A trust, unlike a will, is often not a public record. Only specific people are typically able to view a person’s trust. These people generally include successors listed in a trust, beneficiaries listed in a trust, heirs by law of a trustor, previous heirs of a trustor, the trusts’ accountants, the IRS, and even personal representatives listed on the trustor’s will. When these people, listed above, receive a copy of the trust instrument, they have an option to object to the tr

As technology continues to advance in the area of Florida estate planning, Florida’s legislature is exploring ways to make drafting a will easier. With the increase in online companies offering these services, there are many problems arising out of these make your own wills, and their validity. One recent proposal involved electronic signatures. The idea was that signatures may be signed electronically under certain, limited circumstances. That idea, while helping to make sig

Effective July 1, 2012, a former spouse of a decedent is automatically cut out of non-probate assets which include life insurance policies, annuities, employee benefit plans, payable on death accounts, individual retirement accounts, transfer on death accounts and securities, according to the language of a recent statute change. What does this mean for a divorcee? Even if your deceased ex-husband/wife intended for you to be a beneficiary on his or her life insurance policy po

As per Florida Statute 381.986, “A physician is authorized to order low-THC cannabis to treat a qualified patient suffering from cancer or a physical medical condition that chronically produces symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms; order low-THC cannabis to alleviate symptoms of such disease, disorder, or condition, if no other satisfactory alternative treatment options exist for the qualified patient; order medical cannabis to treat an eligible patient

NY DAILY NEWS - Unemployed Florida man tries electrocuting father for inheritance money after he was told to get a job. Jason Turchin, Esq. was interviewed by the NY Daily News on an article dealing with Florida's Slayer Statute. After finding out he would get his father's entire inheritance, an unemployed Florida man tried electrocuting his dad. John Knudsen, 44, thought he would get the inheritance by killing him and reaping the inheritance. The problem is that Florida law