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On February 20, pet owners across the country celebrate National Love Your Pet Day, a day devoted to giving our pets extra attention and recognizing how much they enrich our lives. For many Floridians, dogs, cats, and other companions are closer to family than “property.” Yet under the law, pets are still treated as personal property when an owner dies or becomes incapacitated. Without a clear plan, their future care can be uncertain. What Is a Pet Trust? Florida law specifi

When people think about “estate planning,” they usually focus on who inherits the house, the bank accounts, or the family business. Very few ask a far more urgent question: Who will speak for me if I am in a hospital bed and cannot speak for myself? In Florida, the document that answers that question is called a Designation of Health Care Surrogate . It is one of the simplest, most powerful tools in a Florida estate plan, and the one most families wish they had in place befo

When someone you care about can no longer safely manage important parts of their life, the court can appoint a guardian to step in and help protect them. In Florida, a guardian is a person appointed by the court to act on behalf of another person, called the “ward,” for personal, medical, and/or financial decisions the ward can no longer handle alone. Guardianship is not about taking over someone’s life for convenience. It is a protective legal relationship designed to keep