Florida’s Health Care Directives Chapter, Chapter 765 of the Florida Statutes, to which I will refer as “the chapter,” has an extensive definitions section. That section at paragraph (21) defines surrogate to mean “any competent adult expressly … [Continue reading]
“Oh, My Wife and I Jointly Own That”
Recently a Georgia probate lawyer contacted me about an estate he was helping settle, that of a Georgia resident who had been a widow when she died, Selma Johnson. The lawyer represented her son, who was the personal representative of the widow's … [Continue reading]
A Lawyer who’s a Nudge, a Client who’s Committed: An Estate Planning Engagement Made in Heaven
There are no deadlines in an estate planning engagement. (So to speak.) This is not the case where other kinds of legal services are in play. In litigation, for example, there is built-in urgency. Someone is suing your client or you are suing … [Continue reading]
Dealing with the “Stuff” that is Left Behind
By "stuff," I mean tangible personal property. I have helped many sons and daughters, nephews, and nieces, and other younger people, settle the estates of the generation who just then went before them. Deceased people often leave behind a lot of … [Continue reading]
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