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By Phillip B. Rarick, Esq., Miami Lakes and Weston Estate Planning Attorney It’s a New Year, which means it’s time to file your 2026 Annual Report if you own a Florida LLC (limited liability company), corporation, or partnership. The deadline is before May 1, 2026. Missing this deadline results in the state charging you a $400…

by: Phillip B. Rarick, Esq. Here is the good news/bad news I received from my bank today regarding my Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Application: The good news: your application has been approved; the bad: the SBA is out of money and you must wait for Congress to refund the program! Although I have heard of…

Select link below to view PDF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM DON LEWIS TO CAROLE BASKIN dated November 21, 1996

By: Phil Rarick, Weston Estate Planning Attorney Editor’s Note: The following is a public service Alert from Rarick Trusts & Wills Law, P.A. This firm does not offer or recommend Remote Online Notarization Service providers. Beginning January 1, 2020 Florida joins 20 other states allowing Remote Online Notarization or “RON” for deeds, mortgages and other…

By Phillip B. Rarick, Weston Estate Planning Attorney Irrevocable minors trusts should always be an important tool in the Family Law Attorneys bag of tools because a well designed trust can address multiple issues that cannot be fully resolved through a Marital Settlement Agreement. It may be a good idea to brainstorm possible trust solutions…

By Phil Rarick All modern passenger jet planes have at least two engines. Similar reasoning applies to prenuptial agreements. Many will argue that a good prenuptial agreement should fly safely on its own without the need for a “second engine.” However, a second engine could be a Nevada Asset Protection Trust (“APT”) that could only…

By Phil Rarick, J.D. 7 TIPS 1. Before You Clean Up Document Your Losses Do not start clean up until you have documented your losses from Hurricane Irma. Use your cell phone to document your structural, equipment, and water damages with ample video and pictures. (Hopefully you also took pictures immediately prior to Irma.) Document…

By Phil Rarick, Weston Estate Planning Attorney This report is a reminder that the FBAR or Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account is due June 30. The FBAR is required for U.S. persons having a financial interest or signature authority over one or more foreign financial accounts, including a bank account, brokerage account, mutual…

Phillip B. Rarick, Esq., Miami Trust Attorney Florida law requires that a trust must keep the qualified beneficiaries of a trust “reasonably informed of the trust and its administration.” F.S. 736.0813. A “qualified beneficiary” is a current beneficiary, intermediate beneficiary, or first-line remainder beneficiary. F.S. 736.0103(16). These information rights fall into two broad categories for…

By Jefferson H. Weaver, Esq. Documentary Stamps Due On Sale Buyers and sellers of real estate in Florida have some familiarity with the documentary stamp tax as it invariably shows up on their settlement statements as a closing cost. Whether the seller alone or both the seller and buyer pay documentary stamp taxes depends on…