Tag Archives: Distributing Assets
Reasons to Create an Estate Plan
An estate plan is a set of documents and steps you take to ensure your property and benefits are transferred to the individuals, businesses, or charities of your choosing. In your estate plan, you determine how your money, property, and other assets are divided and how they are transferred to the intended recipients. You… Read More »
Alternatives to Formal Probate: Summary Administration
In Florida, when someone dies, his or her estate must be distributed by a probate court. While this process has become simpler and quicker since the adoption of the Uniform Probate Code, it can still be time-consuming and expensive because it requires overcoming numerous procedural hurdles. Fortunately, in certain situations, families can use a… Read More »