ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DO I WANT TO GO TO PROBATE COURT?

Nobody wants to go to probate court in Miami-Dade County, FL or anywhere else. Probate court is expensive, can take an average of a year or more to resolve your issues, and is dependent on a court to collect and distribute your loved one’s assets. Most probates can be prevented with good estate planning. 

HOW DO I PREVENT GETTING STUCK IN MIAMI-DADE PROBATE COURT? 

Both Miami-Dade County, Florida probate court and Broward County, Florida probate court can be prevented with good estate planning. Good estate planning begins with finding an experienced and compassionate Miami Beach estate planning attorney who can guide you through the estate planning process. Estate planning is not just a will and trust, the planning is in the funding of the trust. The assets must be placed into the trust to make it effective. 

IS ALL ESTATE PLANNING PROTECTED FROM PROBATE COURT?

Only proper estate planning can protect you from probate court involvement. There are many cases where someone created an estate plan, yet never properly moved their assets into their trusts. Thus, leaving the loved ones involved in a timely expensive probate process that could have been avoided. 

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF NEEDING A PROBATEWITH ESTATE PLANNING?

I am working on a probate case right now as I type this blog where the husband died before his wife with separate assets and no children. Sadly, the wife believed she was entitled to the assets because the trust stated she was the beneficiary. However, the husband died with all of his assets in his name alone with no beneficiaries and an empty, unfunded trust. An unfunded trust, or a trust with nothing in it, creates a separate mess of problems. In the case in my example, a probate needs to be opened then the court monitors all assets being transferred and distributed through the trust. 

WHY SHOULD I USE ALLY M. GLASER, PA TO HANDLE YOUR WILLS AND TRUSTS, ESTATE PLANNING IN MIAMI BEACH,FL AND MIAMI-DADE AND BROWARD PROBATE MATTERS?

As a Miami Beach Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts and Probate Attorney in Miami Beach, Florida with over twenty-six years of experience and both a Psychology and Law degree, I handle these matters with knowledge and sensitivity. I am familiar and comfortable with both the Miami-Dade probate court system and Broward County probate court and know how to get things done. Additionally, because I do both estate planning and probate law, I am familiar with the challenges of each and provide my clients with additional protections. Call or email me today to discuss your Miami Beach, Florida Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts and Miami-Dade County, Florida Probate matters.  I am happy to help you and your loved ones during this important process.