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Some may believe estate planning is only for the wealthy, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Estate planning is for everybody. If you have any assets or property you want to leave a beneficiary; estate planning is for you. If you have a medical...

A living will and a health care surrogate designation are both advance directives that can help make sure someone’s preferred medical decisions are made, even if he or she cannot make them. Because both documents serve a similar purpose, many people only choose...

You’re all for preparation, but if someone were to recommend you draft an estate plan, you might laugh. After all, you’re in your twenties, and in the past few years alone so much has changed about your life. You’re far more focused in the day to day...

Being a guardian isn’t something anyone should take lightly. It’s a lot of legal and moral responsibility to care for someone else’s well-being. Unfortunately, sometimes a guardianship is the best way to protect a loved one. But how do you know when...

If your parent has developed a condition such as dementia or Alzheimer’s, their property and personal savings are vulnerable. Someone could take advantage of them or their property. If you think if you can help them by making medical and financial decisions on...

If you have ever had an emergency healthcare situation, you know how scary it can be to feel forced into making a medical decision in a hurry. You might feel as though you do not have all the information you need. Or maybe you wish you had more time to choose, or at...

There are many positive things that come with age. Unfortunately, everyone eventually hits a point where faculties begin to fail and things get harder. This comes in many forms: for some it is in response to a medical procedure or treatment for disease, for others it...

Family dynamics can be complicated. Perhaps you divorced and remarried, and you and your current spouse have children from former marriages. Or maybe you do not have children, and you plan to leave your estate to extended family. Even if you and your spouse have only...

  As our parents age, it can be incredibly hard to watch them struggle to complete daily activities they once could accomplish without any difficulty. If your mom or dad was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia, you may want to consider setting...

Like many people who have created an estate plan, individuals in Florida tend to avoid speaking with the named executor of their estate. Because of this, you may suddenly find yourself thrust into the role of executor if someone you loved recently passed away....