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Frequent Flier Miles and Estate Law
Many people dream of spending their retirement years traveling the world. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has put the travel plans of millions of retirees on hold indefinitely. Thanks to an increasing number of COVID-19 vaccine doses being administered, the number of new cases nationwide has been decreasing in the past few weeks, but the… Read More »
Make Your Wishes About Guardianship Known Now, While You Are Healthy Enough Not to Need a Guardian
You have probably heard heartbreaking stories of elder abuse in which a caregiver, in some cases a professional caregiver but in other cases a family member, swindled an elderly person out of large sums of money while the person was in failing health. Perhaps the unscrupulous caregiver talked the victim into changing his will… Read More »
Why Not Writing a Will Makes Probate More Difficult
If you have been working with a financial planner, or even if you have just been researching their websites as an early stage of your New Year’s resolution to start working with one, you have probably found a lot of information about how to keep certain assets from becoming part of your estate. Financial… Read More »
Should You Divide Your Estate Equally Among Your Children?
When your children are little, you can only guess what they will be like as adults? Will the daughter who loves drawing grow up to use her excellent fine motor skills to cook elaborate family meals for holidays, and will she use her eye for details in a career as a forensic scientist, a… Read More »
A Crash Course in Probate Law Terminology
In theory, there are a lot of legal processes that are so common that you should be able to complete them without hiring a lawyer. You probably know someone who has legally changed their name, gotten a divorce, or adopted a child, and they may or may not have had professional legal representation. In… Read More »
Advantages of Holding Property in Trust
Setting up a trust for children or grandchildren is a common practice. After all, there are times when parents want to set up parameters for the inheritance of their adult children. This could be because they worry their child will use their inheritance on unhealthy habits or that the spouse of their child will… Read More »
The Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Can Shed Some Holiday Cheer on Your Estate Planning Process
When your children were little, the holidays were a time of unbridled excitement. What could be more fun than watching your children discover previously unseen details in the holiday décor, tear open the wrapping paper on their presents, and stuff their faces with candy canes and gingerbread cookies? Now that they are adults, the… Read More »
Planning the Future of Your Florida Assets
In order to take care of the ones you love after you pass away, it is important you make proper estate plans. This is true for everyone, not just individuals with massive amounts of property and assets. If you have assets and you want them to be distributed to your beneficiaries, talk to an… Read More »
3 Estate Planning Tools
While there are a lot of variables from person to person, there are three main documents that need to be created when you are setting up an estate plan. Having these documents in place means you will know your wishes will be carried out and your assets will be distributed in the manner you… Read More »
Asset Protection Planning & Handling Debts in Estate Planning, Part II
Any plans for handling the debts of a decedent in estates requires very careful planning with an estate planning attorney, otherwise it is entirely possible that creditors or other sources of liability (such as plaintiffs in litigation) could end up significantly interfering with your inheritance plans for your family and loved ones. We’ve previously… Read More »