How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what counts in the estate, and how blended families can plan around it. Key West estate planning.
How joint ownership and right of survivorship can derail a Florida estate plan, especially in blended families and second marriages. Avoid the common traps.
A Key West first-timer’s look at DIY wills vs. hiring a Florida attorney, including witness rules, homestead traps, and where templates fail.
In Florida, beneficiary designations on life insurance, IRAs, and POD accounts override your will. Here’s why that matters for blended families.
A Florida estate attorney explains how to avoid probate using trusts, beneficiary designations, lady bird deeds, and joint ownership — plus blended-family pitfalls.
Married, divorced, or welcomed a baby in Key West? Here is how Florida law changes your estate plan and what to update right away.
Why beneficiary designations override your will in Florida, and how Key West families can keep retirement accounts and life insurance on track.
How Florida Lady Bird (enhanced life estate) deeds avoid probate, protect homestead, and help second marriages and blended families pass on a home.
How Florida residents reduce federal estate tax through lifetime gifting, trusts, and blended-family planning. No state estate tax, but federal rules still apply.
Divorced, remarried, or moved to Florida? Learn how FL law (homestead, elective share, beneficiary rules) changes your estate plan and what to update now.
How Florida couples in second marriages coordinate prenups with wills, trusts, and elective share rules to protect children and a new spouse.
A Florida estate attorney explains the core documents every adult needs: will, durable POA, health care surrogate, living will, and trust planning.
How charitable giving and trusts work in a Florida estate plan, including CRTs, CLTs, and tips for blended families and second marriages.
A Florida estate attorney explains the durable power of attorney under Chapter 709 — how it works, what it must include, and why it matters in blended families.
A Florida living trust keeps your estate out of public probate records. Learn how revocable trusts protect privacy, especially for blended families.
Unmarried partners in Key West have no automatic legal rights under Florida law. Learn how wills, POA, and deeds protect each other.
How a pour-over will works with a Florida living trust, what Fla. Stat. 732.513 requires, and why blended families rely on both. A Key West attorney explains.
A plain-English Key West guide to pour-over wills: how they pair with a Florida revocable trust, what they catch, and why probate may still apply.
