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Can I add a family pet as a beneficiary in my estate plan?
Your estate plans may provide for all of your beneficiaries, and may also include your pets. The family dog cannot inherit legal ownership of your Florida property, but you could create a trust with instructions for your chosen trustee to use its assets to care for...
Estate planning for incapacity and asset distribution
If Florida residents die without an estate plan, what happens to their assets is determined by the state. However, there is another important element to estate planning as well, and this involves making sure that someone can manage your finances and health care if you...
How long you can expect the probate process to take
Closing a Florida estate takes time due to the many tasks that the personal representative must complete. According to The American Bar Association, estates take an average of six to nine months to complete the probate process. However, although probate as a process...
Are you familiar with these estate planning mistakes?
Relieving anxiety and taking care of loved ones are two common goals with estate planning. In your efforts to accomplish your objectives, be careful that you do not succumb to common pitfalls. Learn how to protect all the time and effort you spent planning your...
What happens if you die in Florida without a will?
If you die in Florida without first having made your Last Will and Testament, you die intestate per Florida law. What this means is that Florida law will decide which of your family members will receive which portion of your probate estate. The Florida Bar sets forth...
Considerations when selecting a guardian for your children
Many young people may not often think about estate planning as something they need to engage in for quite a while. Once they have their first child, however, they may start to think differently. One important aspect of estate planning for parents of children under the...
Estate planning and your grandchildren
If you are a grandparent, there are many different factors to take into consideration with respect to your grandchildren. Of course, passing down assets and helping them from a financial viewpoint is crucial. However, it is also important to think about the way in...
Estate planning for business owners
Though Florida residents are not subject to as many estate taxes as residents of other states, it is always a good idea to have an estate plan in place. An estate plan can include a last will and testament or a trust fund; it can also include a succession plan for...
A few clarifications about Florida probate court
The process of probate court may seem confusing to many individuals. Essentially, probate matters deal with the distribution of the assets of a deceased person and to the payment of that person's debts or financial obligations. The following information covers a...
Have you picked a personal representative?
Florida residents like you settle down to create your estate plan. This is often a time-consuming process full of legal hurdles. It is difficult to navigate if you have never worked with legal matters before. Today, we will discuss one of the first things you should...
