Jacksonville Elder Law and Estate Planning Attorney Blog

3 Critical Steps Required to Create a Trust Fund

Asset Protection Strategies for Seniors

In this article, we are going to review the 3 steps to create a trust fund for a family member. A trust agreement must be created or in place. The trust must be funded. The trust needs to be settled.

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Does a Durable Power of Attorney End at Death?

Caregiving Tips

Before we answer the question, we first need to address three points: What is a durable power of attorney; How a durable power of attorney works; and Then we can answer the question: does a durable power of attorney stop working after the creator dies? So what is a durable power of attorney? A durable […]

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Difference Between Living Trust and Durable Power of Attorney

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The purpose of this article is to explain the difference between a revocable living trust and durable power of attorney. There’s going to be three main things I’m going to address. Definition of Both a Revocable Living Trust and a Durable Power of Attorney. How Both a Living Trust works and how a Durable Power of Attorney works. […]

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3 Critical Components of an Estate Planning Checklist

Asset Protection Strategies for Seniors

Your Primary Estate Planning Checklist Components The purpose of this article is to explain what kind of estate planning checklist you need to have before you meet with me or another estate planning attorney. Three important three keys you need to have prepared: You need to be prepared to talk about your family and people […]

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How to Start Estate Planning Conversations with Your Aging Parents

Asset Protection Strategies for Seniors

There are several aspects of estate planning in Florida that are less than fun, and that means that a lot of people choose to put the process off indefinitely. There’s the need to gather a lot of documentation together, pay for an estate planning attorney, and not insignificantly, to contemplate one’s own death.  Adult children […]

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