Companies and financial institutions are required under law to returns the money from abandoned accounts to the state of the owner’s last address. To find missing funds, you could begin your [...]
When you create a Will, you must obtain signatures from at least two witnesses at the time you sign it for it to be considered valid. The purpose of having two witnesses is so that, if the [...]
Unclaimed properties are the assets in accounts that have remained inactive for more than a year. This unclaimed property includes assets in checking and savings accounts, stocks, dividends, [...]
Attorney Babette Bach Esq. is looking forward to speaking on the topic of “Estate Planning Documents Everyone Needs To Have” at The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch, 7333 Scotland Way, Sarasota, FL [...]
Advance directives are documents that spell out your medical wishes for end-of-life care. Advance directives include living wills and the appointment of healthcare surrogates. As you get older it [...]
While it is common for people to put valuable assets in their living trusts, there is a long list of property that is usually excluded from trusts. Property of Little Value Property of [...]
As our society has increasingly high divorce and remarriage rates, more individuals are faced with the task of updating or revising their Estate Planning documents to account for their change in [...]
Unlike a testamentary trust, which is set up in a will and takes effect after someone’s death, a living trust is established and funded during one’s lifetime. A revocable trust can also be [...]
Instead of coming up with a strategy for caregiving arrangements right after an emergency room visit or life-threatening event, it is good for families to meet early during a time when everyone [...]
Senate Bill 494, also known as the Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act, took effect July 1, 2016. The act allows fiduciaries to manage digital assets and communications in the same way [...]
