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By Brian R. Dolan and Joel M. Comerford Sometimes a confluence of events conspires against an idea to make that idea seem preposterous.  For instance, 20 years ago, the term “virtual” was understood to connote “nearly”, or “practically”, or “as good as”.  Twenty years later with the advent and proliferation of the desktop personal computer, hand-held PCs, PDAs and the iPhone, and the term “virtual” has come to be understood as “computer-related”, “geeky” or “nerdy”, and “cyber-”anything.  To a segment …

By James D. “Jim” Camp, Jr., and Brian R. Dolan The short answer to that question is “Yes” – under limited circumstances, and unless it is “protected homestead” property. However, some lawyers, possibly thinking solely of “protected homestead,” may respond with a “No” answer if they rely solely on a footnote in Clifton v. Clifton.1 As is well known, Florida’s homestead law – like Gaul – is divided into three parts: 1) a partial exemption regarding ad valorem taxes, 2) …