Larry Tolchinsky | October 23, 2012
There’s a new law here in Florida that people need to know about – especially if they are divorced or in the midst of getting themselves divorced here in Florida and that law is Florida Statute 732.703. You can read the law as written on the books by the Florida Legislature online here. The important [...]
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Tags: Florida Law, Florida Trusts, Florida Will, Trusts, Will
Larry Tolchinsky | August 23, 2012
The story that we covered about the new study showing rampant abuse of seniors by their own family members is getting lots of media attention, which is good. National news coverage of the “epidemic” in America today, where elders and senior citizens are being financially victimized and having money and property taken from them by [...]
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Tags: Broward County Probate, Florida Durable Power of Attorney, Florida Trusts, Florida Will, South Florida Lawyers, Undue Influence
Larry Tolchinsky | October 13, 2011
It is true that Florida probate lawyers compete with online will services and companies that publish generic forms for Last Wills and Testaments. Some of those who will be reading this article will respond with a knee-jerk reaction that any warnings from a Florida probate attorney are biased and self-serving. However, that’s not true. The [...]
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Larry Tolchinsky | September 13, 2011
The Florida Legislature has been very active this past year in passing all sorts of major changes to existing Florida probate laws. The law makers have been doing this in several areas; however, one area of major change that is going to impact almost every Floridian involves the recent law changes involving wills and inheritance [...]
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Tags: Broward County Probate, Florida Durable Power of Attorney, Florida inheritance, Florida Trusts, Florida Will, probate, surviving spouse, Trusts, Will
Larry | July 16, 2009
The traditional Life Estate Deed is an estate-planning tool with several benefits including allowing an individual to convey his/her homestead (real property which is designated as the owner’s primary residence and which is thus protected by law from creditors’ claims) to his/her intended beneficiaries upon his death, while avoiding the probate process. Also, when the [...]
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Tags: Florida Real Estate, Lady Bird Deed
