by Howard C. Stross | Dec 29, 2022 | Estate Planning, Probate, Trust Administration
An estate plan will benefit your unique situation and address your specific concerns. When reviewing your situation, remember the situations below, any of which is reason alone to create or update your estate plan: You have or plan to have minor children. What is your...
by Howard C. Stross | Jan 5, 2022 | Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Probate, Real Estate
Family dynamics can change drastically when a parent passes away. If a surviving spouse remarries, the question of what happens to the family home can make the dynamic among the children and the new spouse complicated. As a part of the estate plan, setting up a trust...
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 | Aug 14, 2015 | Estate Planning, Advance Directives, Probate, Trust Administration
Having a will in place gives many people a false sense of security. The sense of security comes from the belief that once a last will and testament is created, they can relax knowing that their intentions regarding distribution of their assets will be taken care of...
by Howard C. Stross | Mar 3, 2015 | Probate
Death taxes are a thing of the past or just apply to the ultra-rich – right? Many believe paying estate tax or death tax, as it is often called, does not apply to them. Some have heard Florida has no estate tax. Some think that when they pass away, their heirs will...
by Howard C. Stross | Feb 17, 2015 | Probate
Many people come to their estate planning attorney and say that one of their goals is avoiding probate because they believe that it takes a long time. They are worried that the probate process will tie up their property for years. However, this fear may be unfounded...
