• Chapter 1 Real Estate
• Chapter 2 Business Organizations
• Chapter 3 Civil Litigation
• Chapter 4 Family Law
• Chapter 5 Estate Planning and Administration
• Chapter 6 Guardianship
• Chapter 7 Criminal Law

The new edition of Florida Legal Secretary brings you current on the governing law and procedures in seven different practice areas. Author Kathleen J. Hill has updated every chapter of the book with new and revised text covering the following topics and more:

CHAPTER 1, REAL ESTATE

• Additional Homestead Exemption for the Elderly
• Homeowners’ Associations — Electronic Voting New!
• Termination of Rental Agreement Upon Foreclosure New!

CHAPTER 2, BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

• Forming the Limited Liability Company
• Voting Rights of Limited Liability Company Members and Managers
• Administrative Dissolution/Reinstatement of Limited Liability Company

CHAPTER 3, CIVIL LITIGATION

• Service on Corporations
• Objections re: Depositions on Written Questions
• Execution of Judgment Against Corporate Judgment Debtor

CHAPTER 4, FAMILY LAW

• Rights of Grandparents
• Collaborative Law Process Act
• Who May Be Adopted; Who May Adopt

CHAPTER 5, ESTATE PLANNING AND ADMINISTRATION

• Trustee’s Duty to Pay Expenses and Obligations
• Formal Estate Administration — Costs and Attorney’s Fees
• Persons Not Qualified to Serve as Personal Representative
• Removal of Personal Representative

CHAPTER 6, GUARDIANSHIP

• Appointment of a For-Profit Corporate Guardian
• Considerations in Appointment of Guardian
• Suspension of Power of Attorney before Incapacity Determination New!
• Guardian’s and Attorney’s Fees and Expenses

CHAPTER 7, CRIMINAL LAW

• Minimum Standards for Trial Attorneys in Capital and Post-Conviction Cases New!
• Notice to Seek Death (Rule e 3.180) New!
• Capital Felonies
• Findings and Recommended Sentence by the Jury in Capital Felony Case New!
• Imposition Sentence of Life Imprisonment or Death New!
• Review of Judgment and Sentence in Capital Felony Case New!
• Probation and Community Control — Notice of a “Technical Violation” New!