Complex Legal Challenges
Handling the final affairs of a loved one is already a difficult journey, but it gets even more complicated when they own property in another state. If your family member lived outside of Florida but owned property here, their local home-state court does not have the...
Your home in Florida houses fond memories of your family. However, one of your worries is securing your home in the event you pass away. You may have heard of Lady Bird deed, which is an estate planning tool in Florida. Also known as an enhanced life estate deed, this...
Estate plans serve several purposes. They outline a person’s wishes for medical care and financial decisions if they become incapacitated. They also provide a plan for what will happen to the creator’s assets when they pass away. In some cases, a person can handle...
Consider the following scenario: you have a Durable Power of Attorney (“DPOA”) which was validly executed by your elderly mother two years ago. Your mother needs assistance with her banking so you take the DPOA to her local branch. Upon requesting that you be added as...
When a Last Will and Testament devises a person’s assets in a certain way, can the Personal Representative and beneficiaries follow a different distribution plan? In simple terms, the Personal Representative must distribute the estate assets as provided in the Will or...
A Premarital Agreement, also sometimes known as a Prenuptial Agreement, is an agreement or contract entered into by a couple who intend to marry. The purpose of the agreement is to set forth the couple’s intentions regarding certain rights after the parties are...
In Florida, probate is the court administered process through which a deceased person’s Estate is administered. In layman’s terms, probate is one of the means through which a person’s final affairs are resolved after his or her death. In probate, various matters are...
Florida probate can be understandably confusing for first-time executors, especially because the state has specific rules that differ from those of many others. Executors—called personal representatives in Florida—have important legal duties that must be handled...
The start of a new year often inspires a renewed focus on one’s personal priorities. Estate planning is an area of concern that many people intend to address “someday” but ultimately postpone. Asking yourself what your estate planning New Year’s resolutions should be...
If you die without leaving access details for your crypto, no one can recover it. The blockchain ignores court orders, and without your wallet keys, even your executor can’t unlock your funds. Many people assume their crypto automatically becomes part of their estate,...