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Estate Planning
Are No-Contest Clauses Valid In Florida?
A Brief History of No-Contest Clauses No-contest, or in terrorem, clauses have been used in Wills for centuries. These clauses usually state that if a beneficiary under the document contests the validity of the document and loses, that beneficiary receives nothing. Of course, if the ...
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Estate Planning
Yes, You Should Have a Will
People tend to avoid estate planning like it’s the plague. However, no financial plan can be complete without one. Sure, thinking about your own demise doesn’t rate high on the ‘fun scale,’ but not everything in life does.
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Estate Planning
Do I Need to Update My Estate Plan if I Relocate?
You may have a will or a full estate plan that was prepared by an attorney in another state, or perhaps you haven’t yet taken the important step of planning your estate.
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Elder Law
Financial Planning when a Family Member has Special Needs
Financial planning is daunting enough, but it becomes more complicated and critical when you have a child or family member with special needs.
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Estate Planning
A Solo 401(k) Works for Self-Employed
There are many perks to being self-employed—flexible hours, the possibility of working from home and, of course, being your own boss. However, one major downfall that has historically burdened solopreneurs is the lack of access to traditional employer-sponsored retirement plans, such as a 401(k).
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Estate Planning
Your Executor Doesn’t Want to Serve?
While it would seem obvious that you should tell the person you name as executor that he or she is your choice, that is not always the case.
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Estate Planning
NFA Firearm Trust FAQs
Here are a few of the most common questions I receive about NFA (National Firearms Act of 1934) firearms and NFA gun trusts: If I’m carrying an NFA firearm in Florida, and am stopped by a LEO (law enforcement officer), what do I need to ...
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Estate Planning
Angelina Jolie Leaving Her Estate to One Child?
Angelina Jolie has reportedly laid out the details of her estate, according to Radar Online, revealing that she plans to leave her $116 million-dollar fortune to only one of her six children, her son Maddox.
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Elder Law
ABLE Accounts: No More Medicaid Recovery
ABLE account holders received a boon recently, but it seems to have gone unnoticed. Florida Governor DeSantis signed 38 bills the other day, but the only one widely reported had to do with emergency personnel being given permission by the government to exercise a certain ...
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Elder Law
Time to Take Over A Parent’s Finances?
Telling an elderly parent that they need to stop driving and taking away their car keys, is one of the most difficult things adult children have to do.
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You wonder whether your granddaughter will think of you fondly when you’re not around anymore.
You want to make sure someone will love and care for your dog, horse, or parrot when you can’t.
Your spouse doesn’t share your love for guns, and you fear your collection could be sold for almost nothing – or even destroyed – instead of being passed on to your children or others who share your passion.