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Wills and Trusts
The firm has extensive experience in the preparation of wills which are used to determine how your assets will pass to your beneficiaries after death. Otherwise, without a will, the court will decide what persons will receive your assets, based on Florida law, and the deceased will have no power to change the outcome. In addition, if there is no will, then a probate estate will have to be filed with the court and you could incur high legal expenses. Proper estate planning is the key to avoid the problems with probate and estate taxes. In addition, the firm specializes in the creation of trusts with the dual objects of avoiding a probate proceeding and minimizing the imposition of estate taxes.
Living Wills, Health Care Surrogate, and
Durable Power of Attorney
The firm also specializes in the drafting of documents that relate to your health and medical treatment. The living will is a document that allows an individual to give specific instructions as to whether that individual wants to receive life-prolonging procedures. The health care surrogate allows an individual to appoint a person to make decisions relating to health care when that individual is incapacitated. This health care surrogate directive also includes the authority to stop all life-prolonging procedures. The durable power of attorney is a document that directs a person to handle the financial decisions of the incapacitated individual, including real estate, paying bills, and any other assets that need to be protected. |
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