Estate Planning

Empowering Women: Taking Control of Your Healthcare and Finances Through Two Important Estate Planning Documents

It’s paramount for women to establish advanced directives and designate a durable power of attorney to ensure their healthcare and financial wishes are respected in critical times. Historically, women have…

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Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

Can I Revoke My Will?

The short answer is yes, you can revoke your will. Creating a will is a crucial step in ensuring that your assets are distributed according to your wishes after…

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Estate Planning Probate

Where is Probate Handled?

Where Should You Open a Probate Administration For Someone Who Passed Away? The answer is the county where the person resided. For example, if the decedent lived in Fort Lauderdale,…

What Business Owners Need to know about the Corporate Transparency Act

Estate Planning Wills & Trusts

The Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a crucial legislative update that could have a significant impact on your business. Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is…

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Estate Planning Probate

Practical Tips and Strategies to Handle Difficult Beneficiaries in Your Estate

A common issue some clients face when planning their estates is dealing with difficult beneficiaries. Our Fort Lauderdale estate planning attorneys understand that managing “problem beneficiaries” can be challenging,…

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Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

Can Non-Residents Serve as Personal Representatives?

As a reminder, a personal representative is the person appointed by the court to be the executor of someone’s estate during a probate administration. Who is Eligible to Serve as…

Estate Planning Probate

Can an Estranged Child Make Medical Decisions for You?

Can an Estranged Child Make Medical Decisions for You? Family members don’t always get along. Let’s face it; relationships can be…well, complicated. And sometimes, people break apart. Some ruptures can…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

Celebrity Estate Lessons: Heath Ledger and the Importance of Domicile

The loss of a young life is always tragic. And sometimes, if it is the death of a celebrity, it hits home for so many of us — because, having…

Estate Planning Probate

3 Stumbling Blocks Your Probate Estate in Florida May Run Into

Administering a probate estate in Florida does not always run smoothly. While probate administration can be simple in some cases, others encounter plenty of stumbling blocks along the way. Having…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

Casey Kasem & Larry King: Celebrity Estate Planning Disasters

Celebrities entertain and amuse us. And following their lives can be so exciting. There is so much to focus on: celebrity fashions, weight gain and weight loss, endless marriages and…

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Estate Planning

Empowering Women: Taking Control of Your Healthcare and Finances Through Two Important Estate Planning Documents

Can I Revoke My Will?

Where is Probate Handled?

The Corporate Transparency Act: What Business Owners Need to Know

Practical Tips and Strategies to Handle Difficult Beneficiaries in Your Estate

Can Non-Residents Serve as Personal Representatives?

Can an Estranged Child Make Medical Decisions for You?

Celebrity Estate Lessons: Heath Ledger and the Importance of Domicile

3 Stumbling Blocks Your Probate Estate in Florida May Run Into

Casey Kasem & Larry King: Celebrity Estate Planning Disasters

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