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ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA-ARE YOU SCARED? FROZEN? OR STUCK?

Yes, the situation is real! Estate planning is tough! When doing estate planning you must face your mortality. We all ...
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ESTATE PLANNING -YOUNG PEOPLE NEED ESTATE PLANNING TOO—LEARNING WITH JAMES VAN DER BEEK AND LISA MARIE PRESLEY- WHO BOTH DIED WAY TOO YOUNG

Estate planning is not only about getting forgetful or dying old, it is about planning while you are young and ...
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ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FL- MY MOTHER IS DIAGNOSED WITH ALZHEIMER’S, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

I received this call a while ago and am happy to report, all is well with the client and her ...
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ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, IS A WILL ENOUGH?

I have received so many calls on this question. The answer is no, a will is never enough.  No, a will does not ...
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ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, SHOULD I APPOINT MY THREE ADULT CHILDREN AS CO-TRUSTEES?

In our last celebrity blog we discussed how choosing the right trustee is important. Specifically, we talked about Jimmy Buffet’s ...
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ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM CELEBRITY ESTATE AND TRUST CASES?

Celebrities teach us many lessons; some teach us what to do and some not. Jimmy Buffett, Tony Bennett, Gene Hackman, ...
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DO YOU REALLY NEED A 125 PAGE IRREVOCABLE TRUST? MIAMI BEACH ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEY ANSWERS 

My long-time client asked me this question last week, “Do I really need a 125-page irrevocable trust? My son’s attorney ...
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DO YOU OWN REAL ESTATE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY? DO YOU NEED ESTATE PLANNING HERE AND THERE?

Owning property in a foreign country sounds glamorous—and it is. Whether it’s a villa in Italy, a pied-à-terre in Paris, ...
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ESTATE PLANNING FOR YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS IN FLORIDA, HOW DO I PROTECT MY LEGACY AND MY LOVED ONES?

Screenshot We live online more than ever—yet most estate plans overlook the mountain of digital assets we create and own. ...
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ESTATE PLANNING AND CHOOSING A TRUSTEE; COULD JIMMY BUFFET’S $275MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE BEEN HANDLED DIFFERENTLY?

Choosing your trustee is one of the most important decisions you can make in creating your estate plan. The process ...