Probate

An explanatory letter is a separate document that you attach to your Will. The purpose of an explanatory letter is to explain the wishes set forth in your Will. When you create a Will, it is wise [...]

Florida law gives individuals the power to contest Wills in the cases of fraud, mental incapacity or undue influence. In Florida, you can challenge a Will within the statute of limitations before [...]

In Florida, selling jointly owned stock is different than selling another jointly owned asset. If you and your spouse owned the stock jointly and with the right of survivorship, then when your [...]

Probate proceedings can be very time consuming, make assets inaccessible for months, and involve the filing of documents and information in court that you may want to keep private. There are also [...]

Probate is the legal process following someone’s death that involves the payment of the decedent’s debts and the transfer of assets to beneficiaries. The process includes: Proving that the [...]

A big advantage of signing a Lady Bird deed is that it avoids probate of the property after you pass away. In many states, including Florida, there is a Medicaid estate recovery program that [...]

An elder law attorney, also known as an elder care attorney, is familiar with the state and federal laws that impact seniors and their well-being. These attorneys are well-versed and specialize [...]

            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 [...]

If someone in Florida dies without a will, their estate is distributed to living relatives following intestate succession laws.  In the rare case that someone dies without any relatives including [...]

If someone in Florida dies without a will, most of their assets are subject to the state’s “intestate succession” laws which determine who the beneficiaries will be.  Some exceptions are [...]