How to Make a Valid Will in Florida: A Miami Checklist
Step-by-step checklist for making a legally valid will in Florida. Witness rules, self-proving affidavits, and pitfalls Miami residents should avoid.
July 20, 2025
Step-by-step checklist for making a legally valid will in Florida. Witness rules, self-proving affidavits, and pitfalls Miami residents should avoid.
When do irrevocable trusts make sense in Florida? A Miami estate planning attorney explains Medicaid, creditor, tax, and elective-share considerations.
How joint ownership and survivorship rights can derail a Florida estate plan, override your will, and trigger elective-share and creditor problems.
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what counts in the estate, and how Miami couples plan around or for it.
How charitable giving and trusts work in a Florida estate plan, including CRTs, CLTs, and how charitable gifts interact with a spouse’s elective share.
A Miami estate planning attorney explains how to update your estate plan after divorce, marriage, or a move to Florida — and why it matters.
A step-by-step Miami, FL checklist for funding a revocable living trust: retitling real estate, accounts, and beneficiary forms under Florida law (Ch. 736).
How snowbirds and dual-state residents should structure estate plans across Florida and a northern state to avoid double taxation, probate, and spousal disputes.
A step-by-step Florida estate planning checklist for Miami residents: wills, durable POA, homestead, trusts, and beneficiary designations done right.
How to name a guardian for your minor children in a Florida estate plan, including who decides, how courts rule, and the documents you actually need.
What happens if you die without a will in Florida? A Miami checklist on intestacy, who inherits, homestead, and the probate process that follows.
A Miami estate attorney explains when and why to review your Florida estate plan, with key triggers, the elective share, and surviving-spouse pitfalls.
How special needs trusts protect a disabled beneficiary’s Medicaid and SSI in Florida — types, funding, trustee duties, and elective-share pitfalls.
A Miami, FL checklist for protecting an inheritance: trusts, spendthrift clauses, staggered distributions, and trustee choices under Florida law (Ch. 736).
How Florida trust administration works after the grantor dies: trustee duties, the 60-day notice, accountings, creditor claims, and a surviving spouse’s rights.
How Florida spendthrift trusts and staggered distributions protect an inheritance from creditors, lawsuits, and a young or financially reckless heir.
Miami is home to thousands of international families who arrived from Russia, Ukraine, Latin America, and across the Spanish-speaking world. Many own a home in
How a pour-over will works in Miami, FL: it catches stray assets and routes them into your living trust. A practical Florida checklist and homestead notes.
