Tag Archives: Tampa Estate Planning Lawyer
What You Need to Know About Medicaid and Long-term Care Planning
While you may have heard of Medicaid and long-term care, you may not understand exactly how the two can go hand in hand. Florida has a huge Baby Boomer population, which makes aging an issue for those that are looking into long-term care in the future. The average cost of long-term care in a… Read More »
5 Mistakes to Avoid When Planning Your Estate
There are a few things in life that people don’t like to think about. Death is one of those things, but the truth is, everyone will pass away some day. What you leave behind can either be a burden for your family, or it can simplify the process of handling your final financial and… Read More »
My Loved One Passed Away. What Do I Do Now?
The probate process can vary from state to state, and this means that Florida has its own set of laws and rules to follow when someone dies owning property. Whether probate will be necessary in the case of your loved one depends on whether they had a will and how much their estate was… Read More »
What Is a Healthcare Surrogate, and Do I Need One?
Barbara Bush’s recent passing and decisions she made for end-of-life care have brought attention to people everywhere as they begin to think about what types of care they might choose when it comes time for them to leave this earth. Bush opted for comfort care only instead of receiving extensive medical care. She wanted… Read More »
How Can a Living Trust Help Me Prepare for the Future?
When it comes to planning for the end of our lives, we often don’t like to think about it. However, failing to plan could mean leaving a mess behind for your loved ones to handle once you are gone, and most of us don’t want that either. Having a will is one option to… Read More »
How Creating a Durable Power Attorney Can Be More Important Than a Will
While many people realize that it’s a good idea to make final preparations for their estate upon death, unfortunately, many of those same people don’t realize there are plenty of preparations that need to be made to help with their care in the event they become unable to care for themselves. Estate planning attorneys… Read More »
Why You Need to Start Thinking About a Living Will, Even if You’re Only 18
With today’s medical advances, life support can keep a person’s body alive for months, or even years, even if their brain is no longer fully functioning. This can force a person to live incapacitated and in pain for much longer than they wish if they don’t have documentation in place to keep such situations… Read More »
Proving Competence to Alter Estate Documents May be More Difficult Than You Think
Doctors and medical providers are called to testify as expert witnesses in legal cases all the time. When they do, we often think of them being called to testify in injury cases, or medical malpractice cases. There may not be a readily apparent reason why an attorney that does probate or estate planning would… Read More »
ABLE Act is Relief for Families With Disabled Children
Many families who raise and care for disabled or special needs children face a difficult and sad dilemma. On the one hand, the medical costs for treatment can be exorbitant, especially considering that the needs may last throughout the child’s lifetime, and may include expenses that are life modifications that go beyond just medical… Read More »
Don’t Ruin the Ability to Step Up in Basis
When we inherit property that has a value to it, especially property that increases in value, we often don’t take into account the tax consequences. Capital gains taxes can take a large chunk out of property that you have inherited and you later try to sell if that property has increased in value. Capital… Read More »
