Florida Probate Lawyer Blog
Our Florida probate attorneys post blogs on a wide variety of topics including how to file state and federal estate and income tax returns, deal with creditors, and distribute assets according to the Florida law. Read our latest blogs and contact us today if you would like to speak with a Florida probate lawyer to receive more information. We represent clients in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Bonita Springs, Naples, Punta Gorda and the surrounding cities.
The WSJ referenced in this blog indicates that dementia and Alzheimer's disease is becomming one of the most expensive medical conditions in the country.
Category: Elder law
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If you are involved in an estate lawsuit and the trial court issues an order you think is incorrect, how much time to you have to file an appeal?
Category: Appeals of probate, guardianship and trust issues
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If you live in Florida, who has access to your will or trust when you die? Do individuals who may not like what your will says have access to when you die.
Category: Probate litigation and will contests
If you are the personal representative of an estate, you should file a tax return if the estate has losses in the year the estate terminates.
Category: Trust and estate federal income (Form 1041) tax returns
Under the new tax law, an individual can give $1,000,000.00 during their life, plus $4,250,000 at their death without paying estate or transfer taxes. Read on
Category: Estate tax (Form 706) returns
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Many estate plans split the decedent's estate into a marital and non-marital share. The non-marital share equaled the estate tax exemption. However, . . .
Category: Estate & disability planning
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The new tax law creates a new top income tax rate for trusts and estates. Effective in 2013 trust and estate income over $11,950 is taxed at a rate of 39.6%.
Category: Trust and estate federal income (Form 1041) tax returns
You went through a nasty divorce and the divorce decree states that your former spouse does not receive your retirement (401k) assets. However . . . .
Category: Probate and estate administration
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President John F. Kennedy did not believe that the government created jobs. Instead he believed that jobs are created by private businesses and the U.S. tax policy should reflect this truth.
Category: Federal trust and estate tax planning, audits and litigation
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In state court proceedings, the court cannot take any action against a personal representative, guardian or trustee unless the court gives that fiduciary notice of the specific hearing and the opportunity to be heard.
Category: Probate litigation and will contests
Many attorneys incorrectly assume that if you cannot establish a presumption of undue influence then you don't have a case. This is not correct.
Category: Probate litigation and will contests
Power of attorney in Florida ensures that you and your finances will be cared for. Call an attorney in Fort Myers for help: 1-888-643-6514 or 1-239-939-7100.
Category: Estate & disability planning
To help you avoid estate planning mistakes down the road, contact estate planning attorneys in Fort Myers. Call today – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Estate & disability planning
To help you avoid estate planning mistakes, contact estate planning attorneys in Fort Myers. Call today for legal guidance – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Estate & disability planning
The time settling cases involving probate in Florida varies depending on the case. Call an estate attorney in Fort Myers – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
In probate, Florida assets may include investment accounts, real estate and IRAs. Contact an estate attorney in Fort Myers – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
Your Florida estate planning should include a paper trail for your heirs. Contact a Fort Myers estate planning attorney: 1-888-643-6514 or 1-239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
For help with Letters of Administration for a brokerage firm, contact estate planning attorneys in Fort Myers: 1-888-643-6514 or 1-239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
For help with Letters of Administration or Summary Administration, contact estate planning attorneys in Fort Myers: 1-888-643-6514 or 1-239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
Contact an estate planning attorney in Fort Myers, Florida, for advice on all issues concerning probate in Florida – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
Contact an estate planning attorney in Fort Myers, Florida, for advice on all issues regarding probate in Florida – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Revocable and irrevocable trust administration
If your spouse has died with debt, and if you the surviving spouse did not incur that debt, then don't be tricked into paying money to a ruthless creditor!
Category: Probate litigation and will contests
Huguette Clark died in May at the age of 104; before she died she executed two wills just weeks part that left her 400 million estate to different beneficiaries
Category: General
You can’t rely solely on living trusts, you also need a will. Contact a North Fort Myers, Florida, attorney for help – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Estate & disability planning
Contact an estate attorney in Fort Myers for help with an advance directive in Florida. Call today for a consultation – 888-643-6514 or 239-939-7100.
Category: Estate & disability planning