Protecting
Your Legacy
If you have elderly loved ones, such as older parents, it is likely they need some degree of help in their daily lives. In addition to the help you provide, your senior relative may be assisted by nursing home staff or by a home caregiver. They may even be assisted by...
When buying a home, making it to closing day can feel like a real triumph. However, issues often arise during the real estate closing, and depending on their severity the results may be disastrous. Here are a few common issues to be aware of, as well as some steps you...
Purchasing your new home in an Orlando neighborhood can be an exciting time for you. Still, you want to be sure your dream home does not turn out to be a nightmare. That is why you should consider putting in a number of contingencies as part of your real estate...
Florida residents like you work hard to build up your estate. It makes sense that you want your estate plan to handle everything about your estate with care. You want to ensure the right things go to the right people. To do this, you must have a good executor. But how...
You may never have heard of ancillary probate and have no idea what it means. However, if you are the administrator of an estate of a person who owned property in Florida, ancillary probate is a topic you may have to deal with. Therefore, you should understand what it...
Elder abuse affects roughly 10% of American seniors over the age of 60, and this is just a figure from the reported cases. Many cases of elder abuse go unreported each year because the victim feels embarrassed, ashamed or they do not understand they are being abused....
Buying a home in Florida for the first time is often a thrilling experience that can quickly become devastating if the seller did not make the appropriate disclosures. Purchasers typically have legal recourse if the real estate contract omitted specific facts about...
While your parents may take care of themselves just fine financially, they could be close to an age where they have trouble managing their finances by themselves. Is it time for you to step in and offer a bit of assistance? Kiplinger touched on the topic to help adult...
Probate is a process that, depending on your circumstances, can go by without pain. Communication that is clear and making an estate plan that is concise before death may have everything attended to before you know it. With life events like the passing of a loved one,...
Many people realize that the revision of an estate plan is necessary following the birth of a child or the end of a marriage. However, there are many other major changes in life that necessitate the revision of an estate plan. We will review some of these significant...