When dividing assets, you consider your property and what it’s worth — your real estate, your vehicles, that hand-carved teak shelf you bought in Indonesia on your honeymoon. It may surprise you to find out that Florida law considers your dog as property and may even place a monetary value on him to divide.
Probate often gets a bad reputation, but in reality, it is not that horrible. In fact, it can be quite helpful when dispersing an estate. It can also ensure everything goes according to the law. However, not every estate will require probate.
When you get a divorce, you probably are not thinking about your estate plan. However, forgetting about it is not a good idea. Your divorce creates a new life situation that will require quite a bit of change to your estate plan to ensure that it still follows your wishes.
Florida is a hot destination for retirees. However, not all couples who stay in the sunshine state remain married. Many married couples designate their partner as the inheritors of their estates, but divorce often means changing that designation.
Divorce is hard for so many reasons. It can be mentally exhausting and emotionally draining. Whether you chose to leave your spouse or you were blindsided when your spouse asked for a divorce, you are probably feeling an array of emotions.
It is easy to understand how parents can get upset when dealing with child custody matters. It’s likely that divorcing couples didn’t get along very well when they were married, and now they have to work together to create a custody arrangement.
