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Blog articles from the attorneys at Stross Law Firm, P.A. with topics related to estate planning, business law, real estate, probate and trust administration.
Family Owned Business Succession Planning or Leaving a Probate Mess – Your Choice
Family owned business succession planning is a choice; not doing it at all or biting the bullet and facing the hard questions before there is a need to do so. We may not have a choice about how we enter this world, but we can decide how we exit it. There are two...
Dastardly Deed: Using Tricks to Take Your Money
The predators are at it again with yet another trick about obtaining a certified copy of the deed to one’s Homestead. The dictionary defines dastardly as cowardly, characterized by underhandedness or treachery. That definition perfectly describes what so-called...
Capital Gains Tax – Death Tax –Step Up in Basis
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...
How Long Does Probate Take in Florida?
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...
Florida Probate Process: What is Probate and How Does it Work?
Many people have heard that avoiding probate is wise, but they don't know what probate is. So, what is Probate? At the most basic level, probate administration is the process of paying a deceased person's debts and then transferring assets to his or her beneficiaries....
Fictitious Name Creates Identity Issues in Leases
Recently, in reviewing a lease agreement, the name of the landlord did not look right. We checked to make certain we had the precise name of the landlord, which turned out to be a limited liability company formed under Florida law. The problem was that instead of...