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A new marriage brings optimism, a fresh start, and a few important planning details that should not be left lingering behind the wedding gifts. If either spouse has children from a prior relationship, updating estate planning documents early is one of the best ways to protect the new family structure and avoid preventable conflict later. Because if your family structure changed and your estate plan did not, then your documents are now working off outdated facts, which is a v

If you’re thinking about setting up an estate plan, one of the first questions you probably have is: what actually happens during the consultation? The short answer is this: it’s a conversation. You do not need to show up with every document you’ve ever signed, every account statement you’ve ever received, or a perfectly organized spreadsheet of your life. Most people are not nearly that organized, and frankly, no one expects them to be. The goal of the consultation is to t

If you are wondering how long probate takes in Florida, the short answer is this: sometimes a few weeks, sometimes several months, and sometimes a year or more. It depends on the kind of probate the estate needs, what assets exist, whether debts have to be dealt with, and whether the family is getting along well enough to avoid turning grief into litigation. For smaller and simpler estates, the process can move fairly quickly. For more complicated estates, especially ones in