Category Archives: Orlando Estate Planning Lawyer
Planning For Memory Care
Memory impairment, whether due to Alzheimer’s disease or to other causes, is prevalent in older adults. It is painful to watch a family member grow increasingly forgetful, and perhaps have little memory of the experiences you have shared together; it is equally unsettling to imagine yourself in that situation. In fact, confronting the thought… Read More »
Estate Planning Is Less Difficult Than You Think
Getting started on your estate plan can be intimidating. These days, most people are having trouble finding encouragement about their financial situation, and when you search for advice about estate planning online, you tend to find the horror stories first. You read about bitter disputes among family members during probate and about creditors and… Read More »
Hybrid Life Insurance: The Best Of Both Worlds
Everything is so expensive these days that it is easy to lose sight of the things that are exceptionally expensive and always has been. Imagine that you are sitting at your local diner, which is packed with retirees, all of whom are grousing about how “egg-flation” has increased the price of the senior breakfast. … Read More »
3 Financial Mistakes To Avoid During Retirement
Don’t let the images you see on estate planning websites fool you; retirement is not fabulous or glamorous for most people, but this does not mean that you will never be able to afford to retire. The financial decisions you make now can help put you in a position to enjoy a comparable lifestyle… Read More »
Questions To Ask Before Investing In Annuities
Preparing for retirement means setting up one or more guaranteed income streams, but you can only do this with the resources you have. Living off of the interest of your savings is only possible if you are wealthy and interest rates are robust. Jobs that pay you a lifetime pension after retirement are a… Read More »
Recently Divorced People, Update Your Estate Plan
A lot of things that are mundane when you are married are exhilarating when you are recently divorced, such as filing your income taxes or refinancing your home mortgage. If your marriage was riddled with conflict over finances, then it is a relief to manage your finances as a newly single person. You can… Read More »
6 Ways To Keep Your Assets Out Of Probate
According to the Physician on FIRE blog, in which FIRE stands for Financial Independence, Retire Early, the main purpose of estate planning is to avoid the costly and time-consuming process of probate. If you write a will, you have avoided the worst-case scenario, which is the court deciding how to divide your assets and,… Read More »
Estate Planning Pro Tip: Don’t Be Insurance Poor
With the exception of the occasional sprightly gecko, it is very difficult to come up with a gimmick that will make people want to buy insurance; it simply isn’t glamorous or cool. Young people tend to think of insurance as something that old people buy, so perhaps the matinee idols of the Baby Boomer… Read More »
Make Sure That Your Will Does Not Conflict With Your Prenuptial Agreement
Young people are always saying things to which you cannot relate, further reminding you that you are old. “7:30 in the morning is too early to get up.” “What’s a modem?” “Prenuptial agreements kill the romance.” Of course, older people are wiser. Once you get to a certain age, the age when you feel… Read More »
The Courts Will Not Rule On Religious Questions, So Be Clear About Your Wishes In Your Estate Plan
Perhaps a relative of yours was buried in his military uniform, or at another relative’s funeral, everyone sang the decedent’s favorite hymn. It is possible that the surviving family members just knew what the decedent would have wanted at their funeral, but more likely, they let their relatives know, either verbally or in writing. … Read More »