by Randy Coleman | Jun 2, 2016 | Estate Planning, estate tax, Estate Taxes, Income Taxes, Revocable Living Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills & Trusts Law |
A once-popular, and almost universally used, estate planning tool for those with estates subject to the estate tax, may now cost families more in taxes, income and estate, than it saves. Changes in the estate tax law have made the “by-pass trust” a less...
by Randy Coleman | May 22, 2016 | Beneficiary Designations, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Individual Retirement Accounts, Irrevocable Trusts, Life Estates, No Will, Probate, Retirement Accounts, Revocable Living Trusts, Uncategorized, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
What Are Beneficiary Designations or Transfer on Death Designations? Many people use beneficiary designations as an alternative to doing proper estate planning. Why not? It’s quick and easy! It avoids probate! It allows you to rest easy that you have provided...
by Randy Coleman | May 13, 2016 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Uncategorized |
The cost of long term care continues to rise, even if slightly for 2016 compared to 2015. The median cost of a private nursing home room in the United States has increased slightly to $92,378 a year, up 1.24 percent from 2015, according to Genworth’s 2016 Cost...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 18, 2016 | Estate Planning, Personal Representative, Probate, Probate Law, Uncategorized, Will Contests, Wills & Trusts Law, Wills and Probate |
After a loved one dies, her probate estate must be settled in the Florida probate courts. While most people want the settlement process to be done ASAP, in Florida probate can take between 12 and 24 months. Yes, you heard that right. Our experience with probate...
by Randy Coleman | Mar 20, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Florida Probate Attorneys, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianship, and Business Lawyers Our blog – The Florida Asset Protection and Estate Planning Blog was named as one of the Top 25 Estate Probate and Elder Law Blogs of 2011 by...
