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ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, NEW YEAR NEW YOU!
The beginning of the year is a big time for resolutions. I am at the top of my January client list as something they have been wanting to check of their list. What are your new year resolutions? Are they ...
ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, HOW DO I UPDATE MY ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS?
I received a client email stating a few changes in her estate plan. For example, she wished to change the successor trustee, health care surrogate, and the successor guardian for her young children. She thought she could do this by ...
ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, PROBATE NIGHTMARE PART 2
In a past Blog, I wrote about a sweet married couple on their second marriage with separate assets. The husband had no children and left everything to his wife. What could possibly go wrong? WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG IN ...
ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, MY PARTNER AND I BOTH OWN REAL ESTATE, ARE WILLS GOOD ENOUGH?
I receive calls on this topic all the time. A couple is together, yet not legally married, how do they protect themselves and each other? Wills are not enough. A trust is a must if you have real estate and ...
ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, WHY ARE MY HUSBAND’S ASSETS FROZEN AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Sadly, assets are frozen often in a probate situation. This is true even if those assets are your husband’s or wife’s. When someone dies with assets in their own name and no paid-on-death beneficiary, those assets are frozen until the ...
ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, MY FAMILY HAS TRUSTS, WHY DO I NEED MY OWN?
A couple expecting their first baby called and asked if they needed a trust if their extended family had their trusts where they were the beneficiaries. Yes, of course they do. If they have real estate and assets, they will ...