Estate Planning

Dying on Your Own Terms: A Brief Look at Medical Aid in Dying

Frequently incorrectly called “assisted suicide” or “euthanasia,” medical aid in dying allows a terminally ill yet still mentally capable adult who has six months or less to live to end…

Estate Planning Wills & Trusts

2 Fast Facts About Filing a Will in Florida

At the time of your death, your personal representative has to file your Will with the probate court. There is plenty to know about drafting and filing a Last Will…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

The 2 Types of Special Needs Trusts

A special needs trust (sometimes called a “supplemental needs trust” or abbreviated “SNT”) is a trust that is set up to take care of a disabled individual. This may be…

Estate Planning Probate Wills & Trusts

What a Probate Lawyer Does for You That No One Else Does

Not everyone likes lawyers—until they need one, that is. Then your local attorney goes from “zero” to “hero.” But what, exactly, do attorneys do for you? Most of us may…

Estate Planning Probate

4 Types of Assets that are Exempt from Probate in Florida

Quick Summary The probate process involves identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person (a “decedent”) and paying the decedent’s debts. Not all probate assets, however, are subject to…

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…

Estate Planning Wills & Trusts

3 Reasons Why You Need to Have 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…

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Estate Planning

Dying on Your Own Terms: A Brief Look at Medical Aid in Dying

2 Fast Facts About Filing a Will in Florida

The 2 Types of Special Needs Trusts

What a Probate Lawyer Does for You That No One Else Does

4 Types of Assets that are Exempt from Probate in Florida

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.

3 Reasons Why You Need to Have a Trust Lawyer in Florida.

3 Facts to Know about Custodial Accounts

What Happens if a Decedent Owned Property in Multiple States?

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