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The law office of Warren B. Brams, P.A., is located in central West Palm Beach, Florida, convenient to I-95 (Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.) and the Florida Turnpike ((Okeechobee Blvd.).

The firm provides services in Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie, and Broward counties.

The firm focuses in three areas of law: family law, probate, and guardianship. Since 1987, Mr. Brams has had significant experience in all aspects of family law, including the following issues: local, national and international child custody, visitation, support, grandparental rights, alimony, and property division. The firm attempts to provide full services for all types of families, including unmarried couples, those involving non-parental caregivers and families caring for incapacitated adults. The firm also provides a variety of services assisting people with planning for their future needs in the event of death, disability, or divorce. We regularly help people with their will, trust and estate planning needs, and the probate or administration of estates and trusts.

Our objective is to provide full service for all of your family-related needs. An initial one-half hour free consultation is available. If we can assist you, please call for a consultation today. If you would like to receive additional information about our qualifications, services or fees, please see my attached Curriculum Vitae and Schedule of Fees.

CURRICULUM VITAE

Warren B. Brams

Born: West Palm Beach, FL - September 30, 1963

Law Office of Warren B. Brams, P.A., formed 1991
Warren B. Brams, Esq. President

Education:
Boston University School of Management, 1984, B.S., B.A., with a concentration in Accounting

University of Florida, 1987, J.D.

Juris Doctor - May 1987 from the University of Florida

Numerous continuing education seminars each year including the Certification Review Course for Family Law and attendance at the annual Convention of the Florida Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Professional Involvement:
Secretary of the Florida Bar Family Law Litigation Support Professionals Committee, 1997-1999

Member of Palm Beach County Bar Association

SCHEDULE OF FEES

Family Law Matters

Family Law Matters are billed either on a flat fee or an hourly basis, depending upon whether the matter is contested or uncontested. While the particular facts and circumstances of your case will determine the exact amount of the fee, flat fees typically range from $1,000 - $1,800, including costs, depending upon the matter. Examples of matters which can be billed on a flat fee basis are:

  • stepparent and grandparent adoptions;
  • uncontested dissolution of marriage, including the preparation of any marital settlement agreements, deeds, or other documents necessary to complete transfer of property;
  • uncontested paternity matters;
  • preparation of ante-nuptial agreements; and
  • other uncontested visitation and custody matters.
Guardianship

Guardianship matters also can be billed upon a flat fee basis or an hourly basis. Flat fees will typically range from $1,000 - $1,800, including costs, depending upon the complexity of the issues involved. Examples of matters which can be billed on a flat fee basis include:

  • uncontested or voluntary guardianships for children or adults, including the establishment of any guardianship
Please note that once the guardianship has been established, fees will be charged on an hourly basis. The establishment of the guardianship includes the preparation of all documents necessary for the guardianship of both the person and the property, including the establishment of any restrictive repository and the preparation of the initial inventory and/or plan.

Probate

Probate matters are billed either on a flat fee basis or an hourly basis, depending upon the nature of the matter. Matters which are billed on a flat fee basis include:

  • the preparation of a simple will ($100.00)
  • the preparation of powers of attorney, living wills, declarations of instructions to health care givers, anatomical organ donation designations ($25.00 per document)
  • administration of abbreviated estate proceedings including family administration and summary administration ($500.00 plus filing fees and costs)
Full probate administrations are generally charged at the State Statutory Rate of approximately three percent (3%) of the estate for estate inventory purposes/ (This normally excludes monies which pass inside of a living or revocable trust.) Additional fees will be charged on an hourly basis in the event that litigation or other non-probate administration services are provided.

Hourly Rate

The present hourly rate is $200.00 per hour. An additional charge of five percent (5%) is charged to cover all internal administration costs. This includes all photocopying, long distance and local telephone, facsimile, and U. S. Mail postage charges. This normally includes the copying of documents provided by your but may not include obtaining records or other documents from third sources who normally will not allow us to copy their original documents in our office.


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