Monthly Archives: January 2023
Enhanced Life Estate Deeds: Generational Wealth For The 99 Percent
Florida is not like everywhere else, and that is why we love it. Florida is the only place in the world that is a natural habitat for an alligator species (the American alligator) and a crocodile species (the American crocodile). The far-fetched ways that Floridians go about achieving their goals has led to a… Read More »
Estate Planning New Year’s Resolution: Disinheriting Ungrateful Family Members
In more innocent times, estate planning lawyers used to encourage people to set the estate planning goal of writing a will. As motivation, they cited ensuring that your family will be provided for after your death and being generous to the people and charities that you care about. Those were the old days. The… Read More »
Estate Planning For Grinches
Some people are grumpy at the holidays because of financial hardship, strained family relationships, or old or new bereavement, but others are grumpy at the holidays simply because holiday grouchiness is baked into their DNA. If you are a dyed in the wool Grinch, then you have been in a bad mood ever since… Read More »
Summary Estate Administration And Florida Law
You always hear that, when a family member dies, you must promptly submit a petition to the court for probate of the estate, but what happens if you don’t? Not much, except that the decedent’s heirs and creditors don’t get paid. It isn’t as if the estate can assess penalties on a dead person… Read More »
