Part II: Closings on residential properties Once a potential buyer located a property in the US which he/she wishes to buy, the next step is to enter into a contract. If the purchase is, for example, to take place in the state of Florida, the Florida Bar and Florida...
Car Insurance for tourists in Florida – What you need to know before you rent a car Car accidents and injuries happen, and insurance may help to protect the parties involved in an accident or other event resulting in personal injury or death, but insurance might not...
What is marital property? Generally speaking, Florida law defines the marital estate as an asset or debt accumulated or incurred during the marriage, and there is a presumption that the marital estate should be equally divided between the spouses. The title to the...
Tips for Determining a Property’s Legal Status We often receive requests from our international clients for assistance in determining the legal status of a property they own in Florida. Other inquiries are being made because a client thinks a certain property of...
Enforcing a Foreign Claim to Your Former Spouse’s Military Pension in the US – Don’t Give Up – Under German law, as well as the family laws of many other countries, you may have a claim to a portion of your former spouse’s U.S. military pension as part of a divorce...
Representing Urban Thier & Federer P.A., Attorney Carl Christian Thier attended the Galexy International Annual Conference in Athens, Greece in July 2014. Galexy International is an association of international law firms that focuses on providing client services...
All countries have unique tax laws and rules. If an individual has income or capital gains from one country and resides in another country, that individual may be responsible for paying taxes in both countries pursuant to the respective tax laws. In order to alleviate...
Thoughts on Liability and Estate Planning. Many of our clients possess property in the United States through either direct or indirect ownership, which distinguishes between individual owners and those who have rights through collective investment funds such as stocks...
The last thing you thought about while planning your vacation or business trip was becoming injured. Unfortunately, injuries do happen while traveling. And injuries outside your home country pose unique issues involving medical treatment, insurance coverage, and...
Personal injury and wrongful death cases focus primarily on liability (who was at fault) and damages (how severe is the injury and what are the financial consequences of the injury or death). Liability Liability is the determination of who is at fault for an injury or...
