Update on the EPA Numeric Nutrients Standards

By Julia Neumann | June 16, 2011

This Dean Mead e-Alert provides news that is important to you about the EPA’s response to the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation’s petition for the withdrawal of the EPA numeric nutrient standards. Attached to this e-Newsletter you will find a letter dated June 13, 2011, from the Acting Assistant Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection…

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Florida’s Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act

By Julia Neumann | June 3, 2011

Florida’s Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (the “Act”) (Fla. Stat. Sec. 617.2104), replaces the Florida Uniform Management of Institutional Funds Act (Fla. Stat. Sec. 1010.10) and expands its application to include all charitable institutions and not only those associated exclusively with educational purposes The Act is based on the Uniform Management of Institutional…

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Habeeb v. Linder: Withdrawn!

By Julia Neumann | May 27, 2011

On May 17, the 3rd District Court of Appeals issued an Order, upon its own motion, withdrawing its opinion for Habeeb v. Linder. The Habeeb decision, issued February 9, 2011, held that that a husband’s joint execution of a warranty deed with his wife, transferring the property to the wife alone, constituted a waiver of…

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2011 Florida Legislative Update Seminar

By Julia Neumann | May 27, 2011

We are extending an invitation to our readers to attend our seminar on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Orange County Bar Association, 880 N. Orange Avenue, Orlando covering recent Florida legislation affecting estate planning.  The topics will include limited liability companies, inherited IRAs, the Florida Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act,…

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