Personalized Counsel. Customized Legal Services.
To live a comfortable life with few worries, you must plan your estate. When you avoid estate planning, you could put your assets at risk. If it matters to you to leave your loved ones something or if you want to preserve your hard-earned assets, you need to check...
If you are planning to someday act as an estate executor for a family member, you might ponder how you will handle various issues after your relative has died. The fate of your loved one’s house is likely of concern to you, and you probably want to know what will...
Estate planning can be an intimidating topic for many. This can be especially true if you have never thought about it before. The reality is, though, that there can be many benefits to making plans for your estate, or to updating your estate if you already have one....
When writing out your will, you may think of many options for items and assets you want to hand down to your children or other people in your life after you die. Part of estate planning is knowing what to pass on to each person in your life. Some assets may need a bit...
The probate process in Florida is often complex and can last for months if not longer. However, summary administration is a form of probate that is of considerably shorter duration. Does the estate of your deceased loved one qualify for this kind of process? About...
When picking an executor for your estate plan, you will likely look toward the people in your life that you feel closest to. For many, this will include family members either from your immediate or your extended family. But are there situations in which it is better...
No one wants to spend time thinking about how to handle matters of their own death. However, it is crucial to consider these often high price things, or else the burden of figuring them out will fall to your loved ones instead. Funeral costs make up one of these...
After creating your estate plan, you may think that is the end of your journey. In reality, however, estate plan creation is just the first step. In the years that follow, you must keep your plan up to date so that it reflects your life circumstances as accurately as...
Selecting somebody to administer your estate after your death is a crucial part of making your estate plans. You should feel sure that your choice can handle all of the tasks required of the position. Since the job of being a personal representative can take a lot of...
Section 734.101 of Florida’s Probate Code allows an out-of-state resident to serve as a Florida testator’s personal representative. After executing a will, testators may send copies to their personal representatives. The Florida Legislature website notes that...
