Every adult with people and assets to protect needs a plan to protect loved ones in the event of incapacity or death. And what better example of a person with people to protect than the parent of a minor child?…
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The legal term for rejecting a bequest is disclaiming. When you disclaim a bequest from an estate, you are effectively saying: Treat me as if I had predeceased the person who died and left me the inheritance. Then distribute the…
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Our office frequently receives calls from adult children whose parents have entered or are about to enter long-term nursing care. Accustomed to Medicare covering their parent’s medical bills, they now face a frightening fact: Medicare will not cover their parent’s…
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Probate avoidance is a key feature of many people’s estate plans. In this blog post, we take a deeper dive into one of the perils of probate: lack of privacy. We discuss the potential negative impacts on your family, beneficiaries…
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REAL ID Deadline Delayed, Again If you have not yet gotten your “Real ID,” either in the form of your drivers license or an identification card, you are getting a reprieve. The deadline date was May 3 of this…
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The Florida Durable Property Power of Attorney (also known as the Durable Financial Power of Attorney) is a critically important document that belongs in your life planning toolbox. The DPOA allows you (the “principal”) to give another person (your “agent”)…
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The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 had a huge positive impact on some people with disabilities. The legislation allowed them to work and save – without losing vital government benefits. Prior to the legislation, benefits such…
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Florida drivers license data prove what so many of us are noticing in our communities: record-setting numbers of people are relocating to Florida from other states. Our new neighbors are people of all ages, not just retirees. Leading the pack…
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Leonard Cohen, the prolific songwriter, singer and poet, died November 7, 2016 at age 82. His well-known songs include Marianne, I’m Your Man, and the iconic Hallelujah. Cohen once said that he turned to songwriting just to pay the bills,…
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The nationwide Public Health Emergency (PHE) brought about by the Covid pandemic is scheduled to end on May 11, 2023. It has been renewed every 90 days since it was first declared in March 2020. The end of the Public…
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