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Statute lawyer gifts from clients in will
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October 1, 2013
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Hello and welcome to this Ethics Alert blog which will discuss new Florida Statutes §732.806, which is effective today, October 1, 2013. The new statute provision makes an improper gift to a lawyer in an estate planning instrument void as a matter of Florida law. The statutory provision is here: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0732/Sections/0732.806.html The new Florida statute Read More
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