by Patrick Quarles | Apr 27, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration
In the last few years there have been some changes to Florida Statutes. Well, there are tons of changes every year, but the ones we’re talking about deal specifically with what happens to your beneficiary designations upon divorce. Beneficiary designations are a...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 19, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration
A recent trend I have noticed is that people, both attorneys and clients, are discussing probate fees. Attorneys are discussing whether it’s ethical to charge the statutory probate fees regardless of the situation. Clients are wondering whether attorneys should charge...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 17, 2017 | Civil Litigation, Estate Planning, Landlord Tenant, Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Uncategorized
We spend a fair amount of time trying to figure out how we can get in touch with our potential clients, and how we can make it more likely that the people who need our help can find us. One thing we’ve noticed a lot is for people who don’t deal regularly with...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 15, 2017 | Estate Planning, Probate Administration
The post below originally appeared on August 11, 2016. A few updates on this case: The estate is still estimated to be $300 million. Comerica Bank has been confirmed as the permanent Administrator. Out of all the people who presented themselves as potential heirs,...
by Patrick Quarles | Apr 14, 2017 | Estate Planning
One of the most difficult parts of an estate planning practice is talking about death. Personally, I don’t have a problem talking about death. However, I know that when a client has called me, they’ve thought about their own demise. It’s tough for us to imagine our...
by John Richert | Apr 12, 2017 | Estate Planning
In one of our previous blog posts, we covered the potential costs of the probate process in Florida. With presumptively reasonable probate fees only increasing with the compensatory value of the probate estate, it is important for estate planning purposes to keep as...
