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Barry W. Kaufman
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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
- Member
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Florida
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- Middle District of Fla
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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
Legal Answers
- Q. Attorney settled PI case w/out consent; insisted it is legal. FL Bar was contacted and case opened. Now what?
- A: You reported your attorney for malpractice, so the attorney is probably going to keep the settlement money in trust until and unless the Florida Bar tells him to disburse it. He can't very well keep part of it for himself if he's not supposed to do so; on the other hand if what he did is in fact permissible under the rules of professional conduct, he can't pay you and reserve nothing for himself. Many times, disputes between attorneys and clients are referred back to local professional standards committees, responsible to The Florida Bar, to resolve. You'll be kept informed, so all you should do is wait.
- Q. Are you allowed to legally evict someone over the phone
- A: No.
Eviction is the legal process for a landlord to remove someone when there is an agreement for the person to pay rent to the LL. A landlord is required to serve notice on the tenant, the notice is very specific and must be served on the tenant in a specific way. You can look up chapter 83, Florida Statutes, online.
- Q. If a personal representative in Florida misappropriated funds/commits fraud against disabled beneficiary
- A: The PR is required to be represented by an attorney if there is more than one beneficiary to a Will. Since there are more than one beneficiary, the PR is required to have an attorney. First, why have not mentioned what conversations you've had with the PR's attorney? Second, chapter 733 is a civil law. Criminal law is different. If you want to make a criminal complaint, contact the State's Attorney's Office for your judicial circuit.
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