Revocable Trusts
A "living trust," also known as a "revocable trust," supplements a Last Will and Testament and when successfully funded, can allow a complete or partial avoidance of the time and expense involved in probate proceedings after death. During the trust ...
Irrevocable Trusts
Irrevocable trusts are trust which cannot be revoked from the inception of the document. Generally, irrevocable trusts are used for estate tax planning purposes and occasionally for long term care planning. Because they may lack flexibility, an irrevocable ...
Wills
Why have a will? A will is a document that provides for the distribution of an individual's probate assets at the time of his or her death and according to his or her own desires. Without a will, the person's ...
Advance Health Care Directive
What is an Health Care Directive? A Health Care Directive is a document granting of legal rights and powers from one person, the principal to another the surrogate. In order to be valid, the document must be signed by the principal, ...
Powers of Attorney
What is a Power of Attorney? A power of attorney is the granting of legal rights and powers from one person, the principal, to another, the agent or attorney-in-fact. The attorney-in-fact, in effect, stands in the shoes of the principal and ...
Florida Homestead Laws
Florida’s Constitution and its statutory laws contain significant protections for residents. One protection concerns the homeowner’s rights against creditors, and the other addresses the annual homestead tax exemption which affects the amount of property taxes which a homeowner will ...
