In my estate planning practice I commonly advise them to consider a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement. The following is a great article on why it is so important to hire an attorney who is knowledgeable in this area to assist...
Florida Super Lawyers selected attorney Katherine Schnauss Naugle to its 2015 Florida Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Florida are selected to receive the Rising Stars honor that recognizes lawyers 40 years...
The Florida Bar states “Probate is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person (decedent), paying the decedent’s debts, and distributing the decedent’s assets to his or her beneficiaries. In general, the decedent’s assets are...
The Florida Bar states: “The decedent’s surviving spouse and children may be entitled to receive probate assets from the decedent’s probate estate, even if the decedent’s will gives them nothing. Florida law protects the decedent’s surviving spouse and certain surviving...
Almost every day I have clients as me what probate means. The Florida bar states: “Probate is a court-supervised process for identifying and gathering the assets of a deceased person (decedent), paying the decedent’s debts, and distributing the decedent’s assets...
The Florida Bar states: “The decedent’s surviving spouse and children may be entitled to receive probate assets from the decedent’s probate estate, even if the decedent’s will gives them nothing. Florida law protects the decedent’s surviving spouse and certain surviving...
The Florida Bar states: “If the decedent had established what is commonly referred to as a “Revocable Trust,” a “Living Trust” or a “Revocable Living Trust,” in certain circumstances, the trustee may be required to pay expenses of administration of...
The Florida Bar States: “Probate is necessary to pass ownership of the decedent’s probate assets to the decedent’s beneficiaries. If the decedent left a valid will, unless the will is admitted to probate in the court, it will be ineffective...
The Florida Bar states: “If the decedent had a valid will, the judge will appoint the person or institution named by the decedent in his or her will to serve as personal representative, as long as the named person or...
The Florida Bar states: “If someone dies without a valid will, he or she is “intestate.” Even if the decedent dies intestate, his or her probate assets are almost never turned over to the State of Florida. The state will...
