Why is it important to have a Florida estate plan? Do you know how your estate is going to function when you die? How can a Florida estate avoid probate? Is an estate plan beneficial to me in any way while I am living? Can it help me to avoid a guardianship? Importance of an Estate Plan in Palm Beach An estate plan can prove to be beneficial in many ways. Probate lawyers throughout Florida will recommend that you create an estate plan with an estate planning attorney. This is because, when you pass away, there will most likely be a fight over your money. A properly implemented estate plan can help save the estate from being diminished by litigation fees, although beneficiaries or interested people are still able to contest your will or will codicil. Furthermore, a proper estate plan can assist you, in certain situations, while you are still living. For example, you may be able to substitute guardianship with a less restrictive alternative if it can get the job done. What is a proper substitution? A power of attorney is an example of something that may act as a proper substitute for guardianship. In order to avoid a guardianship, is necessary to have a proper estate plan in place. If an estate plan, created by an attorney in Palm Beach Gardens, adequately protects the interests of the person subject to guardianship, a guardianship may not be necessary. A probate judge will decide. Elderly Couple Forced to Live Separately After Being […]

Why is it important to have a Florida estate plan? Do you know how your estate is going to function when you die? Probate litigators know that non probate assets, substitutes, and testamentary trusts are becoming more and more common. What are non-probate assets? How can a Florida estate avoid probate? Having an estate plan is important to insure that the people you want to inherit from your estate will actually inherit from it.

What is life insurance? Should I create an irrevocable life insurance trust in Florida? How can a life insurance trust help my West Palm Beach estate avoid estate tax when I die? In Palm Beach and Broward Counties, do life insurance payouts to beneficiaries get taxed as income? Why would Bill and Hillary Clinton include life insurance trusts in their estate planning?

What is undue influence in Florida trust and estates law? What factors need to be considered? When do undue influence claims arise in Palm Beach or Delray Beach probate courts?

In Florida probate litigation, what are estate taxes? What are inheritance taxes? Does Florida have estate or inheritance taxes?

According to USA Today, Nascar’s beloved Betty Jane France died this past Monday, August 29 2016. Who was Betty Jane France? What did she do to shape Nascar to be what it is today? How much money is her estate worth? Who will inherit from her valuable estate? Did she have a spouse at the time of her death?

According to USA Today, Nascar’s beloved Betty Jane France died this past Monday, August 29 2016. Who was Betty Jane France? What did she do to shape Nascar to be what it is today? How much money is her estate worth ? Did she have a will created by an estate planning attorney? Who will inherit from her valuable estate?

Florida probate lawyers know that other state’s wills could be probated in Florida. Do you know how or why a Georgia will could end up in Florida probate court? How is a Florida probate judge going to handle parts of the will that are not normal for Florida probate? Check out this case out of the Court of Appeals in Michigan. How would this will be probated in Florida?

In Florida probate litigation, do I have a right to privacy? Do I have a right to privacy after I die? Can Florida executors of wills and trustees assert a right to privacy privilege in Florida probate courts?

Has someone mis-used a power of attorney in Florida or taken a bank account in Boynton Beach from your elderly relative or grandparent? Is your friend’s son- in-law or step child abusing the trust & confidence placed in them in Boca Raton? What do I do if I suspect that my elderly friend or parent is being financially exploited? What is financial exploitation? Ask any Florida trust lawyer and they will tell you that financial abuse of the elderly in Florida is a serious concern.