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Welcome to The Law Office of Nia D. Johnson, PLLC where “Protecting What Matters to You” is not only the firm’s slogan, but the principle of the practice for over 20 years.
Attorney Johnson provides informed and knowledgeable representation throughout Florida, Texas and Washington, D.C. We advocate for our clients in the areas of Probate Administration, Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Incapacity and Real Estate law.
Attorney Johnson is an innovative legal advocate and counselor who empowers clients during these transitions. The firm provides a wide range of transactional, litigation and mediation services.
Practice Areas
Estate Planning
Estate Planning focuses on providing for your loved ones now and in the future, leaving a legacy, preparing for the possibility of incapacity and avoiding or at least simplifying the probate process.
Probate & Trust Administration
Estate Planning focuses on providing for your loved ones now and in the future, leaving a legacy, preparing for the possibility of incapacity and avoiding or at least simplifying the probate process.
Real Estate
Estate Planning focuses on providing for your loved ones now and in the future, leaving a legacy, preparing for the possibility of incapacity and avoiding or at least simplifying the probate process.
Guardianship and Incapacity
Our office handles incapacity actions as well as guardianships of minors and incapacitated persons. GUARDIANSHIP is a legal proceeding in which a guardian is appointed to exercise the legal rights of an incapacitated person or a minor.
Frequently Asked Questions
When buyers title real property with special words inserted so that title passes automatically to the survivor when one of the joint owners dies.
A special kind of ownership that’s similar to joint tenancy but is only for married couples and, in a few states, same-sex couples who have registered with the state. It is available in about half the states. Both spouses have the right to enjoy the entire property. Neither one can unilaterally end the tenancy, and creditors of one spouse cannot force a sale of the property to collect on a debt. When one dies, the survivor automatically gets title to the entire property without a probate court proceeding.
Tenants in common can own unequal shares of property and is a common way for commercial partners and cohabiting unmarried couples to hold property.
A Deed is required to transfer ownership of real estate. A deed contains the names of the old and new owners and a legal description of the property and is signed by the person transferring the property. A signed deed should be recorded in the appropriate land records office, usually in the county in which the property is located. Recording the deed gives public notice of the change in ownership and the interests in the property. To record the original signed deed, it must be delivered to the land records office. The clerk will stamp the deed with the date and officially record the transaction. The county will charge a small fee to record the deed.
A means to transfer ownership of real estate wherein a seller conveying property assures good and marketable title to the buyer and will defend the tile to the property from all persons. It is a conveyance of title including some warranties or guarantees; usually good title, freedom from encumbrance other than as excepted, possession to the buyer as against all others, and a promise to defend title.
These guarantees alone are not adequate protection since they are no better than the present and future financial responsibility of the seller. A warranty from a financially responsible seller is comforting and desirable but is not a substitute for a title examination and title insurance. Title defects have a way of lying dormant for years and perplexing a buyer long after he has paid for the land and after the seller has disappeared or died.
Transfers ownership of real estate, however, a seller conveying property by a quit claim deed conveys only what title the seller may have to the property, with no warranty as to ownership or defects in the title.
If a homeowner fails to make mortgage payments, the lender may foreclose on the property. State laws provide strict regulations regarding proper notices and opportunities to pay before the property is sold in a foreclosure sale. Homeowner may stay in his or her home during a foreclosure. A lender may want to avoid foreclosure and its costs by working out an agreement with the homeowner, frequently accepting interest-only payments or partial payments in order to assist the homeowner.
Please contact the Law Office of Nia D. Johnson, PLLC to discuss your real estate options.
A guardianship is a legal proceeding in the circuit courts of Florida in which a guardian is appointed to exercise the legal rights of an incapacitated person or a minor.
Guardianship of a minor-A child’s parents are the child’s natural guardians and in general may act for the child. In circumstances where the parents die or become incapacitated or if a child receives an inheritance or proceeds of a lawsuit or insurance policy exceeding $15,000, the court must appoint a guardian. Both parents or a surviving parent may make and file with the clerk of the court a written declaration naming a guardian of the child’s person or property to serve if both parents die or become incapacitated. A guardian may also be designated in a will.
Florida law allows you to designate a person who could be appointed guardian over you should you become incapacitated and/or over your children should you become incapacitated or upon your death. If you fail to designate a guardian, the Court will do so for you if and when it becomes necessary.
A guardian is an individual or institution (such as a nonprofit corporation or bank trust department) appointed by the court to care for an incapacitated person — called a “ward” or for the ward’s assets.
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