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General Civil Practices
General Law Practice
Philpott Law offers its clients a range of services in the area of
general civil practice, such as contracts and property-related matters.
Located in DeLand, Florida, our attorneys welcome clients from
throughout Central Florida including Daytona Beach, Orange City, Deltona and surrounding areas.
Civil law is an extremely broad area
of law that deals in private rights. This can include rights under
contracts, wills or employment agreements. Civil law also deals with
claims based on the negligence of another, including claims for injuries
sustained in auto accidents or slip-and-falls. Civil law also includes
property rights, employment issues, defamation, landlord-tenant
relationships and much more. Simply said, it covers just about
everything that is noncriminal.
Our Civil Practice
Our law firm handles civil matters such as these:
Contracts.
- Review
- Breach of contract and defense
- Unjust enrichment
- Non compete agreements and defense
Did you know these things about contracts?
- Not all agreements between parties have the legal status of being a contract.
- Some contracts are not required to be in writing.
- The Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) governs contracts involving the sale of goods over $500.
- There
is a difference between a contract that promises to do an act in the
future in exchange for another's promise to do an act in the future, and
a contract that requires an act for an act.
Property. Property law is a division of civil law
that encompasses a broad range of issues. Many firms specialize in
specific areas of property law, such as foreclosures and bankruptcy.
Property law sometimes involves issues of contract law (see above), such
as a real estate contracts or leases. Our firm practices in the area of
general property law and deals primarily in matters involving:
- Landlord/Tenant
- Quit-claim deeds
- Quiet title actions
- Adverse possession claims/defense
- Declaration judgements
- Miscellaneous civil maters
Did you know...
- That claims for money damages less than $5,000.00 may be persued in small claim court and usually does not require an attorney.
- That claims less than $15,000.00 but more than $5,000.00 must be filed in county court?
- That claims more than $15,000.00 must be filed in the circuit court?
- That in some circumstances a court may award remedy in a contracts case even when no written or verbal contract exists between the parties!
- That a court may award you land or property even though you are not the 'title' or 'record' owner
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