The Florida Constitution protects one’s Homestead from creditors. One provision that is often misunderstood is a devise of a homestead in a will when there are minor children in the family. In some cases two people are getting married and one has a home and a minor child. The spouse…
LegalZoom and RocketLawyer are two of the many online services that allow individuals to create their own wills at low costs. Many times they are below the cost for a single hour of legal time from an attorney. The real question is whether they are a good value for individuals.…
Xpress Seal Pro from As-Seen-On-TV- Products is a product I purchased to seal the caulk in my bathroom. The caulk in my shower needed replacing and I decided to purchase this after reading many review about this easy to use Professional caulking kit. I saw it on a TV commercial…
In Florida as with most states, Estate Planning is something that needs to be addressed when one has major changes in their life. This includes divorce and separation. You only have to think about your spouse or ex-spouse getting all of your assets if you should die to realize the…
What happens if you are in the middle of a partition to divide or sell property and one of the owners dies? The pending action is has no force and effect on the ownership. What doest this mean? If you own property as joint tenants with rights of survivorship and…
Google Health just began offering personal health records on the Web. They are joining WebMD, Microsoft, and Revolution Health. These services are designed to help consumers manage their health care and medical spending records. Google record allows users to send personal information to some clinics or to pull records from…
Florida DR-219 Form is Repealed as of 06/1/2008 Beginning June 1, 2008: •The requirement to complete and file Form DR-219 is repealed. •The Department of Revenue will not process DR-219 forms received. •Destroy all blank DR-219 forms in your inventory. The repeal of the requirement to complete and file Form…
The Florida Supreme court has ruled affirmatively on the question presented to it. Whether, under Florida Statutes section 689.07(1) as it existed before its 2004 amendment, this Deed–which is a recorded real estate conveyance deed to a named trustee of a private express trust identified in the deed by name…
NFA Gun Trust Lawyer blog has an article on the 150 + page decision issued today in the gun rights case before the Supreme Court. Looks like good news for gun owners but it will take sometime to digest the full opinion which is over 150 pages. There is a…
Spendthrift clauses can be confusing to trustees. The general idea with a Florida Spendthrift clause is that the beneficiaries cannot assign their interest in the trust to a creditor ( voluntarily or involuntarily) Here is the test found in a typical clause under the new Florida Trust Code Spendthrift Provisions.…