The last thing you want is your family to squabble over your estate once you die. You do not want your relatives fighting over money and assets. Instead, you want the probate process to go as smoothly as possible. You must remember that probate litigation is...
Heirs & Beneficiaries
What is undue influence?
In Florida, a will may face a challenge if allegations arise that all or some of its provisions stem from undue influence on the testator. The law surrounding this issue contains many complexities, but it can help to read through a basic outline of relevant...
When your parents die broke
Losing a parent is one of the most difficult things you may ever go through, and learning to adjust to life without your mother or father can take considerable time and effort. In addition to the emotional toll losing a parent can take on you, things may become even...
Why do creditors come calling after someone dies?
It is difficult to cope when someone you love passes away. Not only do you miss the person, but you need to worry about estate matters. You may also be dealing with calls from debt collectors on top of all of this. If this is happening, you are probably going...
Consider a trust when disinheriting a child
Estate planning involves numerous steps and variables, and what works best for one family may be quite different from what would work best for yours. For example, while others may have easy decisions about who is to get their assets when they pass on, and when, you...
Heirlooms can have value beyond just sentiment
If your family is like many others, you might have grown up with elaborate tales of keepsakes passed down through the generations. Maybe you have an artifact from a family member's service in a foreign war. Perhaps a beautiful ring has been in the family for decades....
Things to consider if you want to disinherit your child
As you start to think about your estate planning, you may consider disinheriting one-or more-of your kids. There are a lot of reasons that may cause you to think about writing one of your own children out of your will. Maybe your child is struggling with...
What the ultra-rich tell their kids about money
The process of estate planning varies broadly from one person to the next, and you may find that your estate planning needs are far different from someone who has considerably more or less than you in terms of assets.If you are particularly affluent, you may have...
Building an estate plan when an heir is an addict
Any number of unique family circumstances can make estate planning challenging. One such example is estate planning for a blended family. There are many considerations to make when determining how an estate will be divided and distributed in a blended family. Another...
Want to keep your beach house in the family? Consider a few things first.
Many families have cherished memories at their beach houses or lake homes in Florida. Maybe you watched your children go from toddlers playing in the sand to teens learning to surf. Or maybe you, yourself, have childhood memories that you want to hold on to.Many...
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