Probate & Estate Administration

Creating a comprehensive estate plan can be an empowering act. A person must take the time to tackle difficult questions, such as what will happen if he or she is incapacitated and unable to make medical decisions? How does the individual want his or her valuables to...

A well-laid plan can ensure security for generations to come. Even in Melbourne, Florida, individuals look to financial advisers and estate planning lawyers for guidance on estate taxes and planning. Recent changes to the tax code have affected the amount of...

The point of estate planning is to help an individual ensure that one's final wishes are honored after his or her death. By creating a will, many individuals in Florida intend to leave a set of instructions for how they want their assets to be distributed in the event...

Pets are beloved members of many households and are often cared for like any other member of the family. A person does not necessarily have to be of wealthy means to make the pet part of one's estate planning. If individuals in Florida expect that their pets may...

Confronting one's own mortality isn't pleasant, but taking steps now can ensure that one's relatives receive the inheritance one chooses for them. Estate planning can also help a person set guidelines for how they want affairs to be handled in the event that they...

No one wants to feel like they inherited a mess. Whether physical or financial, the mess can be daunting to a person who is sorting through it while grieving. An individual who wishes to offer a cleaned-up, easy-to-sort-through estate to their heirs may benefit from...

Looking ahead to retirement, many individuals know that they will need a plan for financing their costs of living and the eventual distribution of their assets upon their death. Unfortunately, sometimes the costs of long-term care is overlooked when people assume...

Imagine the frustration that can come with not being able to locate an important legal document when it is needed. Amplify that frustration when the document is found, but is either out of date, incorrect or an unauthorized copy. Estate blunders such as these can...

The volume and numbers of data accumulated by the average human being has increased exponentially in just the last decade. The previous ten years or so has brought the iPhone, Facebook, Gmail and a host of other digital and social media accounts. For individuals...

Understanding the process of how property will be distributed after death can assist one's decisions about planning. If one chooses a living trust, the successor trustee will receive the titles to property. If a will has been created, it is likely that the...