Though there are exceptions to every rule, generally there are several reasons not to title a vehicle in the name of a Trust. For example: -If your vehicle is involved in an accident and you get [...]
If a testator wants to distribute assets to multiple children in different amounts, he/she might want to prevent each beneficiary from knowing what the others are getting in order to mitigate [...]
Florida’s spendthrift provision protects Trustees and beneficiaries from creditors seeking to collect on a beneficiary’s debts and from the beneficiaries themselves, pledging their interest in [...]
The Florida Supreme Court case which has set the standard for determining undue influence in Will disputes is the seminal case of In re: Estate of Carpenter, 253 So.2d 697 (Fla. 1971), which held [...]
In Florida, the formal probate process, when not drawn out by disputed claims or other complications, generally takes at least four months. Though this may seem long, our system is more concise [...]
As is the answer with many legal questions, the answer here is: it depends. When a person named as a beneficiary of a Will dies before the person who signed the Will, you should review the terms [...]
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 [...]
“Electing against the will” refers to the right of a spouse to take a certain share of their deceased spouse’s inheritance. It can be utilized if the elective share is greater in the long run [...]
The Florida Probate Code lists the order of preference for the selection of personal representatives in both estates where the deceased left a Will and where the decedent died without a Will. In [...]
One can include specific instructions for the transfer of care for one’s pet in a Last Will and Testament or in a revocable living Trust. Specific amounts of money can be devised to beneficiaries [...]
