by Howard C. Stross | May 11, 2018 | Estate Planning
[separator] Does your estate plan include what happens to your digital assets if you become incapacitated or pass away? If your user names and passwords, your digital assets, are locked away in your head or in a digital or paper file that only you know about, you may... 
by Howard C. Stross | Mar 16, 2018 | Estate Planning, Trust Administration
As lawyers who offer estate planning services, sometimes a potential client will ask if they really must use a lawyer to help plan their estate. With the availability of internet searches, a person shouldn’t need a lawyer, right? No, You Are Not Required to Use An... by Howard C. Stross | Sep 27, 2017 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning
After Your Divorce Planning Even in the best of circumstances, a former husband and wife are just plain worn out after their divorce. A couple that has been together for even a short time, most of the time, has several important steps to be taken after the divorce.... by Howard C. Stross | Jul 24, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration
We receive frequent requests to prepare a deed to transfer ownership of one’s Florida homestead to their revocable living trust. The reason for the request is always to avoid having one’s homestead involved in probate. Before you make the decision to transfer... by Howard C. Stross | May 11, 2017 | Estate Planning
Quality estate planning in Florida is more than just a matter of drafting legal documents. At Stross Law Firm, we want to be sure that you have the tools you need to make good decisions for your future. One way we share our knowledge is to give lectures to groups at... by Howard C. Stross | Mar 17, 2017 | Estate Planning, Trust Administration
The headline above could have easily read “A surviving spouse is personally liable for payment to the unpaid creditors of her late spouse’s estate.” Here, the unpaid creditor is the IRS. Federal and Florida laws include priority rules that tell the personal...
