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Long-term care insurance policies are not standardized from insurer to insurer, and thus the policies differ in many ways. There are, however, key provisions used across the board by Florida [...]

In 2014, the Florida Water and Land Conservation Initiative (Amendment 1) was passed overwhelmingly with 74.96% of the vote. Upon passage by the voters, the Florida Constitution now regulates [...]

Congratulations are in order for our own attorney Sean Byrne, who has recently been named a Florida Super Lawyer by the Super Lawyers company. The process of selection is multi-faceted, with each [...]

These are rare, but this scenario can occur: Florida has a “slayer statute” to address it.  Should a named beneficiary kill the testator, Florida law prohibits the killer from inheriting the [...]

As defined by the Internal Revenue Service, the gift tax is one, “…on the transfer of property by one individual to another while receiving nothing, or less than full value, in return.” In [...]

Under Florida law, a court order is required to access and remove the contents of a safety deposit box of the deceased, unless the box is jointly owned. This can create a hurdle for the loved [...]

Yes, it is possible that a person with dementia may be found to have testamentary capacity, depending on the circumstances surrounding the execution of the Will. Indeed, Florida law presumes that [...]

It has become sadly more common in Florida for unlicensed individuals that have never obtained a law degree to offer Medicaid planning services to senior citizens. These individuals are [...]

A codicil is a document that supplements a Will that has already been created and is an estate planning tool that allows provisions to be made to said Will. People generally create a codicil to [...]

A deathbed Will is one developed and executed when the individual creating the Will is facing imminent death. A deathbed Will may be created if someone experiences a rapid decline in health, [...]