Gerry Beyer, author of the Wills, Trusts & Estate Professors Blog has a post on his blog Becoming a “Pet Friendly” Estate Planner which points to an article he wrote in Legal Times. “Your Trust-worthy Pet” discusses the history of providing for pets which began in England in 1889. Now…
In Florida, and many other states animals are now allowed to be the beneficiaries of a special trust that is created to take care of them. These are often referred to as a Florida Pet Trust. Today I was reading an article published in Arizona which stated that a Dog…
The other day, I wrote an article on the pitfalls of using a Free Florida Durable Power of Attorney. I have been thinking of a way to provide a good power of attorney for my readers. I have been unable to come up with a generic form that I feel…
Many of my clients have been asking me to post a copy of my Florida Estate Planning Questionnaire in a Microsoft word document so they can fill in and forward me the information online. This information will be useful to any Florida Estate Planning Lawyer in the creation of an…
In Florida and many other states animals are now allowed to beneficiaries of a special trust that is created to take care of them. These are often referred to as a Florida Pet Trust. Today I was reading an article published in Arizona where a letter to the editor basically…
Over the weekend, I read an article about a Free Power of Attorney written by Jerry Bartholomew of the Michigan Elder Law Blog and decided to look for a FreeFlorida Durable Power of Attorney. I ran across a website by H & R Block called RocketLawyer.com. This website offered me…
Rules regarding wills are usually based upon where the will was created. The general rule is that when a Will is valid at the time of creation, Florida will honor the will. There is an exception to this and it regards certain handwritten or holographic wills. a Holigraphic Will is…
Although a Power of Attorney often authorizes the agent to give gifts, agents should be careful when making gifts to themselves. The Chicago Tribune has an article on an agent who gave herself $180,000 in gifts and the ensuing court battle over theft by deception, financial exploitation of an elderly…
If you need information on someone who died in south Florida in the last 100 years, you may be in luck. A south Florida resident, Ann McFadden, has compiled a 4,000-page record of all most every death listed in a local newspaper for more than the last 100 years. Now…
Many individuals have long term care insurance to help with nursing home and assisted living costs. Generally long term care insurance is considered a good investment when individuals are healthy can afford the premiums. Rarely does having long term care insurance lead to a negative result. Things might have changed…