Estate Planning

As you get older, you may find yourself needing assistance paying bills and managing finances. Oftentimes, seniors will add their children and loved ones as co-owners to bank accounts. It is [...]

The death of a spouse is a somber and challenging topic to discuss, however, it is crucial to do so in order to secure your finances and estate. While you and your spouse may have already [...]

Bill 0080 — Relating to Family Trust Companies This bill revises the Family Trust Company Act to require that all family trust companies apply as a licensed family trust company, register as a [...]

If you hired a worker through an agency or non-profit, federal regulations require that you: You are responsible for making sure the home care workers receives minimum wage and any overtime pay, [...]

When choosing a funeral plot, it is important to plan ahead in order to prevent spouses and relatives from undue stress during times of grief. During periods of mourning and grief, it is [...]

It is important for everyone, young and old, to plan for both end-of-life care and unforeseen medical problems. There are certain documents you can prepare to appoint a trusted person to assist [...]

A still developing area in Florida estate planning involves the rights of children born through assisted reproductive methods to the decedent’s estate. Assisted reproductive methods include in [...]

Babette will be a speaker at the Sarasota Chapter of Compassion & Choices “Good-to-Go” Seminar tomorrow: Date: Wednesday, June 22, 2016 Time: 5:30 pm Location: Herald Tribune [...]

As of June 1, 2016 the Department of Children and Families has amended their Medicaid rules to increase the penalty divisor for uncompensated transfers (i.e. gifting) from $8,346 to $8,662. This [...]

            When a divorce is finalized, a former spouse’s right to an inheritance through Florida’s intestacy laws ends.  This means that if a spouse dies without a will and their estate goes [...]