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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 [...]

Babette Bach and Fred Jacobs will be speaking at a Heritage Oaks event, “Lifetime and Estate Planning – A Seminar by Experts”, being held at their clubhouse on January 15th, 2018 at 2:00pm. [...]

December 1-2, 2017 Babette Bach will be attending and, this year, speaking at the The Academy of Florida Elder Law Attorneys UnProgram in December at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando. She is looking [...]

Being the Personal Representative of an Estate is a solemn responsibility. Therefore, you should choose an individual that is honest, diligent and reliable. Most people opt to designate a family [...]

A living trust is a legal entity that you create with rules and conditions that apply to any assets owned by the trust. This type of trust is in operation during the lifetime of the person who [...]

In March of 2016, Florida adopted a new law, entitled the “Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act”. This law went into effect in July of 2016 and contains rules regarding the management [...]

A digital asset is content owned by a person that is stored in digital form. Generally, digital assets relate to data or information that is stored on a device such as a smart phone or computer. [...]

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 [...]

While typical estate planning includes planning for incapacity during one’s lifetime as well as distribution of one’s assets upon their passing, Elder Law attorneys have an added focus of [...]