Tag Archives: Tampa Business And Probate Lawyers
Careless Language Can Expose Exempt Assets to Creditors
In the world of estate planning, there’s good planning, no planning, and bad planning. In many cases, the third can lead to assets and property being taken by creditors, instead of being passed to your intended beneficiaries. Life Insurance Exemptions Florida provides for certain assets to be exempt from claims of creditors when you… Read More »
Undue Influence Can Cause Problems When Changing Estate Planning Documents
We have talked in the past about how careful you have to be when changing a will or other end of life documents, particularly when the documents are those of someone who may be ill, infirm, elderly, or sick. But we have not talked about the exact legal standards for challenging a will. They’re… Read More »
Do You Always Need to Change Estate Documents After a Divorce?
We all know that the issue of estate planning tends to come up when you or someone you know gets sick. But it also comes up in the context of divorce. A divorce is a trigger to many clients, pushing them to either create documents, or revisit already created ones, to make sure that… Read More »
Ernie Banks’ Probate and Will Dispute Provides Important Estate Planning Lessons
Well known Chicago baseball player Ernie Banks died in January of this year. In addition to his baseball prowess, he was the first black Ford dealer, and was awarded the 2013 Congressional Medal of Honor. Sadly, however, his death has raised significant estate and probate issues, and serves as a reminder of how important… Read More »
