Deciding Between Single and Co-Executors in Port St Lucie Florida

February 1, 2016 - Joshua K. Crawford

Choosing the right person to serve in the all-important role of estate executor is one of the more important decisions... Read More

Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts

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

Basic Questions About Estate Planning – What is Ancillary Probate?

DIY Will Problematic for Woman’s Estate

January 11, 2016 - Joshua K. Crawford

We’ve written about the potential dangers of using DIY estate planning tools in the past, but a new story once... Read More

Wills and Trusts

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 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

The Biggest Estate Planning Myth of All: The Reading of Your Will

December 21, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

It’s amazing how wrong movies, books, and television shows can get it when it comes to the law. While most... Read More

Estate Planning, Wills and Trusts

Your Will After Your Move

December 20, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

The prospect of picking up and moving across the country is daunting enough, but what happens if you’ve made an... Read More

Probate, Wills and Trusts

Three Questions About the Irrevocable Living Trust

December 16, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

A revocable living trust and an irrevocable living trust are quite different, and, because of those differences, an estate plan... Read More

Trust Administration, Wills and Trusts

James Gandolfini, Michael Jackson, and Learning From Celebrity Estate Planning Mistakes

December 9, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

In June, actor James Gandolfini died in Italy while on vacation with his family. The actor was best known for... Read More

Estate Planning, Probate, Wills and Trusts

Basic Questions About Estate Planning – Do I Need a Will and a Living Will?

December 7, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

In this week’s discussion on basic questions about estate planning in Vero Beach, Florida we are going to look at... Read More

Wills and Trusts

Basic Questions About Estate Planning – How do I go About Challenging a Will?

November 23, 2015 - Joshua K. Crawford

When people hear that you are an estate planning lawyer, it isn’t uncommon to get questions about challenging a will.... Read More

Wills and Trusts