Children with special needs
Oct 16, 2013
Many families struggle daily with the demands of caring for a family member with health or developmental challenges. Whether it is autism, Parkinson's, cerebral palsy, birth defects or some other debil...
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Seven reasons not to add another to person to title with you.
Oct 16, 2013
Sometimes clients attempt certain "planning" action on their own. Among the worst of these steps is the practice of adding their children or another person onto the title to their house or other assets...
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What is a Healthcare Power of Attorney?
Oct 16, 2013
A Healthcare Power of Attorney is a document authorized by Florida law which allows you to appoint another person to make medical decisions and to authorize medical care in the event you become incapac...
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What is a Living Will?
Oct 16, 2013
A Living Will is a document authorized by Florida law which allows you to formally express your desires in the event you develop a terminal condition, an end-stage condition or are in a permanent veget...
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How do I establish a Living Trust in Florida?
Oct 16, 2013
A Living Trust is established by executing a formal written document which appoints a Trustee to take possession of assets transferred into the Trust and directs the Trustee how to administer or manage...
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How to avoid probate in Florida?
Oct 16, 2013
One of the major objectives of estate planning is to avoid or minimize probate. This can be done using several planning strategies. For example, assets such as life insurance can have beneficiary desig...
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In Florida, does a Will avoid probate?
Oct 16, 2013
Many people are of the mistaken impression that if they have a Will, their Estate will not need to go through probate. This is not correct. The Will does not avoid probate; the Will merely provides the...
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In Florida, what is the purpose of a Will?
Oct 16, 2013
There are many purposes for a Will but we will only discuss a few of the primary purposes. First, a Will provides a legal document to designate a person to oversee your final affairs at the time of you...
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What is estate planning and who needs it?
Oct 16, 2013
Estate planning is a term used by attorneys, financial planners, accountants and other professionals to describe planning and execution of documents to minimize probate, reduce estate taxes, provide fo...
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How does trust administration differ from probate?
Oct 16, 2013
Unless otherwise required by the Living Trust agreement, a Living Trust may be administered by the Trustee without proabte court oversight. However, some of the Trustee's duties are similar to those of...
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