It wasn’t that long ago that most households in Brevard County started their days by reading the newspaper that arrived on their doorsteps each morning. Of course, the internet has changed all of that. Though you might not get USA Today or your other favorite paper as...
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Wills & Trusts
Big estate-planning change coming to Florida law
We are in the last days of 2019, so brace yourself for the annual media tradition of looking back at the biggest stories, tragedies and surprises of the year. While those kinds of articles can be useful and even entertaining, our goal in this installation of our...
Have a good day – and much more
Everyone wants to have a good day, and at the beginning of the year, everyone wanted to have a good 2019. We all want more than that, however. People want a good retirement and a good, long life. But many people stop there, when in reality they can have more,...
One of many reasons why billionaires like Florida
Many of our regular Brevard County legal blog readers know that Florida does not have an estate tax. For some residents (especially those who have significant assets), that tax’s absence is one of the reasons they moved to the Sunshine State, or why they never moved...
Devising a plan to make an estate plan
Which would your family rather do: spend the day at Cocoa Riverfront Park or discuss estate planning? Tour the Brevard Museum of History and Natural Science or discuss the inevitability of mortality? The answers are probably pretty obvious – we would all prefer...
E-wills make sense for a select few
Starting next year, you will be able to create and sign a Florida will online and then store it in the cloud. While it is certainly going to be more convenient to create a will online while you’re at home, the real question is whether or not an electronic will is...
Life lesson learned with a bride in ER
Because we regularly share information here in our Brevard County legal blog about estate planning, probate, wills, trusts, asset protection and related topics, we know full well the challenges of not only making those subjects interesting, but in making people...
Are you a new parent? Time for first estate-planning steps
If you and your significant other have just had your first child, your hands are full. There a long list of important things for new moms and dads to take care of. But one of those things that should be on that long list for new Brevard County parents is estate...
A look inside Florida’s “homestead” definitions
When Florida became a state back in 1845, it was well before electricity and air conditioning were in homes. In an effort to try to get folks to pull up stakes and move to Florida, leaders devised a way to provide settlers protections they would not be likely to get...
Part II: planning for death of a spouse
Regular readers of our Brevard County legal blog know that we recently wrote about steps couples can take to protect themselves and their assets. It is simply inevitable that one spouse will pass on before the other, so it is important to plan ahead so that the...