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2022-01-13: Updated: 2022-01-13 16:56:57 Guardianship proceedings – learn the facts and the Florida laws

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2021-12-23: Updated: 2022-01-07 10:46:25 Trust Decanting in Florida

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2021-11-11: Updated: 2021-11-11 14:59:31 Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Death

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2021-10-08: Updated: 2021-10-08 17:30:41 Do It Yourself Wills in Florida – be very cautious

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2021-09-17: Updated: 2021-09-17 13:22:09 Decanting the Trust – What you need to know

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2021-08-26: Updated: 2021-08-26 14:35:12 Elective share in Florida – When a wife or life partner (spouse) is not included in a Will

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2021-08-09: Updated: 2021-08-09 14:29:34 Elective Share – what is it and why should you learn more about it?

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2021-07-13: Updated: 2021-07-13 15:11:52 Inheriting real estate property in Florida? Here’s what you need to know

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2021-06-09: Updated: 2021-06-09 11:28:43 “Step-Up in Basis”, a tax law, is it fading away? What you need to know in 2021-2022

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2021-05-18: Updated: 2021-05-18 13:40:24 Guardianship 101 – What you need to know and learn

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2021-04-15: Updated: 2021-04-15 16:01:18 Tax planning, Estate planning, Trust documents – Be proactive now and do not regret indecisiveness in 2021

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2021-03-15: Updated: 2021-03-15 13:08:59 Handwritten Wills and the Importance of Witnesses – What you need to know because it is complicated

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2021-02-18: Updated: 2021-02-18 14:02:22 President Biden’s potential move on Estate Tax – What you need to know now

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2021-01-15: Updated: 2021-01-15 16:44:35 Irrevocable Trusts, Revocable Trusts – A guide to understanding in Florida laws

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2020-12-10: Updated: 2020-12-10 15:05:34 Elder law, Medicaid planning and Special Needs Trusts: What happens when Medicare will not pay for long-term medical care costs?

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2020-11-04: Updated: 2020-11-04 11:32:30 Enforcing a contract to create a Will is complex – read the details

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2020-10-09: Updated: 2020-10-09 14:13:28 Florida Homestead Protection 101 – what to know

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2020-09-14: Updated: 2020-09-14 14:16:04 Imagine having earned $59 million, being age 38 and having NO control over your money or assets

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2020-08-27: Updated: 2020-08-27 12:04:30 Real property and wills – Educate yourself on the implications of Probate proceedings

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2020-07-31: Updated: 2020-07-31 15:18:26 Your beloved pet “Sploot” is alive and well, so how do we keep that state of calm and relaxation?

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2020-07-09: Updated: 2020-07-09 15:04:26 In Florida, if you are going through a Divorce or Family Collaborative law process, ensure to include your Estate planning and Beneficiaries

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2020-06-19: Updated: 2020-06-19 11:52:43 What to know under Florida law during COVID-19 – Naming your kids as beneficiaries of life insurance policies

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2020-06-01: Updated: 2020-06-01 11:45:52 Can a Beneficiary act as a Witness during a pandemic?

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2020-05-07: Updated: 2020-05-07 13:13:12 COVID 19 – Quarantined, who makes medical decisions?

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2020-04-23: Updated: 2020-07-01 11:06:15 Quarantined during COVID 19 – How do I get my estate planning documents notarized?

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2020-04-22: Updated: 2020-04-23 08:58:55 Quarantined – take the time to review your estate planning documents, joint tenancy agreements and beneficiaries

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2020-03-20: Updated: 2020-03-20 18:27:00 Part 2: The Secure Act – Look at your trust, your beneficiaries, and get it reviewed

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2020-02-21: Updated: 2020-02-21 17:06:16 Part 1 – The Secure Act (the rules changed very recently for beneficiaries)

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2020-01-17: Updated: 2020-07-01 11:08:42 What happens when your chosen beneficiary, heir or personal representative (PR) dies before you do?

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2019-12-23: Updated: 2019-12-23 09:30:04 Lack of Testamentary capacity and undue influence – what are the legal standards?

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2019-12-02: Updated: 2019-12-02 14:35:31 Four important reasons to update your estate plan and/or your trust documents

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2019-10-23: Updated: 2019-10-24 10:15:41 In today’s electronic age, can you trust your Personal Representative (PR) to have control of your digital passwords?

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2019-09-13: Updated: 2019-09-13 10:31:31 If you are a Personal Representative in an estate, understand the Relation Back Doctrine statute

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2019-08-16: Updated: 2019-08-16 14:53:07 Beneficiaries of a Florida based trust – know the law, especially if you don’t live in Florida

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2019-07-26: Updated: 2019-07-26 13:27:56 Trust Income, know the Tax laws

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2019-07-01: Updated: 2019-07-01 16:22:04 Giving money to a child, a loved one, a relative or a friend – your intentions do matter

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2019-06-10: Updated: 2019-06-10 15:36:05 Help mom and dad with estate planning, but know your boundaries under the law

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2019-05-28: Updated: 2019-05-28 09:52:09 Paternity in Probate bench court – timing is everything, be aware

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2019-05-06: Updated: 2019-05-06 09:30:59 Beneficiaries and fiduciaries, know your entitlements under the law

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2019-04-15: Updated: 2019-04-15 09:29:12 Joint proprietorship of real estate and divorce, what happens when one passes away?

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2019-03-26: Updated: 2019-03-26 10:50:36 Your pets, your best friend in many people’s homes. Who cares for them post death?

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2019-03-05: Updated: 2019-03-05 11:33:54 The Florida Digital Assets Act

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2019-02-12: Updated: 2019-02-12 10:03:56 Missing person. Now, what’s next, probate court and the impact of intestacy.

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2018-12-20: Updated: 2018-12-20 17:26:52 Contest a Will.

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2018-12-05: Updated: 2018-12-05 15:26:06 Florida Anti Lapse law, estate planning and potential will contest environments

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2018-11-16: Updated: 2018-11-16 10:22:50 Estate planning helps to preserve the rights of our elders or special needs persons and addresses guardianship head on

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2018-10-29: Updated: 2018-10-29 09:41:27 How to identify elder exploitation or breach of fiduciary responsibilities of a Power of Attorney

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2018-10-11: Updated: 2018-10-11 16:38:44 Charitable trusts help to reduce estate taxes, learn more

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2018-09-17: Updated: 2018-09-17 11:05:42 Florida Supreme Court brings clarity to Attorney-Fiduciary privilege (different from the attorney-client privilege)

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2018-08-29: Updated: 2018-08-29 15:31:32 Bitcoin, crypto, blockchain, tokenpots, coin plus, ether pay and Estate planning in 2018

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2018-08-07: Updated: 2018-08-07 16:31:18 Proactive Wills

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2018-07-18: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:37:03 Our farmers are at high risk

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2018-07-02: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:38:01 The power of giving and altruism in estate planning

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2018-06-15: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:38:58 Arbitration and Estate Planning – Decisions made final

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2018-05-29: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:40:06 Will contests in probate court, a recent Florida law update

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2018-05-14: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:41:46 Lack of Testamentary Capacity, know the expectations of undue influence

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2018-04-30: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:43:14 As a business owner, react or act – probate court expenses

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2018-04-11: Updated: 2018-07-26 08:43:58 Elder financial exploitation, Trust litigation and Undue influence

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2018-03-26: Updated: 2018-03-26 14:47:41 Voluntary and Involuntary transfers of a beneficiary’s interest(s)

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2018-03-08: Updated: 2018-03-08 11:04:00 Family law implications under the 2018 Tax Bill

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2018-02-21: Updated: 2018-02-21 17:46:46 2018, Moving forward with the new Tax Bill

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2018-02-07: Updated: 2018-02-07 10:17:57 Guardianship, FL law explanation

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2018-01-24: Updated: 2018-01-24 15:49:07 Irrevocable Trusts, one tool in an estate planning tool box

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2018-01-10: Updated: 2018-01-10 11:00:45 A Will seems simple, but when executed, it can be a rocky road

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2017-12-26: Updated: 2017-12-26 13:54:56 Ademption, knowing what is not part of your estate

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2017-12-11: Updated: 2017-12-11 13:03:02 Legal Capacity

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2017-11-28: Updated: 2017-11-28 10:34:48 Probate litigation and Attorney-client privilege

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2017-11-14: Updated: 2018-08-09 14:00:15 Will Florida raise the Homestead Exemption in 2018, a reader’s guide before you vote.

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2017-10-30: Updated: 2017-10-30 16:41:21 Home health care owners and operators, be smart

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2017-10-09: Updated: 2017-10-09 10:24:46 Incapacity and marriage, the role of guardianship court

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2017-09-22: Updated: 2017-09-22 09:10:29 If you cannot make your own healthcare decisions and have no estate plan, see the list below, as Florida will direct you

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2017-09-05: Updated: 2017-09-05 14:06:39 Recent Florida Supreme Court case law update – Hess v. Patrick

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2017-08-21: Updated: 2017-08-21 15:06:21 May 2017 District Court of Appeals decision impacts Alimony creditors – a blend of family law and estate planning law

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2017-08-14: Updated: 2017-08-14 10:42:00 Prince, George Michael and Carrie Fisher; Estate Planning 101, what are we learning?

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2017-07-25: Updated: 2017-07-25 16:52:48 Do you know an elderly neighbor who is being abused? Get help.

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2017-07-11: Updated: 2017-07-11 09:29:18 Your estate and assets, make sure you know what actually counts for your beneficiaries under Florida laws

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2017-06-26: Updated: 2017-06-26 11:01:05 Taxes and gifting, estate planning makes a huge difference

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2017-06-08: Updated: 2017-06-08 15:53:28 Pooch and kitty cat, life’s best friends! Estate planning for pets

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2017-05-22: Updated: 2017-05-22 12:21:24 Capacity and Wills: How to avoid litigation from family members, beneficiaries and creditors

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2017-05-08: Updated: 2017-09-05 14:15:16 Use of Homestead Property and the impact on estate administration

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2017-04-21: Updated: 2017-04-21 09:30:53 Homestead sale profits in Florida, a recent court decision

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2017-04-06: Updated: 2017-04-10 09:26:13 Same Sex surviving spouses, a recent Florida law change

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2017-03-28: Updated: 2017-03-28 09:40:45 Homestead protection in Florida

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2017-03-14: Updated: 2017-03-14 14:56:40 Divorced?, Now Single?, New Marriage? Your written estate plan must reflect your desired intentions for beneficiaries

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2017-02-28: Updated: 2017-02-28 15:48:47 A decedent dies but has unpaid child support – What happens legally?

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2017-02-13: Updated: 2017-02-13 09:25:43 Elder Abuse is a crime, even subtle financial exploitation

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2017-01-27: Updated: 2017-01-27 09:29:55 Getting hitched in Florida has it’s advantages inside probate

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2017-01-11: Updated: 2017-01-11 11:32:33 How Pre-Nups and Probate Court engage

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2016-12-29: Updated: 2016-12-29 16:28:09 Is Time really on your side when serving as a Trustee?

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2016-12-15: Updated: 2016-12-15 16:15:59 Bang Bang – Pop goes the gun!

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2016-11-28: Updated: 2016-11-28 14:58:03 Probate Court and Family Court collide

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2016-11-07: Updated: 2016-11-07 15:43:20 Major Life Changes? Get your estate plan dusted off, reviewed and updated

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2016-10-17: Updated: 2016-10-17 09:45:10 International Wills and Estate Planning

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2016-10-04: Updated: 2016-10-04 16:01:20 All life’s journeys and stories eventually end, even iconic novels

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2016-09-15: Updated: 2016-09-15 10:24:37 Probate, Creditors and Technology – Are you Aware?

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2016-08-29: Updated: 2017-04-07 16:10:42 Guardianship Law in Florida – What’s Current? Very Important Updates

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2016-08-15: Updated: 2016-08-15 13:54:19 What is your plan for the “What if” in life?

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2016-08-01: Updated: 2016-12-14 18:10:07 FIRPTA – Be Aware!

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2016-07-22: Updated: 2016-07-22 09:59:21 Trustee Acting Squirrely?

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2016-07-12: Updated: 2016-07-18 15:03:58 Does ingesting medical based pot make you incapable of creating a will or trust?

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2016-06-30: Updated: 2016-06-30 14:18:10 Settlor’s, Trustee’s and Beneficiary’s – Meet your “Jedi Knight”, Trust Protector

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2016-06-24: Updated: 2016-06-24 12:22:57 B.B. King, a music legend – Undue Influence and Capacity in real life

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2016-06-20: Updated: 2016-06-20 14:25:55 Personal representative designation in Last Will and Testament – Convicted Felons

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2016-06-14: Updated: 2016-06-14 11:13:18 When Wills mean Business

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2016-06-03: Updated: 2016-06-06 08:58:19 What Happens when one Executes a Will in Two Different Countries, with Different Beneficiaries?

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2016-05-27: Updated: 2016-05-27 15:25:25 Qualifying as a Personal Representative in Florida

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2016-05-20: Updated: 2016-05-20 14:53:10 Adult Adoptions as an Estate Planning Tool

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2016-05-13: Updated: 2016-05-13 13:53:20 The Truth about Living Trusts

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2016-05-05: Updated: 2016-05-05 15:06:35 Supplemental Needs Trusts: Providing for Your Special Needs Beneficiary While Preserving His or Her Public Benefits

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2016-04-27: Updated: 2016-04-27 11:36:44 Unintended Consequences: How Not Having an Estate Plan Will Affect Prince’s Legacy

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2016-03-21: Updated: 2016-04-04 17:04:49 Florida Passes the “Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act”

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2016-03-07: Updated: 2016-03-07 13:43:27 Challenging Estate Plans: Modification of Sumner Redstone’s Estate Plan Prompts Allegation of Mental Incapacity

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2016-02-29: Updated: 2016-02-29 11:57:49 Florida Looks to Become the Preferred Destination for Family Trust Companies

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2016-02-22: Updated: 2016-02-29 11:48:04 A Life Estate Explained

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2016-02-15: Updated: 2016-02-22 14:57:11 Are You Widowed? You Need To Plan Your Estate Too!

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2016-02-08: Updated: 2016-12-14 18:09:10 What All Realtors Should Know When Representing a Foreign Buyer

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2016-01-21: Updated: 2016-01-21 15:18:25 David Bowie’s Estate Planning Guarantees Empire is Left to His Family

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2016-01-04: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:56:48 New Year, New Estate Planning Tips

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2015-12-23: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:57:27 One of My Relatives Passed Away, Do I Have to Pay Their Debt?

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2015-12-09: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:57:48 Planning for Incapacity: Planning for When You Can No Longer Plan

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2015-11-10: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:58:06 The Role of the Personal Representative in an Estate

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2015-10-28: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:58:24 Valuable Estate Planning Lessons Can Be Learned from Lamar Odom’s Health Scare

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2015-10-22: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:58:42 Ensuring the Validity of Your Last Will and Testament

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2015-10-08: Updated: 2016-02-08 09:59:11 New Digital Estate Planning Application Demonstrates the Importance of Estate Planning

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2015-09-20: Updated: 2016-02-08 10:03:24 Tom Benson’s Family Feud Highlights Avoidable Estate Planning Issues

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2015-09-10: Updated: 2016-02-08 10:00:12 How Can I Challenge a Will in Florida?

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2015-08-17: Updated: 2016-02-08 11:18:06 Estate Planning Is for Young Adults too

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2015-08-04: Updated: 2015-08-17 17:23:58 Six Estate Planning Mistakes Made by High-Net-Worth Individuals

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2015-07-22: Updated: 2015-08-17 17:23:42 Create a GRAT Before Interest Rates Rise

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2015-07-10: Updated: 2015-07-09 16:12:29 Estate Planning Tips for Same-Sex Couples in the Wake of Obergefell

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2015-07-01: Updated: 2015-07-09 14:08:31 May I disinherit my spouse?

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2015-06-21: Updated: 2015-07-09 14:08:23 What Same-Sex Couples Should Know About Estate Planning in Florida

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2015-05-28: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:51 Getting Remarried? Do Not Forget to Update Your Estate Planning Documents

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2015-05-15: Updated: 2015-08-27 18:36:44 Creating a Valid Will in Florida

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2015-05-05: Updated: 2015-08-27 18:37:19 Step-Children and Inheritance Rights

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2015-04-22: Updated: 2015-04-22 11:00:00 Protecting Your Online Accounts After Death

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2015-04-01: Updated: 2015-04-01 12:00:43 Why Would You Need a Revocable Living Trust in Florida?

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2015-03-17: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:54 Tips to Avoid Common Pitfalls in Estate Planning

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2015-03-03: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:55 What Happens to Your Facebook Profile After You Die?

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2015-02-24: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:54 When Does Power of Attorney Terminate in Florida?

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2015-02-11: Updated: 2015-02-11 10:45:54 Estate Planning Ambiguities: What Robin Williams’ will contest teaches us about creating high-value trusts

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2015-01-12: Updated: 2015-01-12 17:42:09 Removing a Personal Representative in Florida

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2014-12-05: Updated: 2014-12-05 16:02:30 Minimizing the Private Information Revealed in Probate Documents and Probate Proceedings

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2014-11-10: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:55 ESTATE PLANNING FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYEES: Smoothing the Transition

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2014-09-26: Updated: 2015-08-27 18:38:30 2014 LEGISLATIVE SESSION: Alignment of the Antilapse Provisions of the Floirda Trust and Probate Codes

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2014-09-02: Updated: 2014-09-02 10:05:07 LONG TERM CHARITABLE GIVING: The Charitable Lead Trust

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2014-08-25: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:56 The Reasons We Give

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2014-08-19: Updated: 2014-08-19 12:15:00 Do You Have a Claim for Tortious Interference With an Expected Inheritance?

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2014-08-12: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:56 Do Not Forget Your Digital Assets in the Cloud

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2014-07-25: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:56 Giving Art

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2014-07-07: Updated: 2014-07-07 10:00:16 CONTESTING A WILL

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2014-06-29: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:56 Insuring Your Final Wishes Through Proper Estate Planning

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2014-06-23: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:57 Planning for Old Age

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2014-06-12: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:15:14 CS/HB 635: The Florida Legislature Updates The Florida Guardianship Law

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2014-06-04: Updated: 2014-06-04 11:00:19 “Support Trusts” Under Florida Law: What’s a Trustee to Do? (Part III)

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2014-05-27: Updated: 2015-06-25 17:33:39 “Support Trusts” Under Florida Law: What’s a Trustee to Do? (Part II)

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2014-05-16: Updated: 2014-05-16 11:02:11 “Support Trusts” Under Florida Law: What’s a Trustee to Do? (Part I)

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2014-05-01: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:57 The New Revolution of Trust and Estate Planning – Social Networking

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2014-04-24: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:58 Estate Planning: Don’t Do It Alone

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2014-04-10: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:59 CREATIVE CHARITABLE GIVING – BEYOND CASH DONATIONS

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2014-04-03: Updated: 2015-06-25 17:34:38 The Blind Side: Former South Carolina Gamecock Coach’s Children Claim Undue Influence in Probate

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2014-03-27: Updated: 2014-03-27 09:30:00 Switched at Execution: Don’t Let It Happen to You

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2014-03-20: Updated: 2014-03-20 09:30:00 Mediating Contested Probate Matters

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2014-03-13: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:30:59 Life Insurance Reality Check

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2014-03-06: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:00 Key Requirements of Will Creation

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2014-02-27: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:00 Parenthood from the Beyond

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2014-02-22: Updated: 2015-06-25 17:35:12 Common Mistakes in Florida Wills

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2014-02-19: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:01 Do You Know Who Your Descendants Are?

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2014-02-06: Updated: 2015-07-01 17:59:27 The Consequences of Do-It-Yourself Wills

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2014-01-30: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:00:00 Getting the Most Out of Homesteads in Florida

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2014-01-22: Updated: 2014-01-22 10:00:26 Avoiding the Claim of Undue Influence in Florida Probate Proceedings

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2014-01-16: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:02 Death, Taxes, and Tony Soprano

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2014-01-10: Updated: 2014-01-10 10:36:56 Recognition of Foreign Judgments in Probate Proceedings

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2014-01-02: Updated: 2015-06-25 17:36:05 A Surviving Spouse’s Right to the “Elective Share” in Florida

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2013-12-26: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:03 Transferring Title of a Decedent’s Vehicle Under Florida Law

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2013-12-19: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:03 Unfortunate Death of Real Estate Developer Can Teach Lessons for the Future

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2013-12-12: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:57 How to Execute a Power of Attorney—Without a Signature

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2013-12-06: Updated: 2013-12-06 10:48:35 In Florida, You Cannot Manipulate a Trust with an Adult Adoption

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2013-11-27: Updated: 2013-11-27 17:00:56 Fiduciary Duty of the Personal Representative of an Estate

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2013-11-22: Updated: 2013-11-22 10:29:31 Do Florida Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Foreign Trusts?

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2013-11-18: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:04 DOMA’s Impact on Floridians

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2013-11-09: Updated: 2013-11-09 15:11:13 Florida 5th District Court of Appeals Upholds Spendthrift Trusts as Constitutional

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2013-10-24: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:05 Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples Post-DOMA

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2013-10-16: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:05 How Should an Estate Executor Manage the Clothing and Personal Effects of a Decedent in Florida?

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2013-10-10: Updated: 2013-10-10 09:39:41 Did a hospital coerce a reclusive copper heiress to give away part of her $300 million dollar estate?

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2013-10-03: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:04:36 Benjamin Franklin’s dire assessment of life’s certainties proves true yet again.

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2013-09-26: Updated: 2013-09-26 12:30:00 Is Your Business at Risk?

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2013-09-19: Updated: 2013-09-19 09:58:57 Can Miami-Dade County Legally Create the Popular “Pets’ Trust” Initiative?

by Chepenik Trushin LLP

2013-09-10: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:06 The Importance of Updating Named Beneficiaries

by Chepenik Trushin LLP

2013-09-06: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:06 Isn’t it Ironic (Don’t you think)?

by Chepenik Trushin LLP

2013-08-30: Updated: 2013-08-30 10:12:32 Simultaneous Death Laws in Florida

by Chepenik Trushin LLP

2013-08-22: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:07 Severing Estates by the Entirety in Florida

by Bart Chepenik

2013-08-15: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:07 United States v. Windsor Part II: The Constitutionality of DOMA

by Bart Chepenik

2013-08-08: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:08 United States v. Windsor Part I: The Case and the Court’s Jurisdiction

by Bart Chepenik

2013-08-01: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:08 Tax Considerations for Gay and Lesbian Couples Before and After DOMA

by Bart Chepenik

2013-07-26: Updated: 2013-07-26 15:55:20 Should Pre-Death Will Contests Be Permitted?

by Bart Chepenik

2013-07-20: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:05:24 Estate Planning for Florida Same Sex Couples

by Bart Chepenik

2013-07-12: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:09 A Lesson from Glenwood Gardens: Know the Policies of You Elder Care Facility

by Bart Chepenik

2013-07-04: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:05:44 Costs and Attorney’s Fees for Probate Proceedings under Florida Law

by Bart Chepenik

2013-06-26: Updated: 2013-06-26 10:24:43 Alternative Dispute Resolution in Probate

by Bart Chepenik

2013-06-20: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:09 Estate Planning and Homestead in Florida

by Bart Chepenik

2013-06-13: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:31:10 With Low Interest Rates for June, Now is the Time to Think About Establishing a Charitable Lead Trust

by Bart Chepenik

2013-06-07: Updated: 2013-06-07 17:58:16 Michael Jackson’s estate sued by former star defense witness Wade Robson nearly four years after Jackson’s Death: How the suit would be handled under Florida law, Part 2

by Bart Chepenik

2013-06-03: Updated: 2013-06-03 17:39:05 Michael Jackson’s estate sued by former star defense witness Wade Robson nearly four years after Jackson’s Death: How the suit would be handled under Florida law, Part 1

by Bart Chepenik

2013-05-22: Updated: 2013-05-22 11:41:22 Who Owns Items Bought with Money from a Joint Checking Account?

by Bart Chepenik

2013-05-15: Updated: 2013-05-15 12:04:57 The Rights of the Alleged Incapacitated Person

by Bart Chepenik

2013-05-08: Updated: 2013-05-08 10:11:24 Removing a Non-Tenant from Estate-Owned Property

by Bart Chepenik

2013-05-01: Updated: 2013-05-01 10:13:40 Examining Committee – Rights in Guardianship Cases

by Bart Chepenik

2013-04-24: Updated: 2013-04-24 15:02:32 The Procedure for Appointing a Legal Guardian

by Bart Chepenik

2013-04-17: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:15:37 Disclaiming an Inheritance

by Bart Chepenik

2013-04-10: Updated: 2013-04-10 12:50:56 Litigation Over Trust Accountings

by Bart Chepenik

2013-04-02: Updated: 2013-04-02 18:37:25 Who is an Heir under Florida Law?

by Bart Chepenik

2013-03-27: Updated: 2013-03-27 18:33:02 A Lesson from Sir Peter Ustinov: The Importance of Maintaining a Current Will

by Bart Chepenik

2013-03-19: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:16:22 Refusing to Appoint a Named Personal Representative

by Bart Chepenik

2013-03-13: Updated: 2013-03-13 16:37:09 Settlement in Guardianship Litigation

by Bart Chepenik

2013-03-06: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:18:52 Making Remittances to Cuban Nationals

by Bart Chepenik

2013-02-27: Updated: 2013-02-27 14:47:36 Florida’s Pretermitted Spouse Statute

by Bart Chepenik

2013-02-21: Updated: 2013-02-21 13:46:02 What Happens When Nobody Can Find Your Will

by Bart Chepenik

2013-02-13: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:09:53 The IRS and Your Lottery Winnings

by Bart Chepenik

2013-02-05: Updated: 2013-02-05 17:43:28 Planning for a Loved One with a Disability: Special Needs Trusts

by Bart Chepenik

2013-01-29: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:10:16 Can settling your probate case provide you with a tax break?

by Bart Chepenik

2013-01-23: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:58 How the New Investment Income Surtax Affects Estates and Trusts

by Bart Chepenik

2013-01-15: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:19:14 Self-Settled Trusts and Using Multiple Jurisdictions to Protect Your Assets

by Bart Chepenik

2013-01-09: Updated: 2013-01-09 17:49:26 Deathbed Marriages

by Bart Chepenik

2013-01-02: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:19:33 The New Risk of Being an Executor: Watch Out for Unpaid Taxes

by Bart Chepenik

2012-12-24: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:19:51 Acquisition of Property by Minors

by Bart Chepenik

2012-12-17: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:58 Florida’s Antilapse Statute

by Bart Chepenik

2012-12-10: Updated: 2012-12-10 09:22:08 Serving as Personal Representative of an Estate: What is a “Reasonably Ascertainable” Creditor?

by Bart Chepenik

2012-12-03: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:59 The Digital Age and Wills, Social Media and Licenses After Death.

by Bart Chepenik

2012-11-26: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:26:59 Supreme Court Denies Survivor Benefits to Posthumously-Conceived Florida Twins

by Bart Chepenik

2012-11-21: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:33:03 Tortious Interference with Inheritance

by Bart Chepenik

2012-11-16: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:00 Revocable Trusts

by Bart Chepenik

2012-11-10: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:33:13 Foreign Persons and Florida’s Homestead Exemption

by Bart Chepenik

2012-11-05: Updated: 2012-11-05 08:35:34 Removing a Personal Representative

by Bart Chepenik

2012-10-22: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:00 The Impact of FATCA on Foreign Trusts and Estates

by Bart Chepenik

2012-10-15: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:01 Trust Decanting

by Bart Chepenik

2012-10-05: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:01 Pet Trusts

by Bart Chepenik

2012-09-30: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:33:25 Dependent Relative Revocation

by Bart Chepenik

2012-09-24: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:02 Non-Citizen Spouses and Estate Planning

by Bart Chepenik

2012-09-19: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:02 Handwritten Wills

by Bart Chepenik

2012-09-15: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:03 Automatic Nullification of Certain Non-Probate Assets after Divorce

by Bart Chepenik

2012-09-10: Updated: 2012-09-10 09:00:05 Trust Modification by Beneficiaries

by Bart Chepenik

2012-09-04: Updated: 2012-09-04 13:47:13 Damages in Conversion and Tortious Interference with Inheritance Cases: Proving ‘Millions’ Not Enough

by Bart Chepenik

2012-08-27: Updated: 2012-08-27 09:00:51 Securing a Safe Deposit Box After A Relative Passes

by Bart Chepenik

2012-08-13: Updated: 2012-08-13 09:00:17 What if a family member passes and we can’t find the will?

by Bart Chepenik

2012-07-30: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:33:38 Medicaid Estate Recovery

by Bart Chepenik

2012-07-16: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:03 Stand-Alone Special Needs Trust for Children with Disabilities

by Bart Chepenik

2012-07-02: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:04 E-Z Legal Form Leads to More Legal Fees

by Bart Chepenik

2012-06-18: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:04 Including Vacation Homes in Your Estate Plan

by Bart Chepenik

2012-06-04: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:46:22 Legal Name Changes

by Bart Chepenik

2012-05-28: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:05 Do I need to create a trust if I already have a will?

by Bart Chepenik

2012-05-21: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:34:05 Notice to Creditors

by Bart Chepenik

2012-05-07: Updated: 2012-05-07 09:00:06 Strictly Adhering to the Terms of an Estate Planning Document

by Bart Chepenik

2012-04-30: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:34:18 Lottery Winners and the IRS

by Bart Chepenik

2012-03-01: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:35:41 Retired? How you can use a LLC and FLP in your Estate Plan

by Bart Chepenik

2012-02-16: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:06 Estate Planning with Artwork

by Bart Chepenik

2012-01-26: Updated: 2012-01-26 17:39:39 A Cruise Ship Accident and Death at Sea

by Bart Chepenik

2012-01-09: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:06 Estate Planning for Same Sex Couples

by Bart Chepenik

2011-12-23: Updated: 2011-12-23 10:40:22 Lost or Destroyed Wills

by Bart Chepenik

2011-12-19: Updated: 2011-12-19 10:04:38 What Control Does a Personal Representative Have Over Assets Held in a Professional Association?

by Admin

2011-12-08: Updated: 2015-06-19 15:04:19 Fees For Guardianship Services

by Bart Chepenik

2011-11-15: Updated: 2015-06-19 15:04:10 Trustee Duties

by Bart Chepenik

2011-11-10: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:07 Who Needs a Durable Power of Attorney?

by Bart Chepenik

2011-10-24: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:07 Living Wills in Florida

by Bart Chepenik

2011-08-24: Updated: 2011-08-24 13:52:35 What is the proper venue for probate proceedings?

by ktlaw4

2011-07-13: Updated: 2011-07-13 11:25:03 Non-judicial Settlement Agreements for Trust Disputes in Florida

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-07-08: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:08 Charitable Trusts in Florida

by ktlaw4

2011-06-23: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:08 Rules of Construction for Trusts and Impact of Florida Law

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-06-17: Updated: 2011-06-17 10:08:32 Duties of a Personal Representative in Florida

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-06-09: Updated: 2011-06-09 09:27:43 Can a spouse be unintentionally disinherited in a will in Florida? – Pretermitted Spousal Rights

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-05-31: Updated: 2011-05-31 13:48:31 Procedures to Determine Incapacity in Florida

by ktlaw4

2011-05-24: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:09 Is a step-child considered a lineal descendant in Florida?

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-03-14: Updated: 2011-03-14 14:19:12 Amendments to the Florida Probate Code

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-03-08: Updated: 2011-03-08 15:43:26 Florida’s Simultaneous Death Law

by ktlaw4

2011-03-04: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:40:23 So what exactly is a “sound mind” in Florida?

by Bradley H. Trushin

2011-02-24: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:41:01 Abatement of Devises in a Will to Satisfy Claims Against an Estate in Florida

by ktlaw4

2010-08-16: Updated: 2010-08-16 08:59:54 Beneficiaries’ Rights to see Contents of a Will

by Bradley H. Trushin

2010-07-20: Updated: 2010-07-20 10:12:55 “Miss Me?” – Can the Estate of a Missing Person be Probated under Florida law?

by ktlaw4

2010-07-06: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:41:16 Revocation of Wills Under the Florida Probate Code

by Bart Chepenik

2010-06-28: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:09 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Referencing Separate Writings Containing Tangible Personal Property in a Will in Florida

by ktlaw4

2010-06-15: Updated: 2010-06-15 08:40:45 Can a Child be Disinherited from a Will in Florida?

by Bradley H. Trushin

2010-06-04: Updated: 2010-06-04 13:44:56 Florida’s Elective Share

by ktlaw4

2010-04-09: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:41:34 Surcharge of Personal Representative

by Bart Chepenik

2010-04-07: Updated: 2010-04-07 09:47:12 Access to Decedent’s Safe Deposit Box

by ktlaw4

2010-03-29: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:41:54 Payment of Expenses and Claims for Intestate Estate

by ktlaw4

2010-03-16: Updated: 2010-03-16 14:49:18 Opening an Intestate Estate

by Bradley H. Trushin

2010-03-04: Updated: 2015-06-30 17:27:10 Florida Self-Proving Wills

by ktlaw4

2010-03-01: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:42:15 Summary Administration of Wills in Florida: The Pros and Cons

by ktlaw4

2010-02-23: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:42:37 Rights and Duties of Creditors Under Florida Law

by Bradley H. Trushin

2009-11-06: Updated: 2009-11-06 17:04:09 TIME PERIOD FOR FILING AN OBJECTION TO A WILL

by Bradley H. Trushin

2009-09-10: Updated: 2009-09-10 09:07:56 Is a no-contest clause in a will enforceable in Florida?

by ktlaw4

2009-08-27: Updated: 2009-08-27 10:02:52 Methods to Attack a Will

by Bradley H. Trushin

2009-06-16: Updated: 2009-06-16 16:12:07 Compensation of a Personal Representative in Florida

by ktlaw4

2009-03-11: Updated: 2009-03-11 15:09:24 Personal Representative’s Duty to Search for Beneficiaries of an Estate

by ktlaw4

2009-03-09: Updated: 2009-03-09 09:14:15 Reopening an Estate In Florida After Being Closed By the Court

by Bradley H. Trushin

2009-01-13: Updated: 2015-07-01 18:43:04 Individual Liability of a Personal Representative in Florida

by ktlaw4

2009-01-06: Updated: 2009-01-06 15:00:07 Qualifications of a Personal Representative in Florida

by ktlaw4