by Laurie Ohall | Jun 29, 2020 | Estate Planning, Probate
Florida is unique in that many of our residents split their time between our state and other parts of the country during the warmer months. As such, “snowbirds” (or even their families), may find themselves dealing with an exceptionally challenging problem during the...
by Laurie Ohall | Jun 23, 2020 | Estate Planning, Probate
A common concern for people who meet with a Tampa estate planning lawyer for the first time is the desire to avoid probate. Perhaps they’ve been through the process after the loss of a loved one and they now want to take steps to help their own family avoid the legal...
by Laurie Ohall | Mar 24, 2020 | Estate Planning, Probate
The executor of your estate has an important job to complete once you’re gone. However, that job can be made exponentially harder, or virtually impossible, if they are unable to locate the documents necessary to handle your final affairs. Worse is when a person thinks...
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 26, 2020 | Probate
Settling a probate estate requires quite a lot of time, patience, and organization. The probate process has the potential to be long and drawn out depending on the deceased’s state of affairs and, realistically, how easy the probate court makes it to work with them....
by Laurie Ohall | Jul 24, 2013 | Estate Planning, Probate
Liquidate Your Home (or a Loved One’s) When a loved one will no longer be returning to their home the family needs to secure the assets of their loved one in the newly abandoned home. The family has a number of responsibilities, among those are: Immediately...
by Laurie Ohall | Jan 29, 2013 | Estate Planning, Florida Laws, Probate, Senior Lifestyles
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,...
