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Expecting that you would be together for life, you likely included your former spouse in your estate plan. But with the end of your marriage, it is now necessary for you to cut any emotional and financial ties to your former spouse. Although divorce overrides a will...
Yes. Even those with severe mental health conditions like Alzheimer’s can engage in effective estate planning. The key here is ensuring that the person creating the estate plan has the requisite mental capacity to create legally binding legal documents. This means...
The process of declaring incapacity begins with filing a notice of petition to determine incapacity. In Florida, the court will appoint an examining committee to determine whether the person in question is actually incapacitated. The three examining committee members...
Undue influence occurs when someone manipulates a vulnerable or weakened individual to change their will for their own benefit. If you suspect that your loved one may be a victim of undue influence, it's crucial to look for signs and approach the situation with care...
Floridians who make wills generally assume that the will prevents after-death conflict among potential heirs. Unhappily, this expectation can easily fail if the decedent did not execute the will as a “free act and deed.” Heirs or other potential beneficiaries often...
It is not something people in Miami love to do, but estate planning is important. People cannot bring their property with them when they pass away and once they are gone, the only control they have over it is based on what was written in their wills. It is important...
It is not unusual for a person in Miami to include both a will and a revocable trust in their estate plan. But life changes, and sometimes, a person adds a codicil to their will or changes the terms of the revocable trust. Soon, the current will and the revocable...
It may come as a shock to many, but most of us have not done our estate plan. In fact, according to a Caring.com survey, only about one-third of us have even done a will, but an even smaller percentage than that have an incapacity plan. However, if you are going to go...
In Florida, adults who have a sudden mental or physical disability that results in them needing to have a guardianship might have documents in place that were put in effect prior to the illness, injury or condition. Since a guardianship makes that person a ward to the...
Many people plan ahead in Miami and start their estate plans early in life. There are many reasons it is a good idea to start an estate plan early in life. One of the most important is to ensure young children are properly cared for if the parents pass away far too...