Updating Your Estate Plan After Divorce, Marriage, or a Move to Florida
Divorced, newly married, or just moved to Florida? Here’s how to update your estate plan, beneficiaries, deed, and homestead protections the right way.
June 23, 2026
Divorced, newly married, or just moved to Florida? Here’s how to update your estate plan, beneficiaries, deed, and homestead protections the right way.
How charitable giving and trusts work in a Florida estate plan, from CRTs to homestead concerns. Practical guidance for South Florida property owners.
Not every legal matter needs a lawyer. Learn which issues you can often handle yourself in California and when to call an attorney instead.
How to name a guardian for minor children in a Florida estate plan: the will-based designation, court approval, property guardianship, and homestead concerns.
What does “no win, no fee” really mean? Learn how contingency fees work in California, what they cover, and the costs to watch for.
How to include digital assets and online accounts in a Florida estate plan, including RUFADAA rights, fiduciary access, and homestead-owner considerations.
Beneficiary designations override your Florida will. Learn how POD, TOD, life insurance and retirement accounts pass outside probate—and how to keep them aligned.
How Florida pour-over wills work with a living trust, what they protect, homestead rules, and why your South Florida real estate still needs one.
Avoid the most common Florida estate planning mistakes—homestead, beneficiary, and probate errors that cost South Florida families. Practical attorney guidance.
A Florida living trust keeps your estate out of public probate court. Learn how revocable trusts protect privacy for homeowners across South Florida.
How Florida second-marriage estate planning works: homestead, elective share, prenups, and protecting children. Practical guidance from a Florida estate attorney.
A free legal consultation is your chance to size up an attorney. Avoid these common mistakes so you get real value from the meeting.
Florida incapacity planning explained: durable power of attorney, health care surrogate, living will, and how to protect your homestead before a crisis.
The core estate planning documents every Florida adult needs: will, durable power of attorney, health care directives, and trusts. A Florida attorney explains.
A Florida attorney’s guide to estate planning for snowbirds and dual-state residents: domicile, homestead, ancillary probate, and protecting your plan.
How to fund a revocable living trust in Florida the right way—retitling your homestead, accounts, and assets to avoid probate. A Florida attorney explains.
A Florida estate attorney explains the durable power of attorney under Chapter 709: signing rules, agent powers, homestead, and why old forms fail.
Florida has no state estate tax, but federal estate and gift rules still apply. Learn gifting strategies to protect your home and legacy.
How Florida homestead law protects the family home in your estate plan: creditor protection, devise restrictions, and how to pass it to heirs.
Not sure if your situation needs an attorney? Here are 5 clear signs it’s time to hire a lawyer in California, plus what to do next.
A Florida estate attorney explains Lady Bird (enhanced life estate) deeds: how they avoid probate, protect homestead, and keep Medicaid and control intact.
Before you hire, learn how to vet a California attorney: check their license, experience, discipline history, fees, and communication style.
How to designate a health care surrogate and create a living will in Florida under Chapter 765. Statutes, signing rules, and what South Florida owners need.
Confused about legal fees? Learn how hourly billing and flat fees work, when each is used, and how to avoid surprises on your bill.
Florida joint ownership and right of survivorship can backfire: probate, creditor, homestead, and tax traps every property owner should understand before titling.
A Florida attorney explains when an irrevocable trust makes sense for homeowners — asset protection, Medicaid, homestead rules, and the tradeoffs.
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what counts in the elective estate, and how homeowners can plan around it.
How Florida trust administration works after the grantor dies: successor trustee duties, the 764.0813 notice, creditors, homestead, and timelines explained.
When and why to review your Florida estate plan: life events, law changes, and homestead and real-estate triggers that mean it’s time for an update.
How Florida homeowners use spendthrift and discretionary trusts to protect an inheritance for young, immature, or financially reckless heirs.
