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Hurricane Harvey caused devastation in Texas. We all saw video of seniors in a nursing home sitting in filthy water midway up their wheelchairs. Hurricane Irma caused devastation in Florida and throughout the southeastern USA. We all saw video and news articles...
Estate planning is not a trending topic for millennials. It is not popular to plan your death when you think you are young and invincible. You may be starting college, your career, or even a family. Why would you want to imagine the end when your life is just...
The IRS does not allow you to keep retirement funds in a tax-deferred retirement account forever. When you reach 70½ years of age, you must start taking required minimum distributions (“RMD”) from your individual retirement account or qualified plan. The RMD is the...
Have you ever gone on a treasure hunt? Long gone are the days when you need to go on an adventure to discover lost property. Now, you can simply search a website run by the Florida Division of Unclaimed Property for lost property held by the State of Florida in your...
For those of you who remember, or those who do not remember, back in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, the late comedian Jackie Gleason hosted a TV show with his favorite character, Reggie Van Gleason III, a bon vivant character with a severe drinking problem. He was the scion of...
Property values in Florida are on the rise. From June of 2015 through June of 2016, the price of homes increased by 7% in the State of Florida. A 6.8% increase is projected again by June of 2017. Because property values are on the rise, portability of the homestead...
We recently had an issue with a bank refusing to accept a durable power of attorney prepared for a client by our firm. In 2015, the client properly executed the durable power of attorney designating her two daughters to serve as co-agents with the express authority to...
“There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.” – Benjamin Franklin Have you included your pet in your estate plan? A recent survey has found that sixty-five percent of Americans have a pet, and nearly ninety percent of owners consider...
As of October 1, 2015, Florida has made positive changes to its health care surrogate laws. Under the revised legislation, clients may designate a health care surrogate who will have immediate access to their medical information, help with or make medical decisions...