Florida Health Care Surrogates and Living Wills: A First-Timer’s Guide
How to designate a health care surrogate and create a living will in Florida. Plain-English guide for first-time planners and young families.
January 2, 2026
How to designate a health care surrogate and create a living will in Florida. Plain-English guide for first-time planners and young families.
Divorced, newly married, or just moved to Florida? Learn when and how to update your estate plan so your will, trust, and beneficiaries reflect your real life.
The estate planning documents every Florida adult needs: a will, durable power of attorney, healthcare surrogate, living will, and HIPAA release. Plain-English guide.
Not every legal task needs a lawyer. Learn which Florida matters you can often handle yourself and the warning signs that you should get professional help.
How Florida homestead law protects your family home in an estate plan: creditor protection, descent rules, deed transfers, and what young families must know.
How blended families in Florida can protect a new spouse and children from a prior relationship. Trusts, homestead, elective share, and the mistakes to avoid.
Avoid the most common Florida estate planning mistakes. A South Florida attorney explains homestead traps, beneficiary errors, DIY wills, and more for young families.
A Florida estate attorney explains pour-over wills, how they back up a living trust, and what young families in South Florida should know.
How a living trust keeps your affairs private in Florida by avoiding probate, public court files, and exposure. A plain-English guide for young families.
A Florida estate attorney explains how to avoid probate with trusts, beneficiary designations, joint ownership, and lady bird deeds. Practical 2026 guide.
How to name a guardian for minor children in your Florida estate plan: where to put it, what judges weigh, and the mistakes young families make.
Joint ownership and survivorship traps in Florida estate planning: probate, homestead, creditor, and tax pitfalls young families should avoid.
How trust administration works in Florida after the grantor dies: trustee duties, the 6080 notice, creditors, taxes, and timelines for families.
A Florida estate attorney explains durable power of attorney under Chapter 709: how it works, signing rules, banking powers, and why young families need one.
Florida has no state estate tax, but the federal estate tax and smart gifting still matter. A South Florida guide for young families and first-time planners.
A Florida attorney’s guide to estate planning for snowbirds and dual-state residents: domicile, wills, trusts, and avoiding double probate.
How charitable giving and trusts work in a Florida estate plan. CRTs, CLTs, donor-advised funds, tax basics, and what young families should know.
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what the elective estate includes, deadlines, and how to plan around it. A Florida attorney explains.
Funding a revocable trust in Florida means retitling assets into the trust’s name. Learn how to do it right and avoid probate. A guide for young families.
How special needs trusts protect a disabled loved one’s Medicaid and SSI in Florida. First-party vs. third-party trusts, trustee rules, and how to set one up.
What a Lady Bird (enhanced life estate) deed is in Florida, how it avoids probate, protects the homestead, and whether it fits a young family’s plan.
When do irrevocable trusts make sense in Florida? A plain-English guide for first-time planners and young families, with statutes and real trade-offs.
How to include digital assets and online accounts in your Florida estate plan, plus what Chapter 740 lets your fiduciary access. A guide for young families.
Florida incapacity planning explained: durable power of attorney, health care surrogate, living will and revocable trusts that protect you while you’re alive.
How Medicaid asset protection planning works in Florida: 2026 limits, the 5-year look-back, spousal protections, and tools to shield your family’s assets.
Florida revocable living trust vs. will: how each works, what avoids probate, and which fits first-time planners and young families. A FL attorney explains.
In Florida, beneficiary designations on accounts and policies usually override your will. Learn how it works and how to keep your plan aligned.
A Florida attorney’s guide to estate planning and business succession: trusts, buy-sell agreements, LLC operating terms, probate, and protecting your family.