Florida’s Zombie Homes Suck The Life Out Of Property Values
Florida has the most zombie foreclosures in the United States. With over 35,000 zombie homes, the Sunshine State is fertile ground to more than three times the national average of these spooky homes left in no man’s land. So, what exactly is a zombie home? A zombie...
Florida’s Third District Court Of Appeal Tells Dwayne Wade and Ex-Wife To Play Fair
Miami Heat basketball star, Dwyane Wade, and ex-wife, Siohvaughn Funches, continue to square off in their legendary child custody battle over sons Zaire and Zion. In 2011, an Illinois court entered a 102-page judgment after a 38-day trial, detailing Wade’s and his...
Eric Klein Completes Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Initiative
Eric N. Klein joins other small business leaders who have graduated from the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses initiative. The initiative includes entrepreneurial business owners of small companies who are poised for growth and would benefit from market-based...
Boca Raton Bankruptcy Attorney Gets Clients Actual And Punitive Damages in Wrongful Collection Case
Boca Raton, FL – 3/24/2015 – Kunal Mirchandani, attorney at Klein Law Group in South Florida, has obtained a victory in a wrongful collection case he filed for his clients in The United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Florida. Judge Erik P. Kimball found...
Floridians Like To Say “I Do” — Over And Over Again
Recent U.S. Census Bureau statistics find that Florida has one of the highest rates in the country for residents who have married more than two times. The rate for Florida men was 30.5 percent in 2012; 29.4 percent for women. Can we tie this trend to the Sunshine...
Florida Appeals Court Agrees With Homeowner In Mailing Error Foreclosure Case
Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal sided with homeowner, Bruce L. Blum, in his foreclosure case involving a notice of default that was sent to an incorrect mailing address. The Appeals Court overturned the judgment made by Senior Circuit Court Judge Midelis in...
Unmarried Men and Women who Live Together in Florida are Breaking the Law
Today is March 12, 2015 and it is illegal for unmarried men and women to live together in the state of Florida. If that sounds outlandish to you, you’re not alone. There has been another push recently to repeal Florida’s “cohabitation law” — the law that says couples...
How Much Is An Hour Worth To You?
We’ve all heard the saying, “time is money” but have you thought about how “money is time?” When clients come to Klein Law Group seeking bankruptcy protection, one of the first things we discuss and analyze is their spending habits. I ask them to retrain their brain...
Florida House Approves Legislation That Allows Gays To Legally Adopt
Members of the gay and lesbian community in Florida are now one step closer to child adoption. This month, the Florida House of Representatives approved an amendment that would repeal the state’s statutory ban on gay and lesbian adoption. The language contained in...
Florida Legislators File Bill to Change State’s Alimony Laws
Last week, lawmakers from both the House and Senate filed bills to overhaul Florida’s alimony system. The Alimony Reform Bill — House version; HB 943 and Senate version; SB 1248 — would essentially end lifetime alimony by creating a formula that judges can use to...
