- Luis E Barreto & Associates, PA
- Estate Administration
- 4 Factors Florida Courts Consider When Determining Competency
- CHARITABLE GIVING OPTIONS IN FLORIDA
- WHERE SHOULD I STORE MY WILL?
- WHY MILLENNIALS NEED TO ENGAGE IN ESTATE PLANNING
- ESTATE PLANNING WITH SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD
- ESTATE PLANNING WITH YOUNG KIDS
- HOW LONG IS THE PROBATE PROCESS IN FLORIDA?
- SETTING UP A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST
- HOW PROBATE WORKS IN FLORIDA
- HOW DOES A POWER OF ATTORNEY WORK?
- HOW CAN A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST HELP YOU?
- WHEN SHOULD I UPDATE MY ESTATE PLAN?
- USE ESTATE PLANNING TO AVOID SIBLING RIVALRY
- WHAT ARE THE DUTIES OF A WILL EXECUTOR?
- THE WARNING SIGNS OF FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE
- THE ESTATE PLANNING DOCUMENTS EVERY 18-YEAR-OLD SHOULD HAVE
- DEFINITIONS OF COMMON ESTATE PLANNING TERMS
- SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RULING CAN BENEFIT ESTATE PLANNING
- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN WILLS AND LIVING TRUSTS
- HOW DOES A JUDGE SUPERVISE ESTATE ADMINISTRATION IN FLORIDA?
- SURVIVING SPOUSES IN FLORIDA CAN FILE FOR AN "ELECTIVE SHARE"
- BASIC ESTATE PLANNING STEPS FOR NEWLYWEDS IN MIAMI
- HOW HIGH-ASSET RESIDENTS CAN AVOID ESTATE-PLANNING ERRORS
- STRUCTURING AN EFFECTIVE ESTATE PLAN
- ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT PROBATE IN FLORIDA
- ESTATE PLANNING CAN GUIDE DISTRIBUTION OF YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS
- DO YOU HAVE AN OUTDATED WILL OR ESTATE PLAN?
- ESTATE PLANNING AT YOUR WEDDING? IT'S ACTUALLY IMPORTANT
- ESTATE PLANNING WITH LIVING TRUSTS, OTHER SIMILAR OPTIONS
- CHOOSING YOUR FLORIDA EXECUTOR DURING ESTATE PLANNING
- ESTATE PLANNING FAILS TO ADDRESS FUTURE OF HISTORICAL OBJECTS
- CELEBRITIES PROVIDE CUES FOR ESTATE PLANNING IN FLORIDA
- ESTATE PLANNING TOOLS FOR KIDS WITH ASSETS
- ESTATE PLANNING TOPICS: CHOOSING YOUR EXECUTOR WITH CARE
- DON'T ESTATE PLAN BY DEFAULT
- HOW DO YOU MANAGE YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS?
- CONCEPTION AFTER DEATH? MANAGE YOUR WILL ACCORDINGLY
- ESTATE ADMINISTRATION BASICS
- MANAGING YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS AFTER DEATH
- HOW DOES MY IRA FIT INTO MY ESTATE PLAN?
- MILLION ESTATE IN JEOPARDY, MAN LEFT NO WILL
- INCLUDING PETS IN YOUR ESTATE PLAN
- MAKE CHANGES TO YOUR IRA TO PROTECT YOUR HEIRS
- EXPERTS: FARMERS SHOULD DRAFT ESTATE PLAN EARLY
- ESTATE PLANNING FOR CHILDLESS COUPLES
- FACEBOOK ASSETS IN LIMBO AFTER USERS DIE
- DON'T FORGET YOUR DIGITAL ASSETS DURING ESTATE PLANNING
- ESTATE ADMINISTRATION CHANGES AFTER FINANCIAL CLIFF
- RESOLUTIONS FOR END-OF-LIFE PLANNING
- ESTATE PLANS MAKE GREAT HOLIDAY GIFTS
- WHAT DOES THE FISCAL CLIFF MEAN FOR YOUR ESTATE PLAN?
- BOOMERS' ESTATE PLANS FOCUS ON MORALS, VALUES
- REVIEW BENEFICIARY LIST AFTER MAJOR LIFE CHANGES
- DIGITAL ASSETS ENTER ESTATE PLANNING
- INCLUDE YOUR HOME IN YOUR ESTATE PLANS
- MISSING FLORIDA MOGUL'S MILLIONS UP FOR GRABS
- ESTATE TIPS FOR TERMINALLY ILL FLORIDA RESIDENTS
- DONATING YOUR ESTATE TO CHARITY
- CHALLENGES WITH SETTING UP FIRST WILL
- SUPREME COURT: NO BENEFITS FOR KIDS CONCEIVED AFTER DAD'S DEATH
- SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS: MAKE A BUSINESS TRANSITION PLAN
- ANNA NICOLE'S ESTATE OWES 0K IN BACK TAXES
- FIXING A BROKEN ESTATE PLAN MIGHT BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK
- ESTATE PLANNING: SKIPPING ESTATE TAXES
- Estate Planning
- A Brief Introduction to Undue Influence
- Three Health Care Provisions Every Estate Plan Should Include
- Florida Estate Planning: Understanding Elective Shares
- The Difference Between Elder Law and Estate Planning
- 4 Factors Florida Courts Consider When Determining Competency
- The Durable Power of Attorney: What It Is and Why You Need One
- Florida Estate Planning: 5 Reasons You Need More Than a Basic Will
- DON'T LET MOVING PREVENT YOU FROM ESTATE PLANNING
- PROVIDING FOR YOUR PETS AFTER YOU'RE GONE
- ETHICAL WILLS: GIVING YOUR LOVED ONES AN EMOTIONAL GIFT
- Estate Valuation
- REAL ESTATE APPRAISALS FOR INHERITED PROPERTIES
- WHAT ARE SOME PLANNED GIVING OPTIONS?
- WHAT ARE COMMON ESTATE PLANNING MISTAKES?
- UNDERSTANDING HOW ESTATES ARE TAXED IN FLORIDA
- INCORPORATING COLLECTIONS INTO YOUR ESTATE PLAN
- ROBIN WILLIAMS’ FAMILY DISPUTE OVER ESTATE VALUE AND BELONGINGS
- OPT FOR ALTERNATE VALUATION TO SAVE ON FLORIDA ESTATE TAXES
- THE IRS, TAXATION RATE AND THE TRUE VALUE OF AN ESTATE'S FINE ART
- MAKING BUSINESS VALUATION A PART OF ESTATE PLANNING
- FINDING OUT THE VALUE OF AN ESTATE USING AN APPRAISER
- IRS BELIEVES MICHAEL JACKSON'S ESTATE OWES MILLIONS IN TAXES
- COURT RULING FAVORS ART COLLECTORS AND THEIR BENEFICIARIES
- PLANNING IN ADVANCE TO MANAGE AND PROTECT AN ESTATE
- FAMILY FEUDS CAN BE AVOIDED WITH ESTATE DOCUMENTS SUCH AS A WILL
- USE A TRUST TO PROTECT ESTATE VALUE FROM BENEFICIARY'S DIVORCE
- HANDLING REAL ESTATE DURING THE EXECUTION OF A FLORIDA WILL
- JACKSON'S ESTATE VALUE STILL HELD UP IN TAX COURT
- BENEFICIARIES ARE IMPORTANT TO YOUR FLORIDA WILL
- PLANNING AHEAD PREVENTS ESTATE VALUATION HEADACHES
- HANDLING FLORIDA VACATION HOMES IN ESTATE PLANS
- ESTATE PLANNING FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
- HOW WAL-MART FOUNDERS KEEP THEIR BILLIONS
- GANDOLFINI WILL DESCRIBED AS 'CATASTROPHE'
- CHECK THESE PARTS OF YOUR ESTATE PLAN
- AVOID ESTATE TAXES BY USING STRATEGY
- HOW TO HAND DOWN YOUR BUSINESS - TAX FREE
- BUSINESS OWNERS: CHECK YOUR ESTATE WELLNESS
- CONSIDER RETIREMENT FUNDS IN ESTATE PLANS
- FLORIDA BANKS HOP ON THE WEALTH MANAGEMENT BANDWAGON
- COCA-COLA FIGHTS ANTIQUE STOCK CLAIM
- POP CELEBRITIES' ESTATES CASH IN ON POSTHUMOUS FAME
- Probate Litigation
- Who Gets What? Paternity Issues in Probate
- Asset Exceptions to the Laws of Intestate Succession
- Payable On Death: Keeping Your Bank Accounts Out of Probate
- ORAL WILL NOT ALLOWED TO STAND IN FLORIDA PROBATE
- ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE A SERIOUS PROBLEM
- INVESTIGATION OF JUDGE AND WIFE RESULTS IN TRANSFER
- UNDERSTANDING ELDER FINANCIAL ABUSE
- ADULT GUARDIANSHIP IN FLORIDA UNDER REVIEW
- WILLS CONTESTATION INVOLVES FRAUD ACCUSATIONS
- SHOULD I TRY TO AVOID PROBATE IN FLORIDA?
- WHAT HAPPENS TO YOUR PROPERTY IF YOU DIE WITHOUT A WILL?
- ESTATE DISPUTES NOT UNCOMMON AMONG BABY BOOMERS
- WHAT ROLE DOES A PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE HAVE IN WILL PROBATE?
- ELIZABETH TAYLOR ESTATE LITIGATION FOCUSES ON SALE OF DIAMOND
- HELPING FLORIDIANS MAKE SENSE OF PROBATE LITIGATION
- FLORIDA SURVIVORS MAY HAVE RIGHTS TO PROBATE ASSETS
- WHO INHERITS ASSETS WHEN A PERSON DIES IN FLORIDA WITH NO WILL?
- WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSIDER CONTESTING A WILL?
- ROONEY'S ESTATE HEADED FOR PROBATE LEGISLATION AFTER CHALLENGES
- PROBATE LITIGATION AFTER MAN LOSES PAINTING IN COIN TOSS
- FLORIDA FAMILY FEUDS FOR FIVE YEARS OVER ESTATE LITIGATION
- WIDOW LOOKS TO RECOVER MILLION THROUGH PROBATE LITIGATION
- WARHOL PAINTING SPARKS FAWCETT ESTATE DISPUTE
- PROBATE JUDGE AWARDS ESTATE TO MAN'S FRIEND
- MILLIONAIRE'S WILL CONTESTED
- DEATHBED MARRIAGES CONTINUE TO CAUSE HEADACHES
- WOMAN WITH DEMENTIA MAY HAVE BEEN MANIPULATED
- FAMILY SUES ATTORNEY FOR PROBATE VIOLATIONS
- ATTORNEY: WOMAN BULLIED INTO CHANGING WILL
- DAUGHTER OF CONVICTED FELON POISED TO INHERIT FLORIDA ESTATE
- KINKADE ESTATE DISPUTE SETTLED IN SECRET
- WOMAN TRIES TO COLLECT ON CHARITABLE FUNERAL
- MILLION CHARITABLE GIFT FROM WOMAN'S ESTATE UPHELD BY COURT
- LAWYER: WOMAN COERCED, LEAVES ESTATE TO NURSING HOME
- GAY JUDGE CONTESTS FATHER'S WILL
- JONES ESTATE STILL CONTESTED
- MILLIONAIRE'S WILL IN LIMBO AFTER DEATH
- HEIRESS BESTS WILL EXECUTOR IN TYCOON'S ESTATE CASE
- MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING ELDERLY UNCLE AFTER PROBATE HEARING
- MONKEES STAR'S ESTATE DOCUMENTS SEALED FROM PUBLIC
- DEBT AFTER DEATH: WHO'S RESPONSIBLE?
- WOMAN GETS REHABILITATION FOR TAKING MOM TO FLORIDA
- Trust Administration
- Trustee Malfeasance Explained
- 4 Important Considerations When Selecting a Trustee
- What You Need to Know About Bypass Trusts
- SHOULD I INCLUDE MY RETIREMENT FUND IN A TRUST?
- DO YOU NEED A TRUST?
- EVALUATING THE EDUCATION TRUST
- WHAT RESPONSIBILITIES DOES A TRUSTEE HAVE?
- UNDERSTANDING CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS
- BENEFITS OF A TRUST OVER A WILL
- HOW TO KNOW IF A CHARITABLE TRUST IS RIGHT FOR YOU
- THE BENEFITS OF CREATING A TRUST FOR PETS IN FLORIDA
- UNDERSTANDING REVOCABLE TRUSTS IN FLORIDA
- SHOULD I SET UP AN IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST?
- LEGAL METHODS TO PROTECT INCAPACITATED FAMILY MEMBERS
- WHAT IS A CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST?
- IMPORTANT POINTS FOR MIAMI PARENTS CREATING SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS
- AN EXPERIENCED FLORIDA LAWYER CAN HELP CREATE, ADMINISTER TRUSTS
- TRUSTS ENABLE A TIMELY AND ORDERLY DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS
- SEEKING HELP WITH ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE TRUST
- A TRUST IS OFTEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF AN ESTATE PLAN
- ADMINISTERING A FLORIDA TRUST
- ENSURING A CHILD'S FUTURE BY SETTING UP A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST
- ROBIN WILLIAMS' DEATH RAISES TRUST ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONS
- WHY ESTABLISH A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST?
- SINGER LOU REED COULD HAVE USED A PRIMER ON TRUST MATTERS
- TRUST MATTERS: CONSIDER IRREVOCABLE, REVOCABLE OPTIONS
- POUR-OVER WILLS ALLOW FOR EASIER TRUST ADMINISTRATION AFTER DEATH
- TRUST ADMINISTRATION IMPROVES PRIVACY, CONTROL OVER ASSETS
- GET BREATHING ROOM IN YOUR TRUST MATTERS BY 'DECANTING'
- OUT-OF-STATE TRUST ADMINISTRATION GAINS TRACTION
- TRUST ADMINISTRATION RULING LEAVES SOME UNPROTECTED
- TIPS FOR DISSOLVING YOUR TRUST
- SHOULD YOU CONSIDER A TRUST?
- USE TRUSTS TO PROTECT ASSETS AFTER DEATH
- WHY SHOULD YOU USE A TRUST?
- IRREVOCABLE TRUSTS: NOT JUST FOR THE RICH
- BASICS OF FUNDING A LIVING TRUST
- FOOD MAGNATE'S ESTATE LOCKED IN CONFLICT
- TULSA JUDGE RULES IN TRUST ADMINISTRATION CASE
- CONSIDER TRUSTEES CAREFULLY, TRUST EXPERTS SAY
- UNDERSTANDING LIFE INSURANCE TRUSTS
- TRUSTS ARE SIMPLER THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
- ADMINISTERING AN ART TRUST
- ARE LIVING TRUSTS A CURE-ALL FOR PROBATE FEES?
- Will Execution
- Invalid Testaments: Florida Holographic & Nuncupative Wills
- WHY AN ATTORNEY IS NEEDED TO DEVELOP A WILL
- HOW A WILL MAY BE CONTESTED
- CHOOSING THE RIGHT TYPE OF WILL
- WHAT CAN A HEALTH CARE PROXY DO IN FLORIDA?
- THE BAKER ACT AND DECLARING INCAPACITY
- CHOOSING AN EXECUTOR FOR YOUR WILL IN FLORIDA
- WHEN CAN YOU CONTEST A WILL?
- PLANNING FOR YOUR PET'S CARE AFTER YOUR DEATH
- WRITING A FLORIDA WILL CAN HELP YOUR CHILD AVOID ISSUES
- EXECUTING A WILL ACCORDING TO FLORIDA LAW
- THE BENEFITS AND BASICS OF A LIVING WILL
- CHANGING A WILL
- ESTATE PLANNING FOR FLORIDA NEWLYWEDS
- IS A HOLOGRAPHIC WILL VALID IN FLORIDA?
- WHAT IS A LIVING WILL AND DO I NEED ONE?
- CONTESTING A WILL IN FLORIDA
- WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF EXECUTING A WILL?
- OPTIONS WITH FLORIDA WILLS
- WHAT IS A LIVING WILL?
- HOW TO GIVE AWAY YOUR CHILDREN, ESTATE IN YOUR WILL
- AVOID ESTATE PLANNING ISSUES AFTER ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS
- CHOOSING AN EXECUTOR FOR YOUR WILL CAN BE A DIFFICULT PROCESS
- YOUNG ADULT DIES WITHOUT WILL, LEAVES PARENTS ARGUING OVER ASHES
- HEALTH CARE SURROGATES DISORIENTED WITHOUT LIVING WILL
- WOMAN'S USE OF PRE-PRINTED WILL LEAVES RELATIVES AT ODDS
- PROBLEMS ACCOMPANY ADULTS' LACK OF ESTATE PLANNING
- PREGNANT WOMAN'S PLIGHT BRINGS ATTENTION TO LIVING WILLS
- CUSTOMIZING YOUR FLORIDA LIVING WILL
- HOW TO START YOUR FLORIDA ESTATE PLAN
- PLANNING YOUR FLORIDA WILL AS AN UNMARRIED COUPLE
- HOW TO TALK TO YOUR ADULT CHILDREN ABOUT YOUR FLORIDA WILL
- WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE KIDS?
- HANDLING ELDER CARE IN A NEW WAY
- BEWARE POWER OF ATTORNEY 'SUPERPOWERS'
- ARE LIVING WILLS OUTDATED?
- TOO YOUNG FOR A WILL? THINK AGAIN
- FAMILY MEETINGS HELP WITH ESTATE PLANS
- USE POWER OF ATTORNEY WISELY
- HOW SHOULD YOU SELECT YOUR ESTATE'S EXECUTOR?
- WILLS: NOT JUST FOR YOUR MONEY
- TRIO OF DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS
- WILLS ARE IMPORTANT TO AVOID PROBATE
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