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POLST: A New Bill Introduced In Florida
Florida Lawmaker Wants To Improve End Of Life Healthcare In January 2017, Senator Jeff Brandes filed a new bill, SB 228, that would create a Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) program in the Florida Department of Health. Senator Brandes's...
Compassionate Care Provider: New Access To Senior Facilities
Update On Visitation Inside Senior Facilities In Florida During The Pandemic By Shannon Miller, Founder The New October 22, 2020 DeSantis Executive Order on Facility Access To Loved Ones appears to take into account the CMS (Center for Medicare...
COVID-19 Safe and Limited Re-Opening of Long-Term Care Facilities
by the Agency For Health Care Administration On October 22, 2020, at the direction of Governor Ron DeSantis, Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz issued Emergency Order 20-011 revising some of the requirements for individuals entering...
Prevent Isolation By Accessing Loved Ones In Facilities in Florida
Governor Desantis' Order 20-009 Allows Us To Visit Loved Ones Again--And Help With The Devastating Effects of Isolation. The pandemic has been especially hard on our special loved ones in facilities, who are missing their family and friends. The isolation is hitting...
Durable Power of Attorney: The Document You Need Right Now
The Durable Power Of Attorney is the most important document that we, as attorneys, draft for our clients. If you reach the age of 70, you have an 80-85% chance of becoming incapacitated before you die (yes, for women, it is 85%, sorry gents!). This means you...
Asset Management: Avoid Adding People Onto Your Accounts As A Joint Account Holder
How To Title Your Assets So They Are Distributed The Way You Intend Unfortunately this happens on a regular basis. And it may cause some unexpected problems with maintaining control of your assets. Here is a scenario: You are having health care issues or lost a...
Use An Enhanced Life Estate Deed To Avoid Probate
https://youtu.be/ioc-_UUzPpA Why You Want To Avoid Probate Almost all of our clients at The Miller Elder Law Firm want to know how to pass assets, including property, to their children (or other beneficiaries) without the expense or delay of a formal probate...
Wills Or Trusts: Which Is The Right Fit For You?
Questions To Answer "Wills Or Trusts?" To make the right choice, there are some very important questions and discussions that need to happen to make the right decision. Questions We Ask To Determine If You Should Do A Will Or Trust: Is this a second marriage? Do you...
The Aging Brain: The Reason Seniors Are Most Vulnerable To Scams
by Shannon Miller, ESQ. The Snake Oil Salesman has existed in society from the beginning preying on those who were old, weak, or compromised in some way. Unfortunately, the increased demand for Alexa, Zoom and social media as delivery methods for the snake oil sales...
What To Do And Not To Do With Your Estate Planning Documents
Shannon Miller, founder of The Miller Elder Law Firm, is a Florida Bar Board Certified Elder Law Attorney talks about what to do with your estate planning documents. A common question I get in my practice is "I have an estate plan in place, my affairs are in order,...