Navigation The Guardianship Improvement Task Force will hold a virtual meeting on Tuesday, September 14, from noon to 2 p.m., EDT. The meeting was originally planned for September 16, but it was rescheduled to accommodate the observance of Yom Kippur. The Guardianship Improvement Task Force includes clerks of court, legislators, judges, lawyers, guardians, and others, and […]
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Former Florida Chief Justice Stephen Grimes, 1927-2021
Chief Justice Stephen Grimes Former Florida Justice Stephen H. Grimes, 93, died Friday in Tallahassee. He was the 72nd justice on the Florida Supreme Court since Florida received statehood in 1845. Grimes served on the state’s highest court from 1987 to 1997. He led the state courts system as its chief justice from 1994 to […]
Realtors tell condo task force they would like more access to records
The deadly Champlain Towers South collapse underscores the need for greater transparency in condominium sales, Florida Realtors told a Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section task force. “There were 20 new sales and eight rentals preceding Champlain,” said Keith Wood, director of ERA American Real Estate Sales and Rentals. “Would this have occurred if […]
Supreme Court finds interest after settlement offer not part of damages
Prejudgment interest awarded after an offer of judgment was made cannot be counted toward determining whether extra sanctions should be applied under the offer of judgment statute in F.S. 768.79. In a 5-2 decision on September 9, the Supreme Court said the plaintiff in the case was not due attorney’s fees under the statute because […]
JUDGMENTS AND DECREES INTEREST RATE SET
The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has set the quarterly rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees beginning October 1, 2021, at 4.25% per annum or .000116438 per day. F.S. §55.03(1) requires the CFO to set the rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees on December 1, March 1, June 1, and […]