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8 months ago
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We are proud to announce that Mary A. Hults has joined our firm as an Associate Attorney.
Mary A. Hults was first licensed to practice law in 1995. She began her law career in private practice in the areas of insurance defense, workers' compensation and family law, then left private practice ... [read more]
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6 years ago
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One question that we're often asked by clients is how they can protect their family's privacy and avoid a costly probate process.
Our answer is that summary and formal probate administration can be a long and expensive court process, and we can use a number of Estate Planning tools to avoid proba... [read more]
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7 years ago
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Probating a will in Florida is a complex but manageable formal process of distributing assets from a person who has passed away to that person’s loved ones and family. Unfortunately, creditors and the IRS may make claims during this public process in efforts to be paid, possibly reducing beneficiari... [read more]
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7 years ago
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With Republicans in control of Congress and the presidency, there is talk of eliminating the federal estate tax. In 2017 the tax affects only estates over $5.49 million, meaning that for more than 99 percent of Americans, it's already been repealed. With no estate tax, do you still need a trust? W... [read more]
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8 years ago
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When leaving a home to your children, you can avoid probate by using either joint ownership or a revocable trust, but which is the better method?
If you add your child as a joint tenant on your house, you will each have an equal ownership interest in the property. If one joint tenant dies, hi... [read more]
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