Earlier this year, Florida’s legislature passed an overhaul of Florida’s power of attorney law. The new law, which has an effective date of October 1, 2011, imposes many new requirements on this important estate planning...
Effective Oct. 1, 2011, the share of an intestate estate (where one dies without a will) going to a surviving spouse may increase. Under existing law, the surviving spouse was entitled to one-half of his or her spouse’s...
PUNTA GORDA, FL – September 7, 2011 – Farr Law Firm commemorates the passing of firm pioneer Earl Drayton Farr, Jr. with a donation of $25,000 to the Animal Welfare League of Charlotte County. Throughout his life, Mr....
PUNTA GORDA, FL – August 31, 2011 – Guy S. Emerich, a director at Farr Law Firm, has been selected for inclusion in the list of The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 in the field of Trusts and Estates (Copyright 2011 by...
Farr Law Firm is pleased to announce that Jack O. Hackett II was elected Chair of Florida’s 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission. The term runs for one year until July 2012. He previously served as the...