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 | Sep 23, 2013 | Estate Planning
There are many reasons for creating a trust. They are called children. An estimated 120 million Americans fail to create an estate plan to protect themselves and their families in the event of sickness, accident or untimely death. Parents should have estate plans that... by Howard C. Stross | Sep 16, 2013 | Estate Planning
Couples in same sex relationships who are thinking of getting married should meet with an estate planning attorney to review the estate planning basics, how federal estate taxes impact their situations, and their ability for protecting assets, spouses and children.... by Howard C. Stross | Aug 29, 2013 | Estate Planning
Setting up a trust is critical, particularly in view of the last will and testament of the late actor, James Gandolfini. This is a good example of how a second marriage and children from a prior marriage can affect estate planning. Gandolfini had a 14-year-old son... by Howard C. Stross | Jul 16, 2012 | Estate Planning
[separator] In the federal lawsuit entitled Windsor v. United States, the federal court held that the federal law called the “Defense of Marriage Act” or DOMA violates the U. S. Constitution’s equal protection clause of the 5th Amendment. In Florida estate planning...
