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5 days ago
2 min

Vesting Title in Property

Vesting title can determine what happens to your property, whether it will be subject to probate and how it may be treated by creditors.

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Sarah Geltz, Esq.

Oct 9
2 min

Why Estate Planning is for Everyone

Here are a few reasons why everybody should create an estate plan early.

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Sarah Geltz, Esq.

Sep 24
2 min

Putting Your House in a Trust

Putting your house in a trust allows you to more effectively keep your property safe during asset distribution.

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PROBATE: What is a Personal Representative?

Don Morrell, Esq.

Sep 22
2 min

PROBATE: What is a Personal Representative?

A personal representative is an individual, bank, or trust company appointed by the probate court to administer the decedents estate.

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Hurricane Preparedness for Business, Property, and Estate

Kendrick Law Group

Sep 10
2 min

Hurricane Preparedness for Business, Property, and Estate

The time is now to think about preparing your business, your property and your family.

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Kendrick Law Group

Aug 17
4 min

The Pros and Cons of Living Trusts

For whom are living trusts most appropriate? What are the pros and cons? Living trusts are useful estate planning tools, and they have an...

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Kendrick Law Group

Jul 20
2 min

COVID-19 and Probate Estate

Losing a loved one is difficult regardless of the circumstances, but in a global pandemic, the process of administering a loved one’s est...

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No will? No way! Florida’s Intestate Succession

Kendrick Law Group

May 5
2 min

No will? No way! Florida’s Intestate Succession

Even if you die without a will, your estate will still be distributed to your heirs. How it is distributed, however, is entirely outside ...

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Common Estate Planning Tools: Joint Tenancy

Kendrick Law Group

Apr 3
2 min

Common Estate Planning Tools: Joint Tenancy

Joint Tenancy What is it? Ownership of property can be held by multiple people at a time. Depending on how the ownership is set up, the d...

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Life Insurance as a tool to Protect your Wealth

Kendrick Law Group

Apr 2
2 min

Life Insurance as a tool to Protect your Wealth

At its most basic your estate plan is meant to help you preserve assets while you’re alive and to control distribution after your death. ...

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Kendrick Law Group

Mar 26
3 min

Common Estate Planning Tools: Wills

Estate planning is dealing with how your assets will be distributed post-mortem. The most common method for disposing of an estate is thr...

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Kendrick Law Group

Mar 24
3 min

Common Estate Planning Tools: Trusts

Estate planning is much more than just signing a will. In fact, there are a myriad of estate planning tools available. Several of these o...

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Kendrick Law Group

Mar 20
3 min

Estate Planning and COVID-19

The impact of COVID-19 has far reaching and dramatic implications. The associated stress and anxiety are understandable. It is an uncerta...

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“In-law” doesn’t have to mean “In-heritance”

Kendrick Law Group

Mar 10
2 min

“In-law” doesn’t have to mean “In-heritance”

Marriage unites two people, two families, and multiple lives, but it does not have to unite your estate plans. Every parent wishes the be...

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Kendrick Law Group

Jan 31
2 min

2020 Census: New Numbers for a New Year

Every ten years, the U.S. Government seeks to account for the total number of people living in the United States in a process called the ...

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Ghost of the Last Skywalker – Performance After Passing

Kendrick Law Group

Dec 18, 2019
2 min

Ghost of the Last Skywalker – Performance After Passing

Galaxies near and far mourned the loss of Carrie Fisher in 2016 – the character of Leia is not a character that could simply be recast. F...

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Kendrick Law Group

Dec 11, 2019
2 min

Disputed Probate Claims

After a person passes and the Probate Process begins, one of the first things that is done is that a Personal Representative is chosen to...

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Kendrick Law Group

Nov 1, 2019
2 min

Filing Inventory

Few things seem as daunting as the U.S. Probate Process, and one particular hurdle is the need of the Personal Representative of the Esta...

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Kendrick Law Group

Oct 4, 2019
2 min

Time to Update Your Estate Plan

Once you have established an estate plan, your work isn’t done. Although there are many reasons to review and update your will and other ...

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What Now?: The Future of Your Estate When You Have No Will

Kendrick Law Group

Aug 13, 2019
2 min

What Now?: The Future of Your Estate When You Have No Will

Undoubtedly in your lifetime someone has probably told you that you need a will. It’s a lot less probable that they’ve told you why. What...

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