Formulating a comprehensive estate plan should entail addressing all of your valuable assets. And if you are the owner of a rental property, it should also include the necessary asset protection measures to safeguard your future. For the majority of clients, a complete estate plan consists of three broad main categories:

• Your house
• Financial accounts
• Personal property

Additional assets, including rental property, life insurance accounts, retirement […]

When is the “right” time to put together your estate plan? While there is a common perception that preparing an estate plan is something you do when you start to approach the age of retirement, the reality is that there are plenty of important reasons to put a plan in place while you are in your 20s or 30s.

Why? First, while we […]

Florida also has a new equitable distribution statute that went into effect July 1. Even if you own your own house and you marry, your new spouse is entitled to the pay down in your mortgage during the marriage even if you paid it from only your income. And, if the house appreciated they statute gives them an entitlement to that appreciation.

Having already been through a […]