Estate Planning

Estate planing deals with two problems that all of us have.

First, who will make decisions for us in the event of our illness or incapacity. These decisions are financial and medical. Some of our clients will select the same person to make both financial and medical decisions for us, and some of us will want one person to make the medical and another to make the financial. If you do not create a legal document to handle this, then the Court will in fact select a person for you, such as an independent guardian or curator.

Second, who do you want to receive your assets in the event of your death. Again, if you do not have a valid Will, then the State of Florida has created a Will for you and someone other than who you would have selected may wind up with your assets following your death.