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Estate Planning Tips For Gun Collectors - Gun Trust Lawyer®

David M. Goldman
March 15, 2012 23:16

If you own firearms and have done estate planning, you might want to review your planning with a Gun Trust Lawyer®. About 5 years ago, I recognized the problems that are inherent with traditional estate planning (wills, revocable trusts, or the default planning offered by each state) as they...

Attempt to Avoid Probate Earns Medicaid Applicant Penalty Period

David M. Goldman
March 05, 2012 16:47

Often in an attempt to avoid a relatively small probate fee, individuals can create huge penalty periods and taxable issues for themselves. Take for instance, a woman in New York who, two years before applying for Medicaid, transferred money from her account to an account with a co-owner. ...

What are Florida Advance Directives?

David M. Goldman
March 01, 2012 02:53

You asked and a Jacksonville Estate Planning Lawyer will advise you that according to Florida Law, an "Advance directive" means a witnessed written document or oral statement in which instructions are given by a principal or in which the principal's desires are expressed concerning any aspect of...

Jacksonville Elder Law Lawyers look to Alzheimers Research

David M. Goldman
February 27, 2012 20:27

As Jacksonville Elder Law Lawyers, we are always looking for the most effective and least restrictive ways in which to serve the needs of our Jacksonville elderly. We keep current of the Florida statutes and the numerous Florida cases which interpret matters involving Florida's senior...

7 Documents you Want Prepared Before you Die

David M. Goldman
February 02, 2012 13:01

You have heard it all before again and again. The reason for the repetition is . . . there really are 7 estate planning documents that should be prepared before one dies. A Jacksonville Estate Planning lawyer will provide you with story after story that have no happy endings. These stories...

Jacksonville Beach Estate Planning Attorney for Gay and Lesbian Parents

David M. Goldman
January 31, 2012 20:31

Raising and caring for your children is difficult enough without the additional complications that arise when you are bringing up children in a same-sex relationship. Inherent rights afforded to "straight" or heterosexual couples are non-existent for gay couples. The lack of legal rights for...

When if Formal Notice Used in a Florida Probate

David M. Goldman
January 31, 2012 13:51

There are certain times when a Probate case can use Formal Notice to reduce the time required and other times when it is required. Formal notice is defined by the Florida Probate Code to be notice which is sent by via certified mail to each interested person. Sometimes notice can be by publication...

Is Non Probate Seperate Property That Increases in Value During a Marriage Part of the Elective Share Calculation?

David M. Goldman
January 31, 2012 01:40

The 2nd District Court of Appeals for Florida held in McDonald v Johnson that the increase in a company stock value that happened during the marriage can be used to determine the value of an elective share calculation. The lower court ruled that the surviving spouse had no right to discovery of a...

Gay Marriage a Looming Possibility in Washington State

David M. Goldman
January 16, 2012 01:37

Florida Gay couples await the possibility of a seventh state to legalize gay marriage, as the Washington State Governor introduced legislation on gay marriage early this month. At a news conference Governor Chris Gregoire stated, "Our gay and lesbian families face the same hurdles as heterosexual...

Tortious Interference with an Expected Inheritance in Florida

David M. Goldman
January 04, 2012 20:50

Often before the death, a spouse or someone else in control of assets attempts to rearrange the assets so that it will benefit them and in doing so it can interfere with the desires of the decedent. In these situations, the prospective beneficiaries who have been damaged have the right to bring a...