Sometimes, when someone dies, their family discovers that there is something amiss with their estate plan or last will. Maybe they disinherited all of their direct family members in favor of the paid medical assistant who lived with them in their last month. Perhaps...
As someone who is young, you may not think that it’s important for you to have a will. You don’t have children, barely have any property and don’t see any reason that you’d need one. A will is an excellent legal document, though, and it can protect you in a few ways....
Putting your financial house in order can protect your long-term interests and help you avoid stress, especially if you’re experiencing any anxiety over the November election. While every family’s situation is different, there are practices that can help...
An oral will sounds simple. When you approach the end of your life, you’ll call your heirs and have them gather at the nursing home. There, you’ll outline exactly what you want to happen with your estate and who should get which assets. You even like the fact that...
An estate plan is a series of legal documents and tools that should help achieve a number of goals, the most well-known being the transition of our assets. Once we take the time to set up these plans, our estate should be set. Unfortunately, not every estate plan...
Florida wills need to go through the probate process before the executor can settle the estate. However, there is often a question of who is able to participate in these proceedings. This arises most often when someone is either left out of the will or feels that they...
Florida residents who care for a special needs individual know that it is not always the easiest thing to do. A variety of factors require consideration to guarantee that the individual receives the best care available to them. Special needs trusts, or SNT, are often...
Creating your end of life plans can be an intimidating and complicated process. While one of the most common mistakes regarding estate planning is not having a plan to begin with, the next biggest mistakes include not updating said plan or failing to let your heirs...
Estate planning is a top priority for many people living in Florida. The Sunshine State remains a top retirement destination, so many older residents put effort into drawing up wills, living trusts and other documents. However, young adults might also find it...
The search for a Florida man who missed a scheduled court date led to a large drug seizure on the morning of July 22. U.S. Marshals Service investigators assigned to the agency’s Violent Fugitive Task Force helped Leon County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Tallahassee...