by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Estate Planning
Have you thought about what happens to your pet when you die? Pet trusts can assure your pet’s well being. Many of us have pets who add joy to our lives. But what happens to them after you are gone? Who will take care of them as well as you did? Your children...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Estate Planning, Financial Products and Issues
Elderly parents often put their children’s names on accounts because they want their children to be able to pay their bills if they can’t, and so the account goes to the child upon their death. However, joint ownership is seldom the best tool for...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Estate Planning
A client that I had not seen for several years called me the other day wanting to add a newborn grandchild to her estate planning. I told the client that I would need updated financial information in order to revise her estate planning documents. The client was...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Estate Planning
Blended families are families where one or both spouses have children by a previous marriage. Typically, parties want to provide for each other and also for their children of prior marriages. The situation becomes even more interesting when the children are...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Estate Planning
Among the new laws which the Florida legislature passed this session were substantial changes to the Durable Power of Attorney Statute. A durable power of attorney (DPOA) is a document in which you appoint someone to legally act on your behalf. The new law takes...
