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The Best Time To Make A Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney

A Living Will and Healthcare Power are the most important estate planning documents that you can make. This is for the simple fact that they affect you and have huge ramifications for you while you are still alive.

The EEOC and FCHR

Description of the administrative process of filing with the EEOC and Florida Commmision on Human Relations.

Even a Clear Unambiguous Contract Term Can Be Avoided

There is a possibility that would allow you to avoid a contractual obligation, even where the agreement provides that the agreement may not be changed except through a subsequent written agreement between the parties

Fannie Mae Gets Tough on Strategic Defaulters

Much Ado About Nothing

Incentive Trusts

One variation of trusts which is creating a lot of excitement with parents is called The Incentive Trust.

Must a Debtor Always Pay ALL Disposable Income to the Unsecured Creditors Over the Commitment Period in Chapter 13 Plans?

This article reviews recent case law clarifying whether a debtor is required to commit ALL disposable income to repayment of the unsecured creditors in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan.

What is the "Means Test" and How Does the Means Test Work?

This article explains the Means Test and related eligibility for Bankruptcy relief issues, including "disposable income" and the "commitment period."

What Can An Estate Plan Do For You?

When a person dies without having a valid estate plan in place, his or her property passes by what is called “intestate succession” to heirs according to state law. In other words, if a person doesn’t have a will, the state will make one for him or her.

Estate Planning for Stress Avoidance and Stress Reduction

SMART ESTATE PLANNING TO ELIMINATE STRESS

Pet Trusts

Who will care for Fluffy after you pass away? How can you pay for her care? This article helps you answer those questions.

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