The Karp Law Firm welcomed over 100 case workers and social workers to our 2017 Social Worker Breakfast and Networking Events in Port St. Lucie, Palm Beach Gardens and Boynton Beach. Attendees enjoyed breakfast, and our attorneys shared the latest…
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Consider yourself fortunate if you have been asked to serve as someone’s health care surrogate, for you get to decide if you’ll accept the job. Astonishingly, many people name a surrogate without ever asking or informing the person they select!…
moreAttorney Joseph S. Karp has been recognized by Florida Trend magazine as Florida’s “Legal Elite.” This is the eighth consecutive year that Mr. Karp has been so honored.. Legal Elite status is conferred on the basis of both outstanding professional achievement…
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About 10,000 Americans turn 65 each day, according to the Pew Research Center. Social Security offices are fielding massive numbers of inquiries as the Baby Boomers head into their benefits-collecting years. Unfortunately, studies show that office staff do not consistently…
moreFor the eleventh consecutive year, Attorney Joseph Karp has been recognized as a Florida SuperLawyer. No more than five percent of attorneys in the state are selected for this honor, awarded to those demonstrating a high level of professional expertise…
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The living trust, also known as the intervivos trust or revocable trust, is a useful and popular estate planning tool in Florida, and rightly so. Here are some of the key advantages of this versatile legal instrument. And also, some…
moreThe Internal Revenue Service has made it easier for surviving spouses to claim a late portability election. Portability gives surviving spouses the right to “port over” the deceased spouse’s unused federal estate tax exemption (DSUE) to themselves – even if…
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You don’t need to be rich and famous, or have children from prior marriages, for your estate plan to run into trouble. But it sure does help. Now, the late Alan Thicke joins the roster of deceased celebrities whose families…
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Suppose you could find out if you have a greater-than-average chance of developing Alzheimer’s Disease. Would you want to know? What would you do with this information? A genetic secret? One of the genetic secrets revealed in recent years is…
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Roger Ailes, the media mastermind behind Fox News, died May 17 after falling at his Palm Beach home. The medical examiner attributed his death to bleeding on the brain, exacerbated by the fact that Ailes suffered from hemophilia. He leaves…
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