The list of stars in the surprise hit murder mystery "Knives Out" is impressive, including Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, Don Johnson, Frank Oz, Christopher Plummer and others who appeal to moviegoers of a certain age. Critics, too, have lavished praise on the fun,...
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...
When a loved one dies, there are a lot of things that you have to handle. The most immediate for many people is setting up the person's final arrangements. This entails planning the funeral and getting the burial or cremation taken care of. You also have to think...
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...
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,...
President Trump recently announced a change in his life that many people of a certain age and certain level of wealth make: he said he has moved his permanent residence to Florida.While he tweeted that his lifelong home state of New York “will always have a special...
If you think it's time to sit down and draw up a will, then it's also time to talk about what you should include in your will. A good will has many pieces of information, such as a list of your assets and bank accounts, guardianship assignments for minors and...
Regular readers of our Brevard County legal blog know that we often write about the court-supervised process that identifies, gathers and distributes assets after a person’s death. Florida probate does more than that, however.Probate also ensures that the late...
Your estate plan is a comprehensive set of instructions about what you want to do with your assets when you pass away. The plan is subject to compliance with applicable laws, so you must ensure that yours is fully enforceable so that your loved ones can count on it...
As we move through life, we all encounter events that have far-reaching impacts we may not see at first. If we do not pay attention to significant life events when they occur, this may cause complications later on, for ourselves and for others. One of the best ways to...