Video FAQs
- BIO
- ESTATE PLANNING LAW
- Can a power of attorney be used for estate planning?
- Can I make a provision in my will for my pets?
- Can I name alternate beneficiaries in my will?
- Can I use my will to name a guardian to care for my young children and manage their property?
- Can someone challenge my will after I die?
- Does a will control all of my property?
- How can an estate plan make things easier on my family after I die?
- I did some estate planning in the past with my financial advisor. Should I still consult an estate planning attorney?
- What are some typical estate planning documents?
- What are trusts?
- What does a proper estate plan include?
- What does joint tenancy with right of survivorship mean?
- What does tenants in common mean?
- What happens if you do not have a will or trust?
- What is a fiduciary?
- What is a health care power of attorney?
- What is a health care proxy?
- What is a living will?
- What is a trustee?
- What is a will?
- What is an advance medical directive?
- What is an executor (personal representative) and what does the executor do?
- What is estate planning?
- What is included in my estate?
- What is the death tax? Can I minimize the effect of the death tax through estate planning?
- What should I do if I realize that my parents do not have an estate plan in place?
- What should I look for in hiring an estate planning attorney?
- When is the right time to begin estate planning for myself?
- When should an estate plan be reviewed?
- When should I review my existing will?
- Who needs estate planning?
- GUARDIANSHIP LAW
- PROBATE LAW
- Am I responsible for my deceased parent or spouse’s bills?
- Are there alternatives to the formal administration of probate?
- Can a will be changed or revoked after my death?
- Can there be more than one executor (personal representative)?
- Do beneficiaries have to pay creditors out of their own pocket if the estate is insolvent?
- Do I need an attorney to handle an estate?
- Do I need the original will?
- Do life insurance or retirement benefits, including IRA’s, need to go through probate?
- Do we need to go through probate if there is a valid and non-contested will?
- Does all property have to go through probate when a person dies?
- How are estate creditors handled?
- How are the estate’s bills paid?
- How do I marshal assets a personal representative or administrator of a will?
- How does property transfer after death?
- How does the probate process work?
- How is an estate probated or administered?
- How long does the probate or administration of an estate take?
- How long will probate take in Florida?
- My mom recently passed away. Does her estate automatically go through probate?
- My spouse died and left a will leaving his assets to me and my children. Do we have to probate the will?
- What are letters of administration?
- What are probate assets?
- What are some of the steps in the probate process in Florida?
- What are the steps involved in probate?
- What are the types of probate proceedings?
- What do testate and intestate mean?
- What happens if the personal representative fails to perform his or her duty?
- What happens if we cannot find a will?
- What if there is no will?
- What is a formal probate?
- What is a personal representative?
- What is an estate accounting?
- What is ancillary probate?
- What is probate?
- What is required to complete the list of inventory of assets?
- What is the attorney’s role in the probate process in Florida?
- What is the notice to creditors?
- What should I do if there is a will and there are not enough assets to cover the deceased’s debts?
- What should I do to prepare for seeing a probate attorney?
- What types of property need to go through probate?
- When can the estate’s assets be distributed?
- When is probate required to transfer title to real estate?
- Who can and who can not be appointed personal representative?
- Who can be appointed as an administrator or administratrix?
- Who can be appointed executor (personal representative)?
- Who inherits my Individual Retirement Account (IRA) if I do not name a beneficiary?
- Who pays for the debts of the deceased person?
- Who pays for the estate attorney?
- PROBATE LITIGATION
- Can an executor or trustee be removed?
- How can an attorney assist me in the probate process?
- How can the validity of a will or trust be determined?
- I am concerned that the estate administrator is improperly distributing assets. How can I ensure that the estate is being administered correctly?
- If I believe the will of a family member is invalid, how long do I have to find a lawyer and raise my claim?
- What is probate litigation?
- What is the no contest clause?
- When can a will be contested?
- Who is able to contest a will?
- WILLS AND TRUSTS LAW
- Do I need to name a guardian in my will?
- How can I leave specific items to particular people?
- How often should my will be reviewed?
- Should I put my funeral wishes in my will?
- What happens if I die without a will?
- What is a durable power of attorney?
- What is a testamentary trust?
- What makes a will legal?