Asset Protection Planning

A “pour-over” Will is usually created by individuals who hold most, if not all, of their assets in a Trust. The reason one might maintain such a document is to account for overlooked assets in [...]

“Homestead” can be found in several different contexts in Florida law, but it always retains its fundamental application to an individual’s home. When used to refer to real estate, one might hear [...]

A Power of Attorney is described as “durable” because it continues to be effective until and after the point at which a given client becomes incapacitated. However, the Durable Power of Attorney [...]

Medicaid is a program jointly run by both the federal and state governments. In some cases, the funding for Medicaid can come from the local government, too. The proportions of funding vary based [...]

Because Medicaid applicants must have limited income and assets in order to qualify for Medicaid, a scenario may arise wherein an otherwise well-off applicant gives away all of his/her assets as [...]

The costs of nursing home care vary wildly from state to state, and often within the same state. According to www.payingforseniorcare.com, nursing home care in Florida ranges from $181.00 per day [...]

According to the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the list of qualified non-citizens is as follows: -Lawful permanent residents/ green card holders -Individuals granted asylum/ [...]

“TBE” stands for “Tenancy by Entirety,” which is a special form of joint ownership between spouses wherein property is not held individually, but collectively by the married couple. Thus, [...]

Yes. Florida’s Probate Code establishes the exact order of priority when it comes to repaying claims against the estate. Costs of administration (i.e. expenses incurred in the process of [...]

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 [...]