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Unfortunately, the law is often complex and burdensome. We focus on educating clients so they know how to best handle all the things that need to be addressed with their estate planning and where a loved one unexpectedly passes away or becomes physically or mentally incapacitated.
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Preparing for a Hurricane When you are Somebody’s Primary Caregiver
While hurricane season started six weeks ago, it’s the next 6-8 weeks that typically matter the most to those of us in Hillsborough County. That’s the time when we are most likely to incur a storm in our area. So, that means time is running out for those of us that...
More changes to the Florida Durable Power of Attorney Statute
Last time, I talked about some of the more relevant changes to the DPOA statute such as doing away with “springing” POA’s and how POA’s signed before the new statute is enacted (which is on 10/1/11) will be treated. Some other changes to the statute include the...
Florida’s New Durable Power of Attorney Statute
The purpose of a durable power of attorney (DPOA) is to provide the least restrictive alternative to having someone act on your behalf to make health care and financial decisions. The current DPOA statute (which can be found at Florida Statute Section 709.01 through...
It Has Been a Year Since We Filed for Aid & Attendance for My Father
By Melissa Howell It has been a year since we filed for the Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit for my Father-in-law, John. He is still comfortably situated in his assisted living apartment and receiving good health care from the staff. An important document that our...
Protect Florida’s Seniors: Tell Florida’s CMS Florida is not ready for Long Term Managed Care
I am elder law attorney, but more importantly, I am an advocate for the elderly. As we all know, the Medicaid waiver request seeks to expand the pilot project to include Florida's seniors under a long term care managed care model. Within this model, the managed care...
NO DATA … WRONG DATA … BAD DATA … DISASTER.
I am elder law attorney, but more importantly, I am an advocate for the elderly. As we all know, this waiver request seeks to expand the pilot project to include Florida’s seniors under a long term care managed care model. Within this model, the managed care...