Types of Advanced Healthcare Directives in Florida
Many Florida residents have strong feelings about the medical care and treatment they want to receive. Those opinions become all the more important when you are unable to articulate them due to your mental or physical incapacity. If you want to ensure you have a say in your end-of-life care, you can use one of […]
Proposed Estate Tax Changes from Harris Campaign
This election year, estate planning has become part of the presidential political debate. With Vice President Kamala Harris making estate tax reform a part of her platform, now is the time to update your estate plan to avoid the tax increases that may come under the next administration. Talk to an estate planning attorney now […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons Lou Reed
Celebrity Estate Lessons Lou Reed Some people make a lot of money during their career. Then there are people who make even more once they’ve passed. Such was the case for the Lou Reed Estate, the value of which nearly tripled in the year after he died. Lou Reed did do some estate planning, leaving […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons Anthony Bourdain
Celebrity Estate Lessons Anthony Bourdain Whenever someone dies unexpectedly, we wonder about their estate and if they had things in place. Or maybe just I do since I write these every week. This is especially true when the person who passed lived an unconventional life, like Anthony Bourdain. When Bourdain passed in 2018, his net worth […]
When To Use A Codicil To Amend A Will
If your Last Will and Testament has been sitting in a fire-proof box for years, you might realize that it’s out of date. An outdated Will might omit important people or reflect property you no longer own. Can a codicil help? Find out what it is, and when to use a codicil to amend a […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons B.B. King
There’s no dispute that B.B. King was a master musician. And he actually didn’t do too bad a job with his estate plan, either. King had a Trust created for his children in 2007, which was supposed to take generous care of his surviving 11 children (each from a different mother) when he passed. However, […]
Celebrity Estate Lessons Bob Marley
Bob Marley died in 1981 and it took over 30 years for his estate to be settled. Marley didn’t write a Will, claiming it was against his religion. So, when he died, his estate had to follow the intestate (fancy lawyer word for didn’t have a Will) laws of his homeland of Jamaica. These laws […]
Casey’s Family Trip
Estate planning and administration is all about helping your family honor your memory. Creating those family memories is just as important. Here at Harrison Estate Law, P.A., we value time spent with our loved ones, and want to invite you along with us on our journeys. Recently, Probate Attorney Casey Harrison shared his family’s tour […]
Tortious Interference With an Expected Inheritance
What can you do if you had expected to receive an inheritance only to find out that someone has deprived you of it? A Florida civil claim for tortious interference with an expected inheritance may be an option to help you receive the value of the assets or items you are entitled to and ensure […]
Who Counts as an Heir in Florida Probate Law
It’s true that Florida residents can leave their assets and property to whomever they like in a Will — children, relatives, friends, or even organizations. But when that Will is ambiguous, can be challenged, or simply doesn’t exist, the formal family ties suddenly become more important. Find out who counts as an heir in Florida […]