Estate Planning

Buying or Selling Property in Florida? Then You Need to Know About Warranty Deeds.

Deeds are critical when exchanging property. In fact, if you are buying or selling property in Florida, then you need to know about deeds, and especially warranty deeds. What’s in…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

Where the Heck Did I Put It? A Lost or Destroyed Will in Florida.

During our lifetimes, we can often make right things that go wrong, or we can replace lost or stolen items. But all that ends when we die. Which brings up…

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Estate Planning Wills & Trusts

Why You Need a Trust Lawyer in Florida

As Americans, we pride ourselves on our independence. And heck, being able to get things done and do them yourself is almost always a good thing. Almost always. Not always.…

Estate Planning

3 Facts to Know about Custodial Accounts

There are lots of things you should know about custodial accounts (UTMA/UGMA), and plenty of reasons to speak with a knowledgeable estate and probate lawyer about them. But starting with…

Estate Planning Probate

What Happens if a Decedent Owned Property in Multiple States?

Have you ever wondered what happens if a decedent owned property in multiple states? Exactly how would probate of the property be handled if the property the decedent owned wasn’t…

Estate Planning

4 Basic Terms You Should Know if Considering a 529 College Account.

Often referred to simply as a “529,” prepaid college accounts (referred to here as “529 college accounts” or “529 plan”), 529 college accounts can be a great way to save…

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Estate Planning Wills & Trusts

What Happens to a Donor Advised Fund at Death?

When it comes to estate planning and charitable giving, there are a lot of tools that can be used to achieve an individual’s estate planning needs. A donor advised fund…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

3 Duties Every Personal Representative Must Accomplish to Administer an Estate.

The duties of a personal representative in administering a decedent’s estate are many and varied. In a very broad sense, there are 3 duties every personal representative must accomplish in…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

What is a Power of Appointment and What Can it Do?

Short Summary A “power of appointment” gives someone authority over who inherits property from your estate or trust. In Florida, this tool can simplify your plan or cause major issues…

Estate Planning Probate

The 3 Types of Probate in Florida

Good estate planning helps you to avoid probate. That’s where an estate planning attorney comes into play. Probate in Florida is the time-consuming and expensive court process that oversees the…

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Estate Planning

Buying or Selling Property in Florida? Then You Need to Know About Warranty Deeds.

Where the Heck Did I Put It? A Lost or Destroyed Will in Florida.

Why You Need a Trust Lawyer in Florida

3 Facts to Know about Custodial Accounts

What Happens if a Decedent Owned Property in Multiple States?

4 Basic Terms You Should Know if Considering a 529 College Account.

What Happens to a Donor Advised Fund at Death?

3 Duties Every Personal Representative Must Accomplish to Administer an Estate.

What is a Power of Appointment and What Can it Do?

The 3 Types of Probate in Florida

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