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Do you have children that have turned eighteen or about to turn eighteen? Do you have children that are in college or on their way to college? A few things every parent should know when your child turns 18 Did you realize that once your child turns eighteen your rights as their parent cease to exist (and this also applies to the parent of
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Springing Powers of Attorney – still viable in Florida? Very often, a client wants me to prepare a durable power of attorney for them that cannot be used until they are determined to be incapacitated. This is because persons who serve as agents under a power of attorney have a lot of control over the principal’s assets and can use the power of attorney
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There was an article in the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday, February 24, 2013 – (view article) discussing DCF’s proposal of a bill that targets Florida Medicaid fraud among those trying to hide their assets. Once again, DCF is trying to use scare tactics to hurt the most vulnerable population and would attempt to make legislators believe that individuals regularly transfer hundreds of thousands of
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Florida Homestead and Medicaid: What You Need to Know Florida is one of a few states that has a very broad homestead protection. Florida’s Constitution states that a person’s homestead is protected from their creditors (this includes nursing home or other medical bills). You hear stories about the nursing home forcing someone to sign their house over to them or forcing them to sell the
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Florida Homestead Law Many of my ideas for blog posts come from the phone calls and emails I receive from potential clients about legal questions they have concerning their estate planning, Florida Homestead Law, Medicaid issues for their parents, probate concerns, etc. This month, I received three phone calls from three different clients for whom I had done estate planning in the past who have
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The 2013 Health Care Affordability Summit takes place this Thursday and Friday, January 10th and 11th, at the World Center Marriott in Orlando. It is designed as a forum for knowledgeable lawmakers, advocates and providers to discuss challenges to Florida’s health care system and provide potential health care modernization proposals. The Summit begins at 11:30 a.m. on 1/10/13 and 7:30 a.m. on 1/11/13 at
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The Florida Senate has created a web page for people to give their views and get more information on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The page was made public on December 10th and can be visited at http://www.flsenate.gov/topics/ppaca. The page allows you to submit your comments for input on the state level, and to write to your Congressional Representatives or Senator on
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Moving Your Parents into an ALF or Skilled Nursing Do you have a loved one who needs care in a nursing home or assisted living facility? Are you concerned about how to pick out the best placed for your loved one? Or, if the loved one is already in assisted living or a nursing home, are you concerned about their care or how they
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Estate Planning for LGBT couples Estate planning for “non-traditional” families is a very relevant topic and one that I do not think gets enough attention. Same-sex couples have the same estate planning needs as do opposite-sex couples – probably more so, than opposite-sex couples. While the goals for both are probably the same – making sure that their property passes to their loved ones
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So, you’ve gone through a divorce (and it’s probably taken an emotional toll) and you are thankful that the process is over….or is it? Prior to your divorce, you and your spouse may have taken the time to do your estate planning. Or perhaps you had listed your spouse as beneficiary on your life insurance and/or retirement plans? Well, what happens after a divorce?
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