by Howard C. Stross | Nov 18, 2013 | Estate Planning
Some estate planning attorneys have said that credit shelter trusts are no longer needed. A credit shelter trust is a strategy where the first spouse to die leaves property to the survivor in a trust not included in the survivor’s estate at his or her death. An estate... by Howard C. Stross | Nov 4, 2013 | Estate Planning
One of the most important reasons that parents with minor children should have a last will and testament is so they can name a guardian to take care of their children if they cannot. In the movie, Life as We Know It, two single adults are named as joint guardians to... 
by Howard C. Stross | Oct 28, 2013 | Advance Directives, Estate Planning
When you create your estate plan, you will choose people to serve in various roles. Your successor trustee will manage and ultimately distribute the trust assets. If there is a probate estate, your executor (called a personal representative in Florida) will be in... by Howard C. Stross | Oct 21, 2013 | Real Estate Closings
As a Florida estate planning attorney and a board certified real estate law attorney, sometimes people ask me to draft a deed to add someone as a co-owner with rights of survivorship or draft a Lady Bird Deed to avoid probate. Changing real estate ownership should not... by Howard C. Stross | Oct 9, 2013 | Business Law
Most small business owners are proud of the companies they built with their blood, sweat, and tears. Many feel satisfied about what they have accomplished through hard work, determination, and innovation. As they grow older, they might envision handing the business to...
