As you prepare your estate plans, one thing you may have to consider is the need for guardianship. A guardian is a person with the legal right to act on your behalf when you are unable to do so for yourself. The guardian can make decisions on finances, care or both....
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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...
Getting married? Do not forget to do your estate plans
If you are getting married, one thing you do not want to overlook is estate planning. It may not seem like an ideal time for you to tackle estate planning, but it is never too soon for you to plan for the future.You want to spend the rest of your life with your...
Essential estate planning steps for new parents
If you are a first-time parent, your days may be full of feedings, snuggling and learning new processes. Sleep is more than likely hard to come by, and you may well feel as if you are going about your day in a bit of a fog.Given everything you have going on, it makes...
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....
Do you need a living will?
If you are under the age of 50 in the Casselberry area, chances are you are still working on amassing your fortune. You may have all sorts of plans in place to help you achieve your goals. Because you are just starting to hit your stride in life, you may not feel the...
There is no crime in not leaving your adult kids a dime
Some older parents in Florida struggle with the notion of leaving their adult children inheritances. After all, their kids may be financially independent and have modest means to support themselves and their families. You may want to do other things with the legacy...
Don’t forget to fund your trusts
You may have spent a great deal of time setting up your estate plans to provide for your family when you die. But if you forget to fund your trusts, all your hard work may be in vain. It is a very common mistake that many people in Florida make. When you fail to...
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...
5 major life decisions you may make as a guardian of minors
Has a friend or family member asked you to become a guardian of their children should both parents pass away or become incapacitated? You may not know how to answer, or perhaps you already gave an emphatic yes or no. Before you make your final decision, you need to...
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