by Randy Coleman | Apr 17, 2017 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, Living Will, Long Term Care, Probate, Probate Law, Revocable Living Trusts, Trustee, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
No one wants unnecessary court involvement in their life. But without careful and proactive estate planning, chances are that some aspect of your estate will end up being decided there. With proper planning, you can avoid probate and a living probate. Here are two of...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 13, 2017 | Disability Planning, Estate Planning, Executor, Trust Administration, Trustee, Uncategorized |
If you have a revocable living trust, you probably named yourself as trustee so you can continue to manage your own financial affairs, but eventually someone, as your successor trustee, will need to step in for you when you are no longer able to act due to incapacity...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 31, 2017 | Asset Protection, Business Owners, Charging Order Protection, Discretionary Trusts, Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, Estate Planning, Family Limited Partnership, Irrevocable Trusts, Limited Liability Companies, Spendthrift Trusts |
Much of estate planning has to do with the way a person’s assets will be distributed upon their death. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg. From smart incapacity planning to diligent probate avoidance, there is a lot that goes into crafting a comprehensive estate...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 23, 2017 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Guardian of a minor child, Guardianship |
We know it’s hard. Thinking about someone else raising your children stops us all in our tracks. It feels crushing and too horrific to consider. But you must. If you don’t, a stranger will determine who raises your children if something happens to you – your...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 17, 2017 | Elder Care, Long Term Care, Medicare, Retirement Planning |
Philip Moeller. Get What’s Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs. Simon & Schuster. New York, N.Y. 2016. 29. Medicare is a mixed blessing. On the one hand, it provides guaranteed coverage for Americans over age 65 or who are...