Naming Guardians for Minor Children in a Florida Estate Plan
How Florida professionals name guardians for minor children: the legal difference between guardian of the person and property, and how to do it right.
June 23, 2026
How Florida professionals name guardians for minor children: the legal difference between guardian of the person and property, and how to do it right.
A Miami checklist for naming guardians for minor children under Florida law, covering wills, standby guardians, and how to keep your kids’ inheritance protected.
How to fund a revocable trust correctly in Florida, retitling assets, beneficiary designations, and the mistakes physicians and professionals must avoid.
How to designate a health care surrogate and create a living will in Florida under Chapter 765 — built for physicians and professionals protecting their estates.
New parents in Miami need more than a will. A Florida checklist: guardians, trusts for kids, POA, and homestead, in plain language.
How Florida’s 30% elective share works, what assets count in the elective estate, and how physicians and professionals plan around or honor a surviving spouse.
A Miami checklist for choosing your Florida executor, called a personal representative, including who can legally serve and what the job really involves.
How Florida professionals protect an inheritance for spendthrift or young heirs using spendthrift trusts, age-staged distributions, and the right trustee.
How Medicaid asset protection planning works in Florida in 2026 — income caps, the 5-year lookback, QITs, homestead, and trusts. Miami estate planning insight.
Florida gives unmarried partners no automatic rights. A Miami checklist on wills, POA, surrogates, and titling to protect each other.
Florida has no estate tax, but federal rules and gifting strategies still shape what high earners and physicians keep. A Miami estate attorney explains.
How Florida Lady Bird (enhanced life estate) deeds avoid probate, keep control, and protect homestead. An estate attorney’s guide for Miami professionals.
How Florida professionals and physicians protect digital assets, crypto, and online accounts in an estate plan under Florida’s RUFADAA. A Miami attorney explains.
A Miami checklist for Florida special needs trusts — how to provide for a loved one with a disability without jeopardizing Medicaid and SSI benefits.
Florida beneficiary designations override your will on accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s, and life insurance. Learn how to keep them aligned with your estate plan.
Second marriage in Miami? Protect your spouse and your kids. A Florida checklist for blended-family estate planning and homestead.
How a Florida special needs trust protects a disabled beneficiary’s SSI and Medicaid while funding a better life. Types, rules, and pitfalls explained.
A Florida estate attorney explains how to plan for incapacity—not just death—using durable powers of attorney, health care surrogates, and living wills.
A Miami checklist for the Florida durable power of attorney under Ch. 709 — what it covers, why it must be signed before a crisis, and how to set it up right.
A practical Miami checklist for Florida Medicaid planning and the 5-year look-back, including homestead rules and what to avoid before you transfer assets.
A Miami checklist for choosing a trustee under Florida’s Trust Code, covering duties, family vs. professional trustees, and how to protect your beneficiaries.
Avoid the most common Florida estate planning mistakes—from homestead errors to outdated beneficiaries—with practical guidance for Miami professionals and physicians.
Support Miami causes and pass on values with smart charitable giving. A Florida checklist of tools, from bequests to charitable trusts.
When you divorce, remarry, or relocate to Florida, update your estate plan. A Miami estate attorney explains the statutes, deadlines, and physician-specific risks.
A Florida living trust keeps your estate out of public probate records. Learn how revocable trusts protect privacy for physicians and professionals.
How trust administration works in Florida after the grantor dies: trustee duties, the 60-day notice, creditor handling, taxes, and key statutes explained.
How Florida homestead law shields your family home from creditors and probate, and how physicians and professionals plan around its inheritance rules.
A Miami checklist on estate tax for Florida families — why Florida charges no state estate tax, when the federal tax applies, and what to watch for.
A Florida-law checklist for Miami business owners: succession, buy-sell, durable POA, revocable trusts, and probate-proofing your company.
Single in Miami? A Florida-law checklist covering POA, health care surrogate, beneficiaries, and why intestacy may not name who you want.
