The greater your assets, the more opportunity there is that your beneficiaries may find reasons to fight among each other after you pass away. However, there are steps you can take to minimize the risk of inheritance disputes. Most people assume that every person of...
You must fund a trust properly to enjoy its benefits
If you have significant assets and wish to protect them from the probate process, then you have probably considered using some form of trust to accomplish this goal. As any estate planning attorney can tell you, employing a trust has many attractive benefits, but...
Does my executor need legal assistance?
Deciding who is best suited to act as the executor of your estate is a big decision, one which neither you nor the person you appoint should take lightly. In many cases, the details of an estate plan are either complicated or may entail a certain degree of conflict,...
Do you need to amend your will?
Florida is known as a place where thousands of individuals from all across the country choose to live later in life, often in their retirement. For many of those who move to Florida in their golden years, their wills were created long ago, and they assume that this is...
Are you responsible for a deceased loved one’s debts?
As you work to settle the affairs of a recently deceased loved one's estate, you undoubtedly have many tasks ahead of you. You may feel uncertain about how to handle some of those duties, especially when it comes to financial aspects of the estate. Because you want to...
