Creating an estate plan is an important duty for everyone, not just for wealthy people or those with young children. Once you are gone, it is time for the estate plan to turn into action.One of the steps of creating or amending an estate plan is to name a personal...
Month: November 2014
How can undue influence invalidate a will?
Going through probate allows the decedent's will to be executed according to his or her wishes -- if there is not a successful challenge to its validity. The probate process also allows people who believe they were wrongfully denied beneficiary status, or were given...
A pour-over will can pick up what your trust leaves behind
Many Florida residents choose to set up trusts to handle the bulk of their estates. This can be the best solution for many people. One common reason many people give is the desire to avoid having their estates going through probate after they pass away, in order to...
Robin Williams uses trust to give estate to family
We have talked about trusts as a useful tool when it comes to estate planning in Florida. Although it can (and should) be used by individuals at any wealth level, it is especially useful and important when you have the riches of, say, Robin Williams. Although most of...
Just what is probate, anyway?
We often refer to the probate process in this estate planning blog. Our readers who have never had a loved one’s estate go through probate may have heard the term before, but wonder what it actually means to go through probate.Basically, probate is the process...
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