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Barry W. Kaufman
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Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Collections
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Additional Practice Areas
- General Civil
- Small Claims
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
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- Middle District of Fla
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Education
- Florida Coastal School of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor
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Professional Associations
- Florida State Bar # 306540
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775 Questions Answered
- Q. Co-signer auto loan: borrower missed 14 payments, I'm paying. Legal options?
- A: Legal action as far as who? You have no recourse against the lender. You may have a legal recourse against the other borrower if, as a general rule of contract law, you can prove there was an agreement between you two that the other borrower would be responsible for the payments and would hold you harmless. However, it's possible that there is a state statute or state common law that sidelines the general rule I mentioned. Consult a local attorney.
- Q. How can I protect my property rights under my mom's will against her boyfriend's actions?
- A: There's no such thing as protecting your rights outside of the legal system. **you need a lawyer asap.** If she added him to the deed of the property "meant for you", you are likely out in the cold. She could leave you a million dollars in her Will, but if she had only a dollar at the time of her death, you aren't getting a million dollars. Same thing applies to real estate. If she owns the property unencumbered at the time of her death, you're in good shape. but if she sells the property before her death, you have no recourse. You have no rights to property in a Will until the person passes away.
- Q. Apartment uninhabitable after fire; charged rent despite not accessing unit. Legal steps to address this?
- A: Sounds like you owe the rent April 1 - April 5, at a minimum. If you elected to wait, your lease remained in effect. Apparently upon closer inspection, it was determined that you could not wait - the damage was too severe, and the lease terminated then. Perhaps that's 2 weeks between April 5 and April 19? Once your lease terminated you are no longer obligated to continue to rent with them. If they made you reapply right then for another apartment, and charged you, that's low. But if it something like "when we have an apartment available you are welcome to reapply", then charging you a fee is reasonable.
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