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It’s The Law! AbAcoA PoA News & Activities

Happy Hour was held at
Did You Know That, In Jumby Bay Island Grill

Florida… on Dec. 18

By Adam S. Gumson, Esq.
A corporate name
must contain the
word “corporation”,
“ c om p a ny” or
“incorporated” (or the
abbreviation “Corp.”,
“Co.” or “Inc.”) so as to
clearly delineate that it
is a corporation instead
of a person, partnership
or other type of business entity.
A family law court dealing with the distribution of
the divorcing couple’s assets may be asked to partition
a marital residence and in such case may direct that the
residence be sold and the proceeds divided.
A decedent is the person who dies. Probate is the
legal process where the decedent’s assets are distributed
to beneficiaries. Probate may be necessary if financial
accounts do not have properly named beneficiaries, if
real property is titled solely in the decedent’s name, or
if the decedent died as a result of medical malpractice
and there is a need to commence a wrongful death
action on behalf of the decedent’s estate.
A do not resuscitate (“DNR”) is a medical
document prepared by a doctor, not a lawyer, that
instructs health care providers not to perform
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if a patient’s
breathing stops or if the patient’s heart stops beating;
whereas a living will is a legal document which notifies
the world in the event that the patient has some sort
of incurable injury, illness or disease where death is APoA UPdAte
imminent that he/she does not want to be placed on an
artificial respirator or kept alive by forced feeding.
Jupiter Law Center is a private neighborhood law
firm located in the RiverPlace Professional Center, Abacoa POA Meeting Notices
1003 W. Indiantown Road, Suite 210, Jupiter, Fla.
(561) 744-4600, jupiterlawcenter.com. The firm Official notification is posted via the bulletin board outside the Abacoa POA office as well as the www.Abacoa.
provides peace of mind by solving problems with com Web site. Members may now download Abacoa POA agendas and minutes from our Web site.
integrity and compassion in the areas of estate planning
(wills and trusts, powers of attorney, health care Notice of Abacoa POA Meeting – Jan. 21, 11:30 a.m.
surrogates, living wills, probate estates, succession Notice of Monthly Abacoa POA Community Architect (CAC) Meeting – Fourth Tuesday – See agenda for
planning, contracts and purchase/sale agreements), posted time.
family law (divorce, paternity, child support and time **All Abacoa POA meetings to be held at the offices of the Abacoa POA, 1200 University Blvd., Suite 102 unless
sharing, alimony, property distribution, modifications, otherwise posted. All agendas, as well as approved minutes, will be available at www.abacoa.com.
collaborative law, pre/post nuptial agreements) and
real estate (community association law, residential and Articles herein are the creation of the individual writers, and do not express the opinion of the APOA. By printing an
commercial transactions, deeds, closings). article herein, the APOA is not endorsing the writer, the article’s content, or any business referred to therein. The APOA
will not be responsible for errors contained in, or related to, articles.
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