Plantation Temporary & Permanent Injunction Attorney

Injunction fights in Plantation usually get filed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, which sits in and for Broward County, and they tend to move faster than almost any other kind of civil case. A judge may be asked to freeze a bank account, stop a partner from locking you out, or block the sale of a building before the other side has even finished reading the complaint. The Andrew M. Schwartz Legal Team handles business and real estate disputes for owners, investors, and families across Broward and Palm Beach Counties, and a Plantation temporary & permanent injunction attorney from our firm can step in when a dispute cannot wait for a final judgment.

The difference between a temporary and a permanent injunction matters for planning. A temporary injunction is meant to hold things in place while the lawsuit plays out, and it can sometimes be sought on an emergency basis. A permanent injunction comes at the end of the case, after the court has decided the merits, and it becomes part of the final relief. What you need to prove, how fast you have to move, and what the other side will argue all depend on which one you are pursuing or defending against.

Plantation sits in the middle of a dense commercial corridor, with professional offices, retail centers, medical practices, and family-owned companies all packed close together. When the people who own those businesses and properties fall out, the first question is usually what has to be stopped right now, and the second is how to keep the company or the real estate intact until the dispute is resolved.

Why Choose the Andrew M. Schwartz Legal Team for Injunction Cases

The Andrew M. Schwartz Legal Team represents business owners, investors, and families in South Florida’s most difficult business and real estate disputes, serving clients in Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, and throughout Broward County and Palm Beach County. Injunctions are one of the core areas the firm lists, alongside partnership disputes and corporate dissolution, business and real estate litigation, and outside general counsel services. The firm is experienced in obtaining temporary and permanent injunctions, including early and emergency relief, to protect a client’s vital business interests, company assets, and real property while a dispute is being resolved.

Founder Andrew M. He earned his undergraduate degree from Emory University in 1986 and his law degree from the University of Miami in 1989. His career has centered on complex contract disputes, business divorces, and conflicts among partners, LLC members, and shareholders, which are exactly the disputes that tend to produce injunction fights. He is joined by Senior Counsel Sundeep Nath, a Northwestern-trained litigator with years of experience in business and real estate cases in state and federal courts.

The firm practices as a true legal team, meaning everyone working on a matter knows the file. That matters in emergency litigation, where a client may call at an odd moment with news that assets are moving or a lockout has happened. The firm keeps a strict 24 hour return call policy and answers the phone when clients call. Its attorneys are also experienced in mediation and arbitration as well as courtroom litigation, so the strategy can fit the goal, whether that is a fast court order or a negotiated standstill.

On the results side, in 2024 the firm won a 32-page final judgment from the Broward County Circuit Court granting its client specific performance of a commercial real estate contract, after a five-day bench trial. That is a court ordering a party to do what it promised, which is the same family of equitable relief that injunctions belong to, and it reflects the kind of record-building and trial work that equitable cases demand.

Situations That Lead to Injunction Requests in Broward County

• Diverted Company Funds: When a partner or manager is moving money out of company accounts, or cannot account for it, an injunction can be sought to stop assets from being transferred or spent while claims for an accounting and breach of fiduciary duty are pending.
• Business Divorce and Deadlock: Co-owners of an LLC or corporation who cannot agree on management may need court orders preserving the status quo, restraining one owner from shutting out the other, or protecting the business during a dissolution case.
• Judicial Dissolution Proceedings: In a corporate dissolution case, Florida law lets the court issue injunctions, appoint a receiver or custodian, and take other steps to preserve company assets until a full hearing can be held.
• Real Property Disputes: Co-owners, former partners, or heirs who disagree over a building may need an order blocking a sale, a transfer, or a change in possession while a partition or quiet title action is decided.
• Failed Commercial Closings: When a seller tries to walk away from a contract or sell to someone else, relief that keeps the property available can be essential to a later claim for specific performance.
• Breached Operating and Shareholder Agreements: Where an owner violates the terms of the agreement that governs the company, a court may be asked to enforce those terms directly rather than leave the injured owner with a damages claim alone.
• Family Business Conflicts: Siblings, parents and children, or spouses who share ownership sometimes need prompt court intervention to protect company assets and operations while the family sorts out control and compensation.
• Defending Against an Injunction: Owners and managers who have been served with a motion or order restricting how they run their company need a response that protects daily operations and tests whether the other side met its burden.

What to Do Right Away If You Need an Injunction or Have Been Served With One

If you think assets are being moved or you are being pushed out, start gathering documents today. Bank statements, operating or shareholder agreements, partnership agreements, the deed or purchase contract for any real estate, emails and texts showing what was said, and any records of transfers are what a court will look at. Injunctions turn heavily on evidence of what is actually happening, so a clean timeline helps. Do not confront the other owner in writing in a way that tips off the problem before your lawyer has weighed the options, and do not move or spend company money yourself as a form of self-help, because that can hand the other side an argument against you.

Speed matters because a court asked for emergency relief will want to know why you did not come sooner. Waiting weeks after you learned of the problem gives the other side room to argue there is no real urgency. At the same time, the filing has to be built carefully, since the person asking for the order generally has to show a real threat of harm that money damages would not fix. Our firm can evaluate whether early or emergency relief is realistic, or whether another route, such as a demand letter or a negotiated standstill, makes more sense.

Cases tied to Plantation are typically filed in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, which sits in and for Broward County, and Broward circuit civil matters are handled through the Clerk at the Central Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. The Broward courts also operate a West Regional Courthouse in Plantation. The Seventeenth Circuit has a complex business division that handles matters such as dissolution of certain business entities and large business and construction litigation, and a case can be directly filed there only under the procedure set out in its administrative order. Federal claims or cases with diverse parties may belong in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, which holds court in Fort Lauderdale. Which court is right depends on the claims and the parties, and that choice is worth making deliberately.

If you are on the receiving end, do not ignore the papers. A temporary order can take effect quickly and may restrict what you can do with accounts, property, or the business itself. Read it carefully, comply with it while you challenge it, and call a lawyer right away. Violating an injunction, even by mistake, creates problems that are much harder to fix than the original dispute.

How Injunctions Fit Into Partnership and Dissolution Cases

Injunctions rarely stand alone. They are usually one tool inside a bigger case about control, money, or ownership. In an LLC dispute under Florida’s limited liability company statute, grounds for judicial dissolution include deadlock that threatens irreparable injury, misappropriation or waste of assets that causes injury, and situations where it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business under the operating agreement. A court in a dissolution case can also appoint a receiver or custodian, but it must hold a hearing first, with notice to the parties and an interested person the court designates.

For corporations, Florida law gives shareholders a way to seek dissolution, and once such a proceeding is under way the court can issue injunctions and take other steps to preserve corporate assets. There is also a buyout path: the corporation, or one or more shareholders if the corporation does not elect, may elect to purchase the petitioning shareholder’s shares at fair value, and if the parties agree on value and terms within 60 days after the first election is filed, the court enters an order directing the purchase. That election is irrevocable unless the court finds it equitable to set it aside or modify it. Knowing these mechanics early shapes whether you ask for an injunction to buy time, push toward a buyout, or prepare for a full dissolution.

Your own agreement also matters. If an operating or shareholder agreement has a deadlock sale provision that is initiated before the court finds deadlock grounds exist, that provision can take the place of a judicial dissolution order. Reading the agreement carefully at the start can change the whole approach.

Injunctions in Real Estate and Contract Disputes

Property cases raise their own timing issues. A claim for specific performance of a real estate contract carries a one-year limitation period under Florida law, so a buyer who waits to see whether a seller will come around can lose the claim. Written contract claims generally have a five-year period, while claims on oral or implied contracts have four. Injunctive relief that keeps the property from being sold or encumbered can be what preserves the buyer’s remedy while the case proceeds.

Co-ownership disputes bring in partition and quiet title. Partition actions are brought in equity, and when a property cannot be fairly divided the court may order it sold and the proceeds shared in proportion to ownership. If the property qualifies as heirs property under Florida’s partition statute, special rules apply, including a requirement that the court consider whether dividing the land in kind would prejudice the cotenants as a group before ordering a sale. Quiet title actions let an owner clear a cloud on title and may be filed in any county where part of the land sits. Where an owner fears a transfer or sale during one of these cases, an injunction can keep the status quo intact.

Plantation Injunction Questions Answered

What is the difference between a temporary and a permanent injunction?

A temporary injunction holds the situation in place while the lawsuit is pending, so that harm does not occur before the court can decide the case. A permanent injunction is part of the final judgment and issues after the court has ruled on the merits. The standards, the evidence, and the timing differ for each.

How fast can a court act on an injunction request?

It depends on the urgency and the judge’s calendar. Courts can hear requests for early and emergency relief when there is a real threat of immediate harm, but the request has to be supported by evidence and filed promptly. Delay on your part can weaken the argument that the situation is urgent.

Can a court stop a business partner from moving company money?

Yes, in appropriate cases. When money is being diverted or spent, a court can order relief to prevent assets from being moved or used while claims such as breach of fiduciary duty and an accounting are pending. You will need to show evidence of what is happening and why waiting would cause harm.

Do I need to file a lawsuit to get an injunction?

An injunction is generally sought within a lawsuit, either as a claim in the complaint or by motion in a case already pending. That means the injunction request is tied to an underlying claim, such as breach of an agreement, breach of fiduciary duty, or a dissolution or property dispute.

What happens if I am served with an injunction I think is wrong?

Follow it while you contest it, and contact a lawyer immediately. You can challenge whether the other side met its burden and ask the court to modify or dissolve the order. Ignoring or violating it can create additional trouble regardless of the merits.

Can an injunction be used against a family member who co-owns the business?

It can. The law treats a family business like any other company when it comes to protecting assets and enforcing agreements. These cases call for discretion, since the relationships matter, but the financial interests still have to be protected at every step.

Will the court appoint a receiver instead of or along with an injunction?

Sometimes. In an LLC or corporate dissolution case, a court can appoint a receiver or custodian upon a showing of sufficient merit, but it must first hold a hearing after notice to the parties and an interested person it designates. A receiver may be useful where the business needs ongoing management while the owners fight.

Is an injunction worth pursuing if the dispute might settle?

Often, yes. An injunction can protect assets and strengthen your hand in negotiation or mediation, because the other side faces real limits on what it can do. Our attorneys are experienced in mediation and arbitration and look for the resolution that serves your goals and budget, rather than prolonging a case for its own sake.

I live in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. Can you handle an injunction for my South Florida business?

Yes. We regularly represent clients from those states who have business or real estate interests in Broward and Palm Beach Counties, and we handle the local court appearances so you do not have to travel for every hearing. We keep you informed at each stage.

Does the limitation period matter for injunction cases?

It can. The injunction depends on an underlying claim, and that claim has its own deadline. Specific performance has a one-year period, written contract claims have five years, oral contract claims four, and fraud claims four years from discovery with an outer cap of 12 years. Waiting can cost you the claim itself, not just the emergency relief.

Do you take referrals from other lawyers on injunction matters?

Yes. A significant part of our practice comes from referrals by other attorneys, including out of state lawyers whose clients have disputes in Florida. We communicate with referring counsel throughout the matter and respect their relationship with the client.

Serving Injunction Clients Across Plantation and Broward County

We represent clients in Plantation and throughout Broward County, including Fort Lauderdale, Sunrise, Davie, Weston, Pembroke Pines, Hollywood, Coral Springs, Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, Lauderhill, Tamarac, Coconut Creek, Parkland, Miramar, and Cooper City. Business owners and property investors in each of these communities can find themselves in disputes that call for fast court action.

The firm also serves Palm Beach County, including Boca Raton, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, and Palm Beach Gardens, along with clients across South Florida. Many of our clients live in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut but own businesses or real estate here, and we represent them in Florida courts from start to finish.

Talk With a Plantation Injunction Attorney Today

When assets are at risk, a lockout has happened, or a sale is about to close that should not, the next few days can shape the whole case. A Plantation injunction attorney from the Andrew M. Schwartz Legal Team can review your documents, explain whether temporary or permanent relief fits your situation, and tell you plainly what to expect. Call us to schedule a consultation, and we will get back to you within 24 hours if we are in court when you call.