Recent Blog Posts
What Happens If Your Spouse Dies Before Updating Their Will?
A wide variety of different laws and regulations are used to determine whose assets go to which beneficiaries. Just as the title of this piece suggests, some of these laws and regulations are used to determine what will happen if your spouse dies before they have updated their will. Going over what these laws… Read More »
4 Common Questions Regarding Medicaid Planning
If you would like to obtain Medicaid, but do not satisfy the program’s requirements, then you are going to need to hire someone who can help you plan for Medicaid. Going over the four most common questions regarding Medicaid planning, and speaking with a Medicaid planning lawyer, will allow you to obtain the medical… Read More »
2 Common Probate Problems And Their Solution
Right before your assets can be given to your chosen beneficiaries, they may need to pass through probate. If you can, you should develop an estate plan that allows those assets, and your estate plan, to avoid probate. But, if you don’t do this – or aren’t sure if you should – then there… Read More »
Inheritance Theft In Florida
Even though it may not be as common as you think, inheritance theft can, and does, happen in the state of Florida. Going over what inheritance theft is, and speaking with a lawyer, will make it easier for you to protect your estate. What Is Inheritance Theft? Inheritance theft is a form of tortious… Read More »
The 3 Things You Must Know About Intestate Succession
If you pass away without a will, or some other estate planning arrangement, then your assets will be distributed as per the state of Florida’s intestate succession laws. Going over these laws, and speaking with an estate planning lawyer, will allow you to distribute your assets in the manner that you desire. What Is… Read More »
What Is A Special Needs Trust?
A special needs trust is a special trust that allows you to support, and protect, a family member with special needs of one sort or another. Clarifying what a special needs trust is, and speaking with an estate planning lawyer who can help you develop one, will allow you to protect your family members…. Read More »
The Process Of Creating A Trust For Your Child
You can create a trust for your child. And, depending on your long-term estate planning goals as well as what you would like to give your child, you may want to. Going over the process of creating a trust for your child, and speaking with a lawyer, will allow you to create a trust… Read More »
The Best Way To Plan For Dementia
The Center for Disease Control estimates that, by 2060, 14 million people will have Alzheimer’s or, in turn, some other form of dementia. Given the seriousness of dementia, and the ways in which it erodes one’s quality of life and one’s ability to live their life in a healthy manner, planning for dementia is… Read More »
The Medicaid Look-Back Period
To obtain Medicaid, you must satisfy the asset requirements that Medicaid entails. But, that is not all: you must also satisfy the requirements of Medicaid’s five year look-back period. Going over the requirements of Medicaid’s look-back period, and speaking with a lawyer who specializes in Medicaid planning, will allow you to obtain the medical… Read More »
Selling Your Property To Avoid Probate In Florida
The probate process is time-consuming, expensive, and challenging. But, with proper estate planning, you can avoid probate entirely, allowing your beneficiaries to receive their assets in a timely manner. Going over one of the ways in which this can be accomplished, and speaking with a lawyer, will allow you to avoid probate in an… Read More »
