Tag Archives: Tampa Wills and Probate Attorneys
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 »
Lessons From Prince’s Estate Litigation
As anybody who follows the news knows, the estate of the rock icon Prince continues to be litigated in court, as issues and questions seem to arise regularly. In large part this is because Prince did not have a will nor any estate documents that anybody knows of. The publication Kiplinger recently ran an… Read More »
Prince’s Family Engaged in Difficult Estate Fight
We have often written about the importance of putting a will and other estate documents in writing, and about how doing so not only solidifies your wishes, but can avoid costly and contentious litigation between family members. It just so happens that the unfortunate passing of the music icon Prince is now revealing that… Read More »
Planning for Your Pet When You’re Gone
In considering end of life planning, we often think of what will become of our assets and belongings, and possibly, who will be trusted or gifted with our assets. But one asset may not often get enough attention—our pets. Can a pet be left to someone in a will? How can you plan to… Read More »
Florida Annuities: A Great Asset Protection Tool, Even in a Divorce
Divorce seems to bring up a lot of questions when it comes to asset protection and estate planning, especially when exempt assets are transferred pursuant to a divorce. Just recently we discussed the effects of the homestead protections upon divorce, and whether a divorce threatens the homestead protections of property that are normally afforded… Read More »
Make Sure Your Will Includes and Excludes Those Who You Want Inheriting (or Not Inheriting)
If you have assets, it is likely that you may want to make sure that members of your family, including your children, can receive those assets by inheritance when you pass. This may seem easy and obvious—and for smaller, biological families, it can be. But in reality, not all families are the same, which… Read More »
Lawmaker Pushing for New Law Dealing with Digital Data After Death
When we think of the assets in our lives that will pass to others when we’re gone, we normally think of tangible objects of value. Florida citizens may create wills, or set up trusts, to ensure that property of value is passed on to family members after death. But a lawmaker in Florida is… Read More »
