Florida Elective Share: Protecting (or Planning Around) a Surviving Spouse
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what counts as the elective estate, and how to plan around it. South Florida estate guidance.
May 5, 2026
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what counts as the elective estate, and how to plan around it. South Florida estate guidance.
How a Florida durable power of attorney works under Chapter 709: signing rules, banking and real estate authority, and why it protects your homestead.
A Florida living trust keeps your assets, beneficiaries, and estate plan private by avoiding the public probate court file. Here’s how it works.
Marriage, divorce, or a new baby in Florida? The estate planning updates people forget — and the spousal and homestead rules that override stale documents.
How snowbirds and dual-state residents should structure estate plans, establish Florida domicile, protect homestead, and avoid ancillary probate.
How to designate a health care surrogate and create a living will in Florida under Chapter 765, plus why homeowners need both documents.
The core Florida estate planning documents every adult needs — and the execution mistakes that quietly make a will or power of attorney unenforceable.
DIY estate planning fails in predictable ways under Florida law. See the homestead, witness, and probate mistakes a Florida attorney helps you avoid.
Divorce, marriage, or relocating to Florida can quietly break your estate plan. Learn what to update, which FL statutes apply, and how to protect your homestead.
A Florida pour-over will is a safety net for your trust, not a probate shortcut. Learn how it works and the mistakes that defeat its purpose.
Florida revocable living trust vs. will: how each handles probate, homestead, and real estate, plus how to choose the right plan for your family.
A Florida attorney’s guide to estate planning and business succession: buy-sell agreements, LLC transfers, homestead, and probate avoidance for owners.
The core estate planning documents every Florida adult needs: will, durable power of attorney, health care directives, and—if you own a home—a plan for homestead.
A stale estate plan is a quiet Florida mistake. Learn the life events and law changes that should trigger a review of your will, trust, and POA.
Florida pet trusts (§736.0408) protect your animals after you’re gone. Avoid the funding, caretaker, and ‘leave money to the pet’ mistakes that derail them.
How to name a guardian for minor children in your Florida estate plan, with statute references, common mistakes, and steps for homeowner parents.
How Florida trust administration works after the grantor dies: successor trustee duties, the 60-day notice, homestead, creditors, and key statutory deadlines.
