Estate Planning

Increasingly, even as people get well into their senior years, they’re remaining in their homes. If you have a parent who wants to “age in place” out-of-state or even in another part of the state, you likely worry about them – especially if they live alone and there’s...

People often place a lot of importance on creating an estate plan that provides specific resources for certain people in their lives. They may even want to leave certain assets for charitable causes. No matter how carefully someone has contemplated what should happen...

Adult children generally expect that their parents will leave the majority of their resources to them when they die. Especially if parents have divorced or lost their spouse, it is a common expectation that their children will inherit most, if not all, of their...

A surprising number of people don't have estate plans at all, and those that do may allow their documents to become outdated and potentially unenforceable. There are numerous circumstances whereby adults need to revisit and update existing estate plan documents. These...

Not everyone realizes how vulnerable they are when they turn 18 and become legal adults. All of a sudden, parents no longer automatically have the authority to make healthcare choices for their young adult children, nor can they typically access medical information...

For most children, reaching the age of 18 is a major milestone. They become legal adults, completely independent of their parents in theory. However, for children with special needs, the age of 18 simply means they are now more vulnerable than they were previously. As...

As a part of your estate plan, you may have decided to set aside money for your child to inherit. You may want to pass on property or other non-liquid assets, too, which is something you know will help support your child in the future. If you haven’t considered the...

Paying for long-term and senior care in Florida is not always simple. You may have increasing medical costs or a high cost of living to be concerned about. Depending on how you’ve planned and the medical problems you’re dealing with, it may be difficult to understand...

When you take care of someone who has special needs or who is differently abled, you may feel that it’s common sense that their sibling or family member will provide for them if you cannot do so any longer. That’s isn’t necessarily how others feel, though, and not...

Singer Britney Spears has been in the news quite a bit this year, and not because she released a new album or went on a world tour. Instead, fans in Gainesville and across the country followed the saga of Spears' guardianship battle against her father, which the court...