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Everyone seemed to like our last one (Reason 10)so much we decided to post another of our Reasons to Make a Florida Estate Plan. Please let us know what you think of this one, and if you are the new wife, we apologize

Over the past several years the Law Office of David M. Goldman PLLC has expanded into several additional practice areas. As these practice areas grown we have been adding staff and creating more informational blogs to help consumers and our clients understand some of the common legal issues. May of…

If you are a married person in the State of Florida and have not created a Florida Will or Florida Revocable Trust you should fully understand what will happen to your assets when you die. Previously in Florida, if a husband or wife passed away with only children belonging to…

While a Gun Trust can provide guidance to your family and friends on how to transfer the legal ownership of Title I and Title II firearms, some individuals do not have anyone to leave their firearms to or want them to provide other benefits. The NRA has a program where…

I would like to thank everyone who voted for us. We were selected on of the Top 25 Estate Planning Blogs of 2011. Now LesixNexis is selecting the top estate planning blog of the year and you still have the opportunity to vote for us one last time. Even if…

Medicaid overhaul has been set in motion in the Sunshine State. A Florida State Senate committee recently approved a controversial proposal that would hand over a large part of the Medicaid program to managed-health care plans. The full Florida House is expected to pass its version of the Medicaid changes…

Florida’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is a volunteer-based organization which advocates for the health, safety, rights and welfare of elders who live in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and adult family-care homes. When an elder is admitted to a long-term care facility, federal law mandates that he or she is…

The SunSentinel is reporting that Medicare recipients are being scammed again by identity thieves who are trying to steal personal and financial information by claiming they are owed a Medicare HMO owes them a refund. Claiming to work for Humana or CarePlus they ask for the birthdate, social security number,…

Most Florida Estate Planning Lawyer deal with planning for the unexpected and protecting your assets for those after we are gone. Part of this protection and planning often involves the use of the Florida Homestead. The Homestead Exemption is not exclusive to Florida. A recent case, a New York Representative…

The Homestead Exemption in Florida, which was established in the State’s Constitution, has always provided for the protection of the Family home free from creditors and liens. In 1985 the Constitution was amended to extend the protection to the “natural person” and not necessarily having to be the head of…