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May has been designated as National Elder Law Month by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Elder Law is a broad field of legal practice that encompasses important life processes [...]

Probate is defined as the process of proving a Will is valid in court and thereafter administering the estate of the decedent according to the terms of their Will. In Florida, there are two main [...]

If an individual dies intestate, it means that they passed away without having created a Will or estate plan. When someone dies without a Will or estate plan, their property passes into [...]

Typically, adopted children have the same legal right to inherit assets from their adoptive parents as biological children do. When a child is adopted, their legal ties to their biological [...]

An incentive trust is a trust designed to encourage or discourage the occurrence of certain behaviors in the trust’s beneficiaries by using the distributions of the trust as an incentive. An [...]

In some cases, individuals are able to complete a process referred to as Disposition of Personal Property Without Administration. You can refer to the 2017 Florida Statute (Statute 735.301) that [...]

A trust is an entity created by an individual (the settlor) to hold assets for the benefit of the trust’s beneficiaries, while a trustee is appointed to manage the trust. Decanting a trust is the [...]

Probate is the legal process of proving that a Will is valid in court and administering the estate of the decedent according to the terms of their Will. If you are the personal representative of [...]

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 [...]

Recently, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued Regulatory Notice 17-11, announcing that FINRA’s new rules addressing the financial exploitation of senior citizens would go [...]