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If you are like many older residents in Florida and moved to the state to retire, you may be thinking of creating a will and granting a trusted relative power of attorney. This can be a difficult choice, as the person named will likely be able to make decisions on your behalf if you should become extremely ill, injured or otherwise infirm. There are several different types of power of attorney, and knowing how they differ may make decisions related to your will easier to make.

The word “probate” is enough to strike fear into the hearts of many Florida residents who are considering their estate planning. However, as we are aware at the Law Office of Cheryl Bucker, P.A., probate does not have to be a bad word. In fact, probate is usually nowhere near being the scary legal process that you may assume it to be. 

The whole goal of creating an estate plan is to provide a smooth transition for your loved ones after you die. If your estate ends up in a Florida probate court, this will hold things up. It can even drag out and tie up your assets for quite some time. With careful planning, you can often bypass probate and ensure that your estate distributes without delay. 

Around the holidays, money tends to be on everyone’s mind. Between shopping for gifts, taking vacations, and budgeting for the new year, you may be thinking about how to manage your money. If you’re also going through a divorce, however, you probably have a whole new level of concern for your finances.

It takes a lot of hard work to make a marriage last. In many cases, however, all the hard work in the world is for naught. Some marriages are simply mismatches of two good people unsuited for each other. Other marriages that end in divorce might have never had a chance because of risk factors associated with one spouse or the other — or both.