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Practice Under Florida Probate Code, 6th Edition with CD-ROM

Written by a statewide panel of skilled probate attorneys, Practice Under Florida Probate Code provides comprehensive analysis of all the steps that you need to take to administer an estate in Florida. It features discussions of major changes to the Probate Code made over the past few years, alerts the user to recent changes to the Florida Probate Rules, and also highlights relevant tax considerations. Forms, sample accountings, and charts for basic probate practice enhance the book's practitioner focus.

Highlights of the Sixth Edition include:

• Coverage of 2010 legislative changes, including revisions to caveat, homestead, elective share, and safe-deposit box provisions
• Review of recent amendments to Fla.R.Jud.Admin. 2.420, concerning confidentiality of court records
• Comprehensive revision of the forms

Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, Second Edition with CD-ROM

In March 2010, the Florida Supreme Court issued a decision reorganizing and renumbering the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, the first comprehensive revision of the instructions since their inception in 1967. Many instructions were revised to make them more understandable for jurors. In addition, the Court adopted substantive amendments to several instructions.

Highlights of the new instructions include:

• Reorganization and renumbering of the substantive areas into separate sections that incorporate pertinent standard instructions tailored to that specific area of the law
• Implementation of "plain English" terminology to improve juror understanding
• Reordering of the timing and sequencing of instructions during the trial process to improve communication to the jurors
• Revision of the Notes on Use to improve currency, eliminate outdated references, clarify the points being made, and point out areas where the committee has not taken a position

Florida Dissolution of Marriage, 10th Edition with CD-ROM

This publication details the dissolution process from interview through temporary relief and discovery to final judgment. Key areas covered include parental responsibility, child alimony, equitable distribution, and attorneys' fees.

The publication includes forms and checklists, and a companion CD-ROM that links to the text of most cases cited within the manual. For full systems requirements, click here.

The new Tenth Edition:

• Updates all case law, statutes, and rules through August 2010.
• Incorporates a new chapter on Tax Consequences of Dissolutions.
• Includes coverage of:
• 2010 amendments regarding child support guidelines
• 2010 amendments regarding income deduction orders
• 2010 amendments to alimony statute, F.S. 61.14
• electronic communication between parent and child
• parenting coordination under F.S. 61.125 and Fla.Fam.L.R.P. 12.742

Florida Probate Rules, 2011 Edition with CD-ROM

The 2011 Edition of Florida Probate Rules features the full text of all the probate and guardianship rules, including 3-year cycle amendments, with the committee notes, rule histories, and statutory and rule references for each rule.

In addition, this reference includes related provisions from Florida Statutes, updated through the 2010 Session:

• Florida Probate Code
• Recently enacted Florida Trust Code (and the former trust law)
• Principal and income law
• Florida Guardianship Law
• Statutes governing the right to decline life-prolonging procedures
• Constitutional provisions regarding homestead

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