by Randy Coleman | Nov 24, 2019 | Advance Directives in Florida, Business Owners, Business Succession Planning, Buy-Sell Agreements, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Lawyer, Family Business, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, HIPAA, Intestacy, Living Will, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Premarital Agreements, Probate, Probate Lawyer in Florida, Revocable Living Trusts, Trust Administration, Trusts, Wills & Trusts Law |
People often ask us: “When is the best time for estate planning?” The best answer to that question is: Before you die, or become incapacitated! If you can tell me when you are going to die, I can tell you the ideal time to engage in the art and science of...
by Randy Coleman | Jun 20, 2019 | Estate Litigation, Estate Planning, Personal Representative, Probate, Probate Law, Probate Litigation, Will Challenges, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
How do you contest a will where you had a loving relationship with your mother and she always said she would leave everything to you and your siblings. After she died, you discover she had recently written a new will, leaving everything to her housekeeper. Is there...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 31, 2019 | Advance Directives in Florida, Dementia, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Gun Trusts, Probate, Probate Law, Wills and Probate |
Having an elderly loved one with dementia can be scary, but if you add in guns and firearms, it can also get dangerous. To prevent harm to both the individual with dementia and others, it is important to plan ahead for how to deal with any weapons. ...
by Randy Coleman | Aug 31, 2018 | Asset Protection, Disability Planning, Estate Planning, estate tax, Estate Taxes, No Will, Probate, Probate Law, Revocable Living Trusts, Wills and Probate |
According to court documents, legendary singer Aretha Franklin did not have a will when she died, despite reportedly having a son with special needs. The lack of a will opens up the intensely private singer’s estate to public scrutiny and unnecessary costs, and means...
by Randy Coleman | Apr 15, 2018 | Estate Planning, Pet Trusts, Probate, Revocable Living Trusts, Trustee, Trusts |
Estate planning is about protecting what’s important to you. Although much of the traditional estate planning conversation focus on surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, many pet parents wonder about what could happen to their “feathered children” after their...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 21, 2018 | Business Owners, Estate Planning, estate tax, Estate Taxes, Family Business, Florida Asset Protection, Income Taxes, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Probate, Revocable Living Trusts, Small Business Law, Wills & Trusts Law |
The Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA) is now officially law. Both the House and Senate passed the new tax reform bill in December with straight party-line votes and no support from Democrats. President Trump signed it into law right before Christmas. It is the first...
