Orlando Probate & Estate Administration Law Blog

Having to take a client to court to get the money you're due is an infuriating experience since you probably had good faith that you would get the money you were due. One issue that some businesses come across when they need to collect is that the other party doesn't live in the same state as the court that made the judgment. This makes it a little more difficult to collect the judgment.

The Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgements Act (UEFJA) establishes a way for you to get what you're due. Despite the term "foreign" in the name, this act doesn't have anything to do with another country. Instead, it means that the judgment comes from another state.

Guardianships help to manage a person's financial life through the authority of a legal guardian. This person can make legal decisions on their behalf, including decisions relating to finances and medical care. In most cases, people who benefit from guardianships are disabled or incapacitated adults. For example, an adult with autism may benefit from a guardianship, because it will enable parents to help manage their finances for them.

A guardianship for a minor might be necessary when they do not have a parent who is qualified to make decisions on their behalf, or if they have inherited a large sum of money. When a guardian is put in place, they can make decisions in the best interests of the child. If you are considering becoming the guardian of a child, the following are some things that you should be aware of.

One of the duties that a person has when they're setting up their estate plan is naming a person to handle the estate after their death. The administrator of the estate has various things to do, including making sure that the bills for the estate are paid and that the assets are distributed in accordance with the decedent's wishes.

When a person places someone over their estate, they assume that the individual will do what they are supposed to do. They likely don't assume that there will be any issues with the person's conduct or how they handle the estate.

If you are a surviving spouse and you have stepchildren from that marriage, it is likely that your late spouse wanted your will to include them. During your spouse's lifetime, you may have even discussed setting up a trust in which all of your children and stepchildren are named as beneficiaries.

If you did not set up a trust in your spouse's lifetime, it's probably the case that you have complete control over what happens to your assets and the assets you inherited from your spouse at the end of their life. While it may have been expected of you to leave assets to your stepchildren, you may, for one reason or another, no longer want to. The following are things that you should consider in this scenario.