Basic Estate Planning In Florida

This popular manual covers all facets of basic estate planning. Tax and accounting issues, ethical issues, and problems related to specific forms of ownership and special classes of persons are examined. Homestead considerations and handling of assets acquired in community property jurisdictions are also featured.

Basic Estate Planning In Florida, 9th Edition, provides an update of statutes, federal rules, and case law addressing the following (among other) aspects of estate planning:

• Tax apportionment and elective shares;
• Timeliness of portability elections;
• Effect of marital agreements and waivers;
• Powers of appointment;
• Community property rights;
• Creditors and the homestead exemption;
• Split dollar plans and required minimum distributions;
• Durable powers of attorney and the authority of health care surrogates; and
• Estate planning that constitutes the unlicensed practice of law.