Why Your Estate Plan Will Include a Will and a Living Trust

January 18, 2016 - Joshua K. Crawford

Sometimes people ask estate planning attorneys questions about wills or living trusts that reflect common misunderstanding of what these two... Read More

Estate Planning, living trusts, Wills and Trusts

Is Your Estate Plan Living in the Past 10 Signs It May Be Time for an Update

What is the Statute of Limitations on an Estate Plan? Commonly Asked Questions

January 14, 2016 - Joshua K. Crawford

Understanding how estate planning plays a role in your life is not always easy to do, especially when you consider... Read More

Estate Planning

Pet Planning and Life Insurance

January 4, 2016 - Joshua K. Crawford

Pet owners in Florida sometimes ask about pet planning, life insurance, and how they can use their life insurance policies... Read More

Estate Planning, Financial Planning

3 Questions About Student Loans, Debts After Death, and Estate Planning

December 31, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

Your average college student with student loans will think about estate planning about as often as they think about joining... Read More

Estate Planning, Life Insurance

Florida Law and Unmarried Domestic Partners: Part 3 of 3

December 30, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

In the last two blogs, we covered the lack of legal rights that unmarried cohabitants have in Florida, including the... Read More

Blended Families, Estate Planning, LGBTQ, Wills and Trusts

Florida Law and Unmarried Domestic Partners: Part 2 of 3

December 29, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

Continuing our discussion from the previous blog entry regarding the lack of estate planning and property rights that unmarried domestic... Read More

Blended Families, Estate Planning, LGBTQ, Wills and Trusts

Florida Estate Plans Change Over Time – Part 1

December 28, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

Last week we looked at how average Florida estate plans change over time. This week we are going to continue... Read More

Estate Planning

Florida Law and Unmarried Domestic Partners: Part 1 of 3

December 28, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

In several states, state legislatures enacted laws allowing same-sex partners and opposite-sex domestic partners to register their partnerships and receive... Read More

Blended Families, Estate Planning, LGBTQ, Wills and Trusts

Whitney Houston’s Death Sparks Buying Frenzy

December 26, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

When news reached the world of Whitney Houston’s untimely death at the age of 48, it came as no surprise... Read More

Estate Planning, Probate

To Protect Fortune After Drunk Driving Death, Man Adopts Girlfriend As His Daughter

December 23, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

In 2010, multimillionaire Floridian John Goodman was involved in a drunk driving accident that resulted in him running a stop... Read More

Estate Planning, Trust Administration

Can Florida Really Inherit My Property?

December 22, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

There are a lot of popular beliefs about the law that have little or no basis in fact. Unfortunately, however,... Read More

Estate Planning

How to Choose an Executor in Florida

December 21, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

Many of the decisions you make when you create an estate plan in Florida, such as when you choose an... Read More

Estate Planning