Beginning January 1, 2003, Florida joins a growing number of states that permit residents to include a pet as beneficiary of an estate plan. Until now, Florida residents concerned about the care of pets should the pets outlive them, had…
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Case Manager Deeanna Farrington, MSW, has joined the Elder Law Foundation Board of Directors. The Elder Law Foundation’s goal is is to provide families, free of charge, a 24-hour bridge of continuous emergency care when a sole caretaker experiences a…
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Under Florida law a surviving spouse can elect to receive 30% of the deceased spouse’s estate. As of October 1, 2001, the categories of assets on which this “elective share” is based are broadened. Additional categories of assets computed for…
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