As an Estate Planning Lawyer in Jacksonville Florida, I am often asked about issues dealing with addresses in Florida Wills, Florida Trusts, Florida Living Wills, Florida Durable Powers of Attorney, and other documents. Generally the address and phone number in these documents is to help locate or contract the person.…
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Common Mistakes Your Estate Planning Attorney Can Help You Avoid( in Florida and other states)
The Princeton Business Journal had an interesting article on Common mistakes that your Estate Planning Lawyer can help you avoid Without a will, living will, durable powers of attorney for healthcare and property or Letters of Guardianship, the state will likely decide the distribution of your assets and the caring…
What are the most important considerations When Selecting an Estate Planning Attorney?
The Princeton Business Journal had an interesting article on how to choose an Estate Planning Lawyer. Princeton suggests Due diligence. When selecting a Florida Estate Planning Lawyer, you should check to make sure they spend a significant portion of their time and resources on Estate Planning. Otherwise, the end result…
What are the most important considerations When Selecting an Estate Planning Attorney?
The Princeton Business Journal had an interesting article on how to choose an Estate Planning Lawyer. Princeton suggests Due diligence. When selecting a Florida Estate Planning Lawyer, you should check to make sure they spend a significant portion of their time and resources on Estate Planning. Otherwise, the end result…
What is a Living Will? Part I
As a Jacksonville Estate Planning Lawyer, I find that I am explaining the terms of a Florida Living Will over and over and thought that I might be able to shed some light on what they are and how they are used with Florida Estate Planning. A Florida Living Will…
Estate Planning for the Disabled in Florida
As a Florida Estate Planning Attorney, I often get involved in planning for Disabled Florida Adults and Children. Often these individuals are receiving government benefits or expect to receive the in the future due to a physical or mental illness or disability. In some cases clients expect their spouse to…
Anatomy of a Florida Estate Plan
As a Jacksonville Estate Planning Lawyer, one of the most common things I do is determine what is necessary for a clients Florida Estate Plan. Greg Herman-Giddens of the North Carolin Estate Planning Blog has an Article called the Anatomy of an Estate Plan where he discusses and defines the…
Do It Yourself Estate Plan Disaster
As a Florida Estate Planning Lawyer, I often get asked about Florida Estate Planning and Using “Do it yourself estate plans” like quicken or other online services. Mark Jakubik with the Pennsylvania Estate Planning Blog has a good analogy about the topic: Recently we were having some work done at…
Why do I need a Guardian for my Child?
As a Jacksonville Estate Planning Lawyer, I often get asked about picking a Florida Guardian for a child in the even that the parents were to die before the child becomes an adult. There are two types of guardians one should consider to take care of their children. There is…
Do I really need a Florida Living Trust?
As aFlorida Estate Planning Lawyersand a Jacksonville Estate Planning Lawyer I often receive questions about Florida Living Trusts. These usually come after clients attend seminars given by Estate Planning Organizations. Often they are not law firms, but some are. Although there are benefits to Florida Living Trusts, sometimes they are…