Legal Resources
Plain-English guides to the questions clients ask most, across estate planning, family law, traffic tickets, and real estate in Florida. General information to help you get oriented — not a substitute for advice about your specific situation.
Free Download: Florida Estate Planning Checklist
A practical checklist covering core documents, asset inventory, beneficiary designations, and the key people you'll need to name.
Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and probate — explained in plain English.
Wills vs. Trusts in Florida: Which Do You Actually Need?
A plain-English comparison of wills and trusts under Florida law — what each one does, where they overlap, and how to decide what your family actually needs.
Read the GuideRevocable Living Trusts in Florida: How They Avoid Probate
How a Florida revocable living trust works, why funding it matters, and how it helps your family avoid probate.
Read the GuideLady Bird Deeds in Florida: Avoiding Probate on Real Estate
How a Florida Lady Bird deed lets you keep full control of your property, avoid probate at death, and preserve a step-up in basis.
Read the GuideFlorida Homestead Exemption & Estate Planning: What Homeowners Should Know
How Florida's homestead law lowers your property taxes, protects your home from most creditors, and can override what your will says about who inherits it.
Read the GuideFlorida Durable Power of Attorney: A Practical Guide
What a Florida durable power of attorney covers, how to choose an agent, and why this one document is often the most important piece of an estate plan.
Read the GuideGuardianship of a Minor or Incapacitated Adult in Florida
How Florida guardianship works under Chapter 744 for a minor child or an incapacitated adult, the petition process, guardian duties, and less restrictive alternatives to consider first.
Read the GuideUpdating Your Florida Estate Plan After a Major Life Event
The life events that should trigger an estate plan review in Florida, marriage, divorce, a new child, a move, or a change in assets, and what the law does and doesn't do automatically.
Read the GuideDigital Assets and Your Digital Executor in Florida Estate Planning
How Florida's Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act controls who can access your email, cloud files, social media, and crypto after death or incapacity, and how to plan for it.
Read the GuideStep-Up in Basis: How Inherited Property Is Taxed in Florida
How the step-up in basis works for inherited property in Florida, why joint titling can cost heirs money, and how trusts affect the outcome.
Read the GuideThe Florida Probate Process, Step by Step
What actually happens when a Florida estate goes through probate — formal vs. summary administration, the 2026 threshold increase, and how long it takes.
Read the GuideHealth Care Surrogate vs. Living Will in Florida: What Each One Actually Does
What a Florida health care surrogate designation and a living will each control, how they work together, and what happens if you have neither document.
Read the GuideFlorida Intestate Succession: Who Inherits When There's No Will
What Florida law says about who inherits when someone dies without a will — spousal shares in blended families, and why homestead follows different rules.
Read the GuideDivorce, time-sharing, and parenting plans under Florida law.
How Uncontested Divorce Works in Florida
What qualifies as an uncontested divorce in Florida, the general process from filing to final judgment, and where cases that look simple can still get complicated.
Read the GuideThe Benefits of an Uncontested Divorce in Florida
Why couples choose uncontested divorce: lower cost, less time, less stress, and a say in the outcome instead of leaving it to a judge.
Read the GuideTypes of Alimony in Florida After the 2023 Reform
Florida's four alimony types after the 2023 reform: bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, durational, and temporary — how each works and how long they last.
Read the GuideChild Custody in Florida: Understanding Time-Sharing and Parenting Plans
Florida law doesn't use the term custody — it uses time-sharing and parental responsibility. Here's what that actually means for your parenting plan.
Read the GuideFlorida Prenuptial Agreements: Requirements and What They Cover
What Florida law requires for a valid prenuptial agreement under Fla. Stat. 61.079, what a prenup can and can't control, and how courts decide whether to enforce one.
Read the GuidePostnuptial Agreements in Florida: How They Differ From a Prenup
How Florida postnuptial agreements work, why courts scrutinize them more closely than prenups, and the full financial disclosure required under the Casto standard.
Read the GuideHow Florida Calculates Child Support: The Guidelines Explained
How Florida's income shares model under Fla. Stat. 61.30 calculates child support, what counts as income, and how substantial time-sharing changes the number.
Read the GuideEstablishing Paternity in Florida: What the Process Involves
How paternity is established in Florida under Chapter 742, the 60-day window to rescind a voluntary acknowledgment, and what a paternity case actually decides.
Read the GuideModifying Child Custody and Support Orders in Florida
What it takes to modify a Florida time-sharing, parental responsibility, or child support order, and the substantial change in circumstances standard courts apply.
Read the GuideFlorida Child Support Calculator
An interactive tool that estimates Florida guideline child support under Fla. Stat. 61.30, including the substantial time-sharing adjustment.
Read the GuideFlorida Child Support Forms
Which official Florida court forms you need to establish, modify, or enforce child support, and where to get each one free.
Read the GuideWhat a citation actually costs, and when it's worth contesting.
How to Contest a Traffic Ticket in Broward County
The actual steps for contesting a civil traffic citation in Broward County: your options within 30 days, requesting a hearing, and what to expect.
Read the GuideFlorida Traffic Ticket Points: How They Affect Your License and Insurance
How Florida's point system works, what happens as points accumulate, and why a single ticket can cost far more than the fine on its face.
Read the GuideShould You Fight a Traffic Ticket in Florida?
Weighing whether to pay a Florida traffic citation or contest it — what a hearing involves, when fighting makes sense, and mistakes people commonly make.
Read the GuideCDL Holders and Florida Traffic Tickets: Why You Can’t Just Pay the Fine
Federal rules bar "masking" a commercial driver’s conviction through traffic school or a diversion program — what CDL holders need to know before responding to a citation.
Read the GuideFlorida School Bus & School Zone Camera Tickets: What Drivers Need to Know
School bus stop-arm cameras and school zone speed cameras across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach explained — the fines, how they’re enforced, and why some tickets are being thrown out.
Read the GuideFlorida Red Light Camera Tickets: What They Actually Do to Your License
What a Florida red light camera ticket means for your license and insurance, the right-turn exception, and how a 2026 Broward ruling is reshaping the fight against these tickets.
Read the GuideGetting a Traffic Ticket in Florida as an Out-of-State Driver
What actually happens when an out-of-state driver gets a Florida traffic ticket — whether it follows you home, and what happens if you ignore it.
Read the GuideWhat happens between a signed contract and closing day.
The Florida Real Estate Closing Process, Step by Step
What actually happens between a signed contract and closing day on a Florida real estate transaction, and where deals commonly hit delays.
Read the GuideTitle Insurance in Florida: What It Covers and Why It Matters
A plain-English explanation of owner's and lender's title insurance in Florida — what they protect against, who pays, and why a clean title search isn't a guarantee.
Read the GuideDon't See Your Situation Covered Here?
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