Companies in Florida may sponsor an employee for a green card, and if they disagree with the decision of federal immigration officials, they may file a lawsuit. This was the action taken by Hockey Western New York LLC, which owns the Buffalo Sabres, after a green card...
Month: September 2020
U.S. immigration fees going up in near future
Recently, the United State Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that immigration fees are set to increase on Oct. 2. Overall, fees will increase an average of 20%, but some types of fees will increase more. Fees for visas for traveling artists and groups are...
What to know about being an executor
An executor, also known as a Personal Representative in Florida is responsible for managing a deceased person’s debts and assets during probate. The Personal Representative is also responsible for transferring assets to beneficiaries in accordance with a deceased...
Understanding the difference between wills and trusts
Many Florida residents are familiar with the term "probate," which is the process by which a person’s assets are distributed after death, either in accordance with that person’s will or as provided for by the law in the absence of a will. Probate is done in court, and...
Facebook post misleads immigration detainees
A recent and typically misleading Facebook post that recently has been circulating Tampa Bay-area computer screens incorrectly claims immigration detainees are free to leave and return to Mexico at any time. The blatantly false Facebook post declares in a highly...