Over 14.5 million copies of What to Expect When You’re Expecting are in print, and the movie opens today. This perennial publication has been the would-be mothers manual through the oldest form of the human condition and continues to guide…
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What To Expect…In Foreclosure
Tagged with: Braxton Hicks, foreclosure, Foreclosure Defense, home foreclosure, homeowner, What To Expect When You're Expecting
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Wise Men Say: Therapeutic Divorce
Only fools rush in…divorce can take longer. Divorce can be an epic blood sport, or it can be over and done with in about a month. Therapeutic Divorce offers unhappy couples greater involvement in the negotiations (instead of leaving it…
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Tagged with: court battle, courtroom drama, divorce, mediation, public records, therapeutic divorce
Posted in Divorce
Posted in Divorce
Home Foreclosure – Pencils Down
Foreclosure Defense is not quite the ‘never say die’ mentality. It can be multiple choice, like the FCAT, and some answers are better than others (also like the FCAT), depending on your situation. Foreclosure Defense is an opportunity to analyze…
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Tagged with: bankruptcy, FCAT, foreclosure, Foreclosure Defense, multiple choice, short sale
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Left Behind by ID Theft
You wake up one morning and all your account balances are zeroed and your credit is blank…like you never existed. It might not be a spiritual crisis; you could be the victim of Identity Theft. Somebody could have pick-pocketed your…
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Tagged with: credit, Federal Trade Commission, fraud, ID theft, identity theft
Posted in Consumer Law, Fraud
Posted in Consumer Law, Fraud
Sheriff’s Surprise – Foreclosure Eviction
Of all the things that can happen to you when you are naked, Foreclosure Eviction is probably not on your list. Foreclosure is supposed to happen along the lines of due process, and part of that due process is proper…
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Tagged with: due process, foreclosure, Foreclosure Defense, foreclosure eviction, Service of Process
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Silver Bullet Solution to Foreclosure?
There are a lot of answers from which to choose…not all of them are correct for your situation. There is no silver bullet for foreclosure. Foreclosure solutions range from prevention to measures of last resort, with a variety of side-effects…
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Tagged with: credit, crucifix, foreclosure, Foreclosure Defense, garlic, mortgage modification, salt, short sale, sunlight, wooden stake
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Posted in Foreclosure Defense
Where Does the Money Go? Make A Budget
Just because you qualify for a loan does not mean you can afford it. A budget is useful in all kinds of situations from bankruptcy to short sales…and prior to finatural disasters. The State of Florida offers a variety of…
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Tagged with: bankruptcy, budget, financial calculator, home economics, loan, money, short sale
Posted in General Legal Issues
Posted in General Legal Issues
Supply & Demand & Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy seems like the easy answer: stop the foreclosure and make the creditors go away. It is the term on the tip of your finances. It is a word everybody is familiar with, found a lot more in standard parlance…
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Tagged with: bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, mortgage modification, refinance, short sale, St. Johns County Legal Aid
Posted in Bankruptcy
Posted in Bankruptcy
Sense of Justice
According to comedienne, Tina Fey, “Nothing is scarier, by the way, than a bunch of adults being very quiet.” That is a panel of justices for you, or a jury, or just a judge with a seething silence. The courtroom…
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Tagged with: Florida Supreme Court, Florida Supreme Court Justices, jury, justice, justice system, justices
Posted in General Legal Issues, Judicial Branch
Posted in General Legal Issues, Judicial Branch
Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain – Jury Duty
Never mind about me; look at the merits of the case—that is the admonition to the jury. It does not matter whether my hair is crooked and my jacket smells of milk, do not base your decision on me or…
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Tagged with: evidence, jury, jury box, jury duty, jury instructions, trial
Posted in General Legal Issues
Posted in General Legal Issues