Monthly Archives: April 2025
Does Florida Law Divorce-Proof Your Estate Plan?
By now, Floridians know the cautionary tales about updating your will when you file for divorce. We all remember when Burt and Lovey Handelsman divorced after more than 50 years of marriage, and it took years for the court to divide their real estate empire. Gray divorce accounts for the largest share of divorce… Read More »
Be Honest With Yourself About Whether Your Family Can Adequately Care For You At Home
Aging in place sounds like a dream, especially when compared to the prospect of living in a nursing home where there are enough disinfectant chemicals to make the place smell unwelcoming but not enough to kill enough germs to prevent the spread of disease. Don’t get attached to the aspirational content version of aging… Read More »
New Resolutions For Your Estate Plan
The nice thing about being old is that you know better than to make resolutions that involve doing the impossible. Of course you are not going to give up junk food this year, just like you didn’t give up junk food in 1987, 1993, 2004, or any of the other years when you made… Read More »
Think Before You List Beneficiaries On Non-Probate Assets
People put a lot of thought into listing their loved ones as beneficiaries of their wills. Some people disinherit their relatives in anger and never get around to writing a new version of the will after they reconcile. Others reread their wills every time they get angry with a family member but never go… Read More »
