Estate Planning

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 [...]

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 [...]

Ever wonder what happens to a deceased person’s online accounts after they pass away? With so many people going ‘paperless’ and communicating online, the Personal Representative of a probate [...]

Attorney Babette Bach Esq. will be speaking at Inspired Living, a Sarasota memory care community, on August 7th, 2014 at 1:30pm. The topic is Probate Avoidance and the lecture will be open to the [...]

Question:  My father died shortly after he and my stepmother got divorced. I don’t think he updated his will after the divorce.  If his ex-wife was in the last will, does that mean she’ll inherit [...]

Voluntary Guardianship is an underutilized legal tool, especially for seniors with macular degeneration.  Learn more about what it entails in less than three minutes.  This video excerpt is from [...]

Do you have an advanced health care directive and a living will?  Learn why you should.  This video excerpt is from a lecture given by Babette Bach, Esq., sponsored by the Parkinson Research [...]

Question:     I am interested in doing Medicaid planning for potential future long term care costs, but I don’t know for sure that I’ll even need skilled nursing care or long term care.  Should I [...]

Question:     When is ancillary administration necessary for non-Florida residents who die owning real estate in Florida? What are the options for ancillary administration? Answer:    When a [...]

Have you signed a power of attorney?  Learn why you should.  This video excerpt is from a lecture given by Babette Bach, Esq., sponsored by the Parkinson Research Foundation.