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Estate Planning

How to Create a Living Will: A Detailed Guide to Making Your Healthcare Wishes Known

Do you want to have control over what happens to your own health care? If so, it is imperative that you develop a plan for incapacity. The reality is that […]

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The Importance of Updating Your Estate Plan: How Life Changes Affect Your Assets

Many people do not have an adequate estate plan in place. The AARP cites survey data showing that around 6 in 10 American adults have no will or other estate […]

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Understanding Irrevocable Trusts: A Comprehensive Guide to Estate Planning

Every adult in South Florida needs a well-constructed estate plan. A great plan is a comprehensive plan. Many people can benefit from setting up a trust as part of their […]

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Florida Land Trusts

Estate planning is complicated. The process always starts with a will. For many people, a trust can also be a cost-effective, efficient way to protect and preserve their assets. Notably, […]

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Demystifying Probate Law: A Comprehensive Guide for Executors and Heirs

Probate is complicated. You may have even heard some horror stories from people who ran into serious complications during the probate process. At The Law Offices of Odelia Goldberg, we […]

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Cryptocurrency in Probate: Navigating Digital Assets

A growing number of people own a considerable amount of cryptocurrency. Forbes Magazine estimates that the total global value of cryptocurrency is approximately $1.75 trillion (February 2024). While still not […]

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Securing Your Property Rights: A Comprehensive Guide

What happens if you pass away without an estate plan? In Florida, you will be classified as “intestate,” and your property and assets will be subject to the state’s intestacy […]

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Elder Law: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers

Did you know that the number of senior citizens in the United States is on the rise? With the Baby Boomer generation hitting retirement age and increasing life expectancy, the […]

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Probate 101: A Guide to the Probate Process

When a person passes away, their estate must be settled. In Florida, many estates will go through a legal process known as probate.  As explained by the Florida Courts, “probate […]

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Empowering Your Future: A Comprehensive Guide to the Power of Attorney 

Every adult in Florida should have a well-designed estate plan in place. Estate planning is about far more than determining who gets what. It is also about protecting your health, […]

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Medicare 101: Answers to Your Top Five Questions

Medicare is a “federal health insurance for people 65 or older.” Every person who reaches this age has the right to enroll in Medicare to seek coverage for medical services. […]

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The Importance of Estate Planning: Why You Need to Plan Ahead

Are you a South Florida resident who currently lacks a personalized estate plan? You are not the only one: The AARP reports that a shocking 60% of U.S. adults do […]

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Intestate Succession: What Happens When Someone Dies Without a Will?

Estate administration is complicated, and it can be even more complicated when a person passes away without a will. A last will and testament is a core estate planning document. […]

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10 Most Common Estate Planning Questions and Answers

Every adult should have a comprehensive, personally tailored estate plan in place. Yet, the AARP reports that 60% of Americans lack a will, let alone other estate planning documents. Without […]

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What Can We Learn From Star Trek?

It’s a great time to be alive! Streaming now on Paramount Plus is Star Trek: Picard, featuring the one and only Sir Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Yes, I’m a big […]

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What Can We Learn From Tom Petty?

Rocker Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017, leaving behind his widow and two grown daughters from a previous marriage. Tom put together an estate plan that included a trust (so […]

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What Can We Learn from the Boar’s Head Beef?

There’s a new beef among the Boar’s Head heirs LOL. The death of Barbara Brunckhorst, the daughter of one of the Boar’s Head co-founders, triggered a legal dispute between the descendants […]

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What Can We Learn from Elizabeth Hurley?

Actress Elizabeth Hurley and her son, Damian Hurley, recently prevailed in a California legal battle over Damian’s inheritance from his billionaire grandfather. As it happens, Hurley and another woman, both had […]

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What Can We Learn From Ed Sheeran?

Earlier this week, Ed Sheeran let it slip that he’s building a burial chamber on his Suffolk estate, which he refers to as “Sheeran-ville”.  The morbid addition to the Bad Habit […]

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What Can We Learn From Lucille Ball?

Being the Ricardos is available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, starring Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball…”Lucy! I’m home!” Our lesson, however, is regarding Lucille Ball’s estate plan. Lucille Ball passed […]

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What Can We Learn From Jerry Garcia?

Martin Scorsese is directing a musical biopic about the Grateful Dead, with Jonah Hill as the iconic rock band’s front-man, Jerry Garcia. Many of us remember Garcia’s passing on August […]

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What Can We Learn From Paris Hilton?

Paris Hilton is married! Hilton and her beau, Carter Reum, tied the knot on November 10, 2021, in LA. The wedding was attended by all of the Real Housewives of […]

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What Can We Learn From the Addams Family?

The Addams Family 2 hit the theaters October 2nd, and this got me thinking, what estate plan would I give this creepy, spooky, kooky family? A retired lawyer, Gomez would […]

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What Can We Learn From a Vampire’s Estate Plan?

Who can forget the 1994 Interview With the Vampire movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt? Not this girl! Well, soon to come is The Vampire Chronicles, an eight-episode AMC […]

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