When there is a will, there is a way, and then there is a next chapter.

Wills, revocable trusts, funding and retitling, beneficiary coordination and plans built for blended families and out-of-state heirs. We walk through how each asset is titled, because a trust that was never funded protects nobody. View more about our Simple Estate Planning Package offer.

When someone dies with property in their name alone, a Florida court has to authorize the transfer. We guide personal representatives from the petition and letters of administration through the creditor period, inventory and final distribution, and tell you early whether faster summary administration is available.

Summary and formal administration in Broward and Miami-Dade Circuit Courts, personal representative representation, creditor claims, homestead determinations and distribution to beneficiaries. View more about our Simple Estate Planning Package offer.

Petitions for incapacity and appointment, guardian advocacy, guardianship of the property of a minor, annual plans and accountings, and the less restrictive alternatives that sometimes make a guardianship unnecessary.

Petitions for determination of incapacity, appointment of a plenary or limited guardian, guardian advocacy for adults with developmental disabilities, and the annual plans and accountings the court requires afterward. We look first at whether an existing power of attorney or health care surrogate already covers the situation.

Guardianship of the property where a child receives an inheritance or settlement above the statutory threshold, guardianship of the person where no parent is available, and the petitions, bonds and annual accountings that follow. Often the last step in closing an estate that names a minor beneficiary.

Durable powers of attorney, health care surrogate designations, living wills, HIPAA authorizations and pre-need guardian declarations. These are the documents that keep a family out of court while someone is still living.

How property actually passes: the way each asset is titled, which instrument controls it, and what a spouse, a trust or a beneficiary designation does to the plan. A useful starting point when a family is not yet sure whether the matter is planning, administration or a guardianship. View more about our Simple Estate Planning Package offer.

Purchase and sale contracts, deeds, homestead and life estate questions, and transfers between family members or into a trust. Buyers and sellers are walked through each obligation before the contract is signed rather than at the closing table.

Title searches, commitments, curative work on clouded title, closing coordination and issuance of the owner’s title policy, handled through our of counsel relationship with a Florida title company. Useful where a property is passing through an estate or moving between family members and the chain of title needs a careful reading.

Trust administration questions, document review for clients who planned elsewhere, and second opinions on plans drafted years ago. If a matter falls outside the practice, we will say so and point you to someone who handles it.

Contested, uncontested and collaborative divorce, including parenting plans, timesharing, support and equitable distribution. Collaborative matters are handled with the neutral professionals the process calls for, so the file stays out of a courtroom where that is the better outcome.

For spouses who already agree on property, debts and, where there are children, a parenting plan. We prepare the petition, the marital settlement agreement and the financial affidavits so the final hearing is short.

Florida courts decide parental responsibility and time-sharing through a parenting plan based on the child’s best interests. We draft and negotiate plans around school, work and the schedule a family actually keeps, and handle modifications when circumstances change.

Support calculated under the Florida guidelines in section 61.30, based on both parents’ incomes and the number of overnights each parent has. We handle initial support orders, modifications when income or time-sharing changes, and the financial disclosure each case requires.

Legal paternity under Chapter 742 gives a father standing to ask for time-sharing and gives a child the right to support. Many cases resolve through a voluntary acknowledgment or genetic testing, followed by a parenting plan.