When estate planning lawyers set up a Living Trust (also sometimes called a Revocable Trust), we instruct clients to title their non-qualified assets in the name of the Trust. Not infrequently, clients try to do this and are mistakenly asked by their bank or credit...
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Month: September 2015
When Jewelry has Legs…The All-Too-Common Case of Missing Estate Assets!
As an estate lawyer, I often see cases where a person dies and leaves certain items of jewelry to a specific beneficiary. However, when time comes to distribute that gift, all-too-often the jewelry has gone missing. So what happened, did the jewelry grow legs...
In a Florida Divorce, is an Inheritance Considered Marital Property?
We often have clients ask whether assets they inherit are considered marital in the event of a Florida divorce. As a very general statement, assets originating during the marriage are usually considered marital. For example, if either spouse works, their earnings are...
In a Florida Divorce, is an Inheritance Considered Marital Property?
We often have clients ask whether assets they inherit are considered marital in the event of a Florida divorce. As a very general statement, assets originating during the marriage are usually considered marital. For example, if either spouse works, their earnings are...
In a Florida Divorce, is an Inheritance Considered Marital Property?
We often have clients ask whether assets they inherit are considered marital in the event of a Florida divorce. As a very general statement, assets originating during the marriage are usually considered marital. For example, if either spouse works, their earnings are...
In a Florida Divorce, is an Inheritance Considered Marital Property?
We often have clients ask whether assets they inherit are considered marital in the event of a Florida divorce. As a very general statement, assets originating during the marriage are usually considered marital. For example, if either spouse works, their earnings are...
In Florida Trust Administration, what is a Notice of Trust?
After the grantor or settler of a Trust dies, the successor Trustee has certain administration duties which must be fulfilled. One such duty is to file a document known as a "Notice of Trust." The Notice is filed with the probate court of the county of the settlor's...
