Estate Planning

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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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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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2 Ways to Resign as Trustee in Florida

As we have mentioned before, the job of a trustee is critical. But it’s not easy. A trustee is a fiduciary. As such, he or she has several duties to…

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Off to College? Don’t Forget to Pack These 3 Critical Estate Planning Documents.

Death can strike anyone at any time. It does not afflict only the old and feeble. Death can come unexpectedly even to young, vibrant college students. We see this all…

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Don’t Leave Without Me: Florida’s Simultaneous Death Laws

In our business, trusts and estate law, we must anticipate some of the more difficult and heart-rending situations. Like simultaneous death. However unlikely, such tragedies do occur. One heartbreaking example…

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2 Reasons Why You Should Not Put Your Children’s Names on the Deed to Your Home

30‑Second Takeaway Adding a child to your deed does avoid probate—but it also hands your house to their creditors, ex‑spouse, and the IRS, and it can even delay Medicaid benefits. Better…

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Estate Planning

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

2 Ways to Resign as Trustee in Florida

Off to College? Don’t Forget to Pack These 3 Critical Estate Planning Documents.

Don’t Leave Without Me: Florida’s Simultaneous Death Laws

2 Reasons Why You Should Not Put Your Children’s Names on the Deed to Your Home

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