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Demystifying Florida Probate: Understanding the Process

Florida probate is a legal procedure that is often surrounded by misconceptions and confusion. It’s essential to demystify this process and gain a clear understanding of what it entails. What…

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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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2 Misconceptions You May Have About Probate Administration in Florida

You’re at the movies, popcorn in hand, sitting on the edge of your seat, body tense with anticipation. It’s that part of the movie when all will be revealed. Decedent’s…

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

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

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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…

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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…

Probate Wills & Trusts

If You Are “In Terrorem” of a Will Contest, Can You Include a “No Contest” Clause in Your Florida Will?

If you anticipate that a disgruntled heir is going to challenge your Last Will and Testament (“Will”) after you die, can you include a “no contest” clause in your Florida…

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Probate

Demystifying Florida Probate: Understanding the Process

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

2 Misconceptions You May Have About Probate Administration in Florida

Casey Kasem & Larry King: Celebrity Estate Planning Disasters

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

The 2 Types of Special Needs Trusts

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

If You Are “In Terrorem” of a Will Contest, Can You Include a “No Contest” Clause in Your Florida Will?

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