Veterans and their families have access to several Florida tax exemptions for homestead property. One more is on the ballot this November: Florida Amendment 6 – Ad Valorem Tax Discount for Spouses of Certain Deceased Veterans Who Had Permanent, Combat-Related…
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Some Vietnam Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange may be getting a step closer to collecting the benefits they have been seeking for decades. On July 22, 2020, the U.S. Senate passed the “The Fair Care for Vietnam Veterans…
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Vietnam veterans who served in “blue waters” off the coast of Vietnam have for years pressured the federal government to provide them with the same benefits other Vietnam veterans receive as a result of exposure to Agent Orange. The Agent…
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All our clients have interesting life stories. Many of them are veterans. With Veterans Day around the corner, I want to share the fascinating story of one of our many clients who served with dignity and dedication. With her permission,…
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The last of the 2018 Southeast Florida Honor Flights takes off on October 13, 2018. The program began several years ago with the mission of escorting World War II and Korean War veterans, free of charge, to Washington. D.C. to…
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A Message From Attorney Joseph Karp & Attorney Jonathan Karp…. For us, it’s personal. Many of our family members have served in the armed forces, but one relative stands out: our beloved uncle, Staff Sergeant Irving Ziffer (July 3,…
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Bill Gates has taken on a new mission: defeating Alzheimer’s Disease. And he’s approaching it with the same out-of-the-box thinking that led him to create Microsoft. He recently contributed $50 million of his own money (not his foundation’s) to the…
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One of our firm’s longstanding clients proudly served as a WASP – a member of the Women Service Airforce Pilot corps – during World War II. She and more than a thousand other women flew and tested military aircraft, towed…
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Could you use help from a Florida Elder Law Attorney? To answer that question, we should probably start with an even more basic question: What the heck is elder law, anyway? Since May is National Elder Law Month, this is…
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