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The What and Why of a Probate Caveat: What it is, and Why One Might be Filed.

One caveat before we get started: today’s post is all about probate. And caveats. Probate caveats. If you’ve never heard of probate caveats, don’t worry. In today’s post we’ll explain…

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Pencil Me In: Can You Just Handwrite Changes to Your Will or Trust on the Original Document?

We all know that life changes. Constantly. Sometimes instantly. So it makes sense that at some point you might want to make changes to your Last Will and Testament (“Will”)…

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4 Necessary Steps for Estate Administration in Florida.

Probate estate administration is the legal process used to distribute a person’s estate (i.e. property and possessions) after they die. Although it is essential to administer an estate, it is…

Probate Wills & Trusts

5 Key Trusts and Estates Terms You Should Know.

When planning your estate, it’s important to understand some of the more common trusts and estates terms generally used by the law and your probate lawyer. Here are 5 trusts…

Probate Estate Planning

Who is a “Personal Representative” and What Does He or She Do?

When you die, you not only leave behind all your loved ones, you leave behind all your property — both real, personal, and digital. You may also leave behind a…

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Do you have a safe deposit box?

Safe deposit box cause a lot of headaches when the box owner dies. Certain people (such as a spouse, a parent, an adult child/grandchild, or a person named as a…

Probate Wills & Trusts

Should I have a Durable Power of Attorney?

In my opinion, a durable power of attorney is often times the most important estate planning document that you can have. It’s also one of the most abused documents (more about…

Probate Wills & Trusts

Handwritten Wills

Is a handwritten Will valid in Florida? Sure is! As long as it is signed by the testator (that’s the person making the Will) at the end of the document,…

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The What and Why of a Probate Caveat: What it is, and Why One Might be Filed.

Pencil Me In: Can You Just Handwrite Changes to Your Will or Trust on the Original Document?

4 Necessary Steps for Estate Administration in Florida.

5 Key Trusts and Estates Terms You Should Know.

Who is a “Personal Representative” and What Does He or She Do?

Do you have a safe deposit box?

Should I have a Durable Power of Attorney?

Handwritten Wills

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