The Florida estate planning process can be basic or highly complex, depending on the value of a person’s estate, as well as other issues, including instructions for asset distribution or other goals an estate owner might have in mind. Instructions for asset...
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Understanding probate and how to avoid it
If you execute an estate plan in Florida, several legal processes will take place when you die. Even if you pass away before executing a last will and testament, however, your passing will activate the legal system. The term “probate” refers to a specific process that...
Advance directive is a valuable estate planning tool
When you’re young and strong and healthy, you might not consider the possibility that you could become incapacitated at some point in life. This can happen quite suddenly and unexpectedly, such as if you’re involved in a car accident and suffer a traumatic brain...
When to use a revocable versus irrevocable trust
Asset protection is a core component of the estate planning process. Like many estate owners, you might have assets that you want to keep out of a Florida probate court. To do so, you might consider creating a trust. There are two primary types of trust: revocable and...
Estate planning information your executor will need
While you are still of sound mind, it is time to communicate your needs and wishes to your loved ones regarding numerous issues, such as end-of-life care, inheritance and the representation of your Florida estate. Perhaps you have someone in mind to serve as your...
Use power of attorney to avoid conservatorship
Think, for a moment, about the people in your life whom you trust the most. Perhaps your spouse or an adult son or daughter comes to mind. You might have a Florida business partner or long-time friend who is trustworthy. As most people might be able to relate, you no...
Things you need to know about Florida estate tax
There may come a time in your life when someone asks you to be an executor of their estate or lists you as a beneficiary in a last will and testament. In either case, you must navigate a process that typically includes signing documents and, as executor, carrying out...
Estate planning: Should you list a house in a trust or will?
When you execute an estate plan, you are taking control of your assets and ensuring the fulfilment of your wishes for final care and burial. Like most people in Florida and beyond, one of your largest assets is likely your home. You might already have someone in mind...
Why add a business succession plan to your estate plan?
If you are a Florida business owner, then congratulations! You no doubt worked long and hard to develop your idea into a dream and then make that dream a reality. Whether you’re in your 30s, 50s, 60s or older, you have probably given thought to what you want to become...
Change your estate plan every 5 years
If there's one thing that's certain in life, it's that nothing stays the same forever. In fact, you might describe living as a series of changing events. If you have passed age 35, 45 or older, you probably have a lot to look back on and can see how your life has...