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Do Not Fall Victim To Scams As You Age And Avoid Financial Ruin
Start With Expecting and Protecting Yourself Against Scams. We've had 2 cases come to our office in the last 3 months, each a victim of a scam. The first was a woman who gave $2 million to a scammer and the second was a gentleman who gave $7 million to a scammer, both...
Save Your Family A Year Of Expensive Probate
Your Goal Is To Avoid Probate! Probate is a legal process that is used to distribute the assets of a deceased person. It can be a time-consuming and expensive process, and it can be stressful for the loved ones of the deceased. There are a...
Durable Power Of Attorney: The Most Important Estate Planning Tool
As you get older, it's important to start thinking about your estate planning. This is the process of making sure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes after you die. Durable Power Of Attorney-What Is It? The most important estate planning tool,...
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...