Category Archives: Orlando Estate Planning Lawyer
Proper Storage Of Valuable Items Can Make Or Break Your Estate Plan
Personal property, defined as any tangible property you own except real estate, is the least important part of your estate as far as the law is concerned, but it can be the most important part to you and your heirs. For every estate where siblings sue each other or their stepmother over their late… Read More »
Studies Reveal New Data On The Prevalence Of Alzheimer’s Disease And A Promising Treatment
Although Florida is as close as you can get to a paradise for seniors, no matter where you spend your retirement, you will eventually find out that your so-called golden years are not all fun and games. Even if you have prioritized your health throughout your life, the physical and mental effects of aging… Read More »
Final Disposition Of Remains: The Most Important Reason For Remarried Parents To Update Their Will
Two thirds of Americans with a household income above $100,000 per year live paycheck to paycheck, and the other one third feel like their spouses and children only love them for their money. Your family may not show you enough appreciation, but after you meet with an estate planning lawyer, you will have thought… Read More »
Newlyweds Cannot Afford Not To Have The Estate Plan Talk
Getting married is different when you are on the far side of middle age. You have a more realistic vision of what happily ever after will look like, and there is no pressure to keep up with the Joneses with a show stopping wedding. Perhaps the biggest difference is that, once you have passed… Read More »
Save Money Like You Will Break The World Record For Longevity, But Write Your Will Like You Will Die Young
Estate planning is an act of love. You do it so that you can reduce stress for your family in your old age, accounting for the possibility that your family will make decisions about your care and your finances. You save as much money as you can so that you will not have to… Read More »
Summer Retirement Project: Painless Decluttering
Now that you have recently retired, so much has changed, but so much hasn’t changed. You have decided to stay in the same house where you have lived for decades, so you don’t have to get ready for a move. Finding ways to occupy your time is one of the biggest challenges of adjusting… Read More »
Is It Really Worth It To Buy Long-Term Care Insurance?
People buy insurance hoping that they never have to use it. Most of the time, we do not put very much thought into our insurance buying decisions. You buy car insurance because it is against the law to drive without it. If your employer offers health insurance, you sign up for it when you… Read More »
A Snowbird’s Guide To Getting Your Ducks In A Row
While you were working, you always wished that your vacations to Florida could last longer. Now that you are retired, you have all the time in the world to spend in Florida, but it isn’t quite that simple. The mild winter weather is heavenly, but in the summer, you could do without the daily… Read More »
Helping Your Kids Afford Home Ownership: Dos And Don’ts
If you are a parent, then your children figure into your retirement plans in some way or another. Perhaps your attitude is, “We are finished raising our children; our retirement savings are for us, and if there is anything left when we die, our kids can have it,” but even if this is the… Read More »
Your Estate Plan Should Include Care And Support For Family Caregivers, Too
Aging in place and living close to your children or siblings during retirement is the obvious choice for many members of close-knit families, especially if they are already living with other adult family members besides their spouse while they are still in the workforce. On the surface, relying on your family for care seems… Read More »