Due to the time and money that you have put into a...
What is a divorce waiting period?
Getting a divorce can be a complicated process if a Florida couple shares children, assets, and other items of property. Once they have filed their petitions and have begun the steps of untangling their lives from one another, the parties may have many difficult...
Visitation options for noncustodial parents
If a Florida parent is denied custodial rights over their child then they may have the option of seeking visitation time with them. Visitation can take on many different forms that will depend upon the nature of the relationship between the parent and their child. In...