by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Law, Wills in Florida (Contesting)
In Florida, just like every other state in the country, no one can die without title to their property being affected by state law. It’s primarily to insure that land, stocks, bonds – things like that – are never without proper legal ownership.... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Homestead, Florida Probate, Florida Wills, Intestacy, Life Estate Deeds, Probate (Broward County)
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... by Larry Tolchinsky | Trusts
A Florida revocable trust is an estate plan document where one person, the trustee, holds legal title of specific assets for the benefit of another, the beneficiary, and where the settlor, the person creating the trust, creates the trust for a legal purpose. A trust... by Larry Tolchinsky | Trusts
Clients who approach me to write their wills are often concerned with arranging their assets so as to maximize their protection against claims from their intended beneficiaries’ creditors. Luckily, Florida law favors such “asset protection planning.” A client may, for...