Hurricane Season Tips to Protect You, Your Family, and Your Assets

July 6, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

If you live in the State of Florida, or own a vacation home here, you know how important it is... Read More

Estate Planning

Medicaid Planning Requires Understanding How Medicaid Recovery Works

July 2, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

For many people, Medicaid planning is an essential addition to a well thought out estate plan. The need for Medicaid... Read More

Medicaid Planning

Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much?

July 2, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

This article examines trying to exert control over your beneficiaries after death. Often, clients try to dictate the exact manner in which funds are used. Usually, it is...... Read More

Estate Planning

Port St. Lucie Estate Planning Attorneys Explain a Letter of Instruction

June 25, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

The estate plan that you create, and add to, over the course of your lifetime is intended to protect you,... Read More

Estate Planning

Vero Beach Estate Planning Attorneys Explain the Need to Include Retirement Planning in Your Estate Plan

June 20, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

You already understand the need to have a comprehensive estate plan in place. Likewise, you understand the need for a... Read More

Estate Planning

What We Can Learn from Richard Pryor’s Bitter Estate Feud

June 19, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

The death of comedian and actor Richard Pryor over a decade ago caused a bitter feud to erupt between Pryor’s... Read More

Estate Planning

Trust Lawyers Explain Why a Trust May Be Better Than a Will

June 6, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

Most people execute a Last Will and Testament as their first estate planning document. A simple Will is fine for... Read More

Wills and Trusts

Port St. Lucie Estate Planning Attorneys Discuss Top 5 Components

June 4, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

Almost everyone acknowledges the need to have an estate plan in place; yet, over half of all Americans do not... Read More

Estate Planning

6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations

June 1, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

Beneficiary designations can be a simple way to pass assets at death. While beneficiary designations avoid probate, they may introduce other problems. This article shows how a revocable...... Read More

Estate Planning

Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate

June 1, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

Only 44% of Americans have even a simple Will. We procrastinate for several reasons. Learn those reasons and how to push past them. Learn, briefly, why planning is...... Read More

Estate Planning

6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 5: Retirement Assets

June 1, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

Retirement assets may be a very large part of a person’s estate at death. It’s important to consider the income tax ramifications of naming a beneficiary, as well...... Read More

Estate Planning

6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids

June 1, 2018 - Joshua K. Crawford

An estate plan considers not just to whom assets should go, but also how. Each beneficiary is unique and the estate plan should consider their unique situation. This...... Read More

Estate Planning