Babette B. Bach, Esq., will present a program on end of life planning issues to residents of Plymouth Harbor on October 22, 2014. The program will cover the legal issues that seniors should consider and the documents that are necessary to provide for a person’s wishes with regard to health care.
Bach & Jacobs, P.A. takes a personalized approach to holistically analyze a family’s situation and a client’s wishes. Contact Bach & Jacobs, P.A. at (941) 906-1231 for an initial consultation.
Attorney Babette B. Bach will give a presentation on estate planning for parents of children with special needs on October 14, 2014 at the Lakewood Ranch YMCA. Topics will include planning for a child with special needs with a particular emphasis on special needs trusts.
If you have a child with special needs and would like legal advice on how to properly plan for your child in your estate planning, please contact Bach & Jacobs, P.A. at (941) 906-1231 for an initial consultation.
Barbara Peters Smith, an excellent journalist in Sarasota, recently wrote a front-page article for the Sarasota Herald Tribune about the growing popularity of ‘green’ burials. Such burials are an environmentally-friendly alternative to embalming and cremation. Some land trusts in Florida have established ‘conservation cemeteries’ which provide families the opportunity to have an earth-friendly burial while supporting the conservation of environmentally sensitive land. Bach & Jacobs, PA often include funeral preferences in the estate planning documents prepared for clients. If you are interested in including the concept of green burials in your estate plan, contact Bach & Jacobs, PA to speak with attorneys Fred Jacobs and Sean Byrne, who have a background representing land conservation organizations and can provide you information about this option. You can read Barbara Peters Smith’s article here: http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20140906/article/140909768
Question: A few weeks after having a deed to my residence recorded in the public records, I received a “Recorded Deed Notice” from “Record Transfer Services” in California offering me a copy of my deed and a profile of my property for $83. Do I need to pay this? Is this a scam?
Answer: The short answer is: No, you do not have to pay for these documents and it may be a scam. In fact, in Sarasota and Manatee counties in Florida, you can obtain the very same information for free by downloading it from the county government websites. The “notice” you received likely came from a private company. Such correspondence may be from a private company trying to get you to pay for free public records. These companies are required to have a disclosure admitting they are not a government agency. The County Clerks of both Sarasota and Manatee provide electronic copies of deeds recorded in the last 20 years for free download.
You can search the Sarasota County Clerk’s records here: https://clerkpublicrecords.scgov.net/RealEstate/SearchEntry.aspx and the Manatee County’s Clerk’s records here: http://www.manateeclerk.com/Chips/OfficialRecords/search.aspx
The County Property Appraiser and the County Tax Collector in each of those counties also provides a summary page of information about your property, including the assessed value, tax owed, and legal description—all for free on the agencies’ respective websites. For Sarasota County, the site is: http://www.sc-pa.com/testsearch and Manatee County, it is: http://www.manateepao.com/ManateeFL/search/commonsearch.aspx?mode=parid
Question: How do I choose a health plan on the Obamacare Health Insurance Marketplace?
Answer: Below are some basic questions to consider in evaluating a health insurance plan.
Kaiser Health News provides these and additional suggestions in an article found here: http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/stories/2014/august/19/hows-a-consumer-to-know-what-health-plan-is-best.aspx
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