Life Insurance Trusts (ILITs), Explained for Boca Raton
Do Florida families need an ILIT if there’s no state estate tax? A Boca Raton Q&A on when a life insurance trust is worth it, and when it isn’t.
April 27, 2026
Do Florida families need an ILIT if there’s no state estate tax? A Boca Raton Q&A on when a life insurance trust is worth it, and when it isn’t.
How Lady Bird (enhanced life estate) deeds work in Florida, why they avoid probate, and how Boca Raton families use them to protect a parent’s home.
Single? Renting? Modest savings? Boca Raton residents ask if a will is worth it. Honest Florida-law answers in plain Q&A.
Avoid the most common Florida estate planning mistakes. A Boca Raton attorney explains homestead, witnessing, and beneficiary errors that trip up families.
No will in Florida? The state decides who inherits. What Boca Raton families should expect, answered in plain Q&A.
How snowbirds and dual-state residents should structure wills, trusts, and domicile to avoid double taxation and ancillary probate. A Boca Raton guide.
Boca Raton Q&A on Florida spousal rights, the 30% elective share, homestead protections, and why a spouse cannot be fully disinherited under Florida law.
Worried your will won’t hold up? Here’s how Florida’s witness rules work for Boca Raton residents, in plain Q&A form.
Funding a revocable trust in Florida means retitling assets into the trust’s name. Learn which assets to transfer, common mistakes, and how to avoid probate.
A Boca Raton Q&A on Florida durable powers of attorney (Ch. 709): incapacity, avoiding guardianship, and signing rules.
A Boca Raton attorney explains Florida incapacity planning—durable power of attorney, health care surrogate, and living will—for adult children.
Florida revocable living trusts vs. wills compared for Boca Raton families helping aging parents plan. Probate, costs, control, and which to choose.
Will a revocable trust really help you avoid probate in Florida? Honest Q&A answers for Boca Raton families.
How a pour-over will works with a Florida living trust to catch stray assets, why it still needs probate, and what adult children should know.
How a Florida durable power of attorney works under Chapter 709: signing rules, superpowers, and protecting aging parents in Boca Raton. Plain-English guide.
Divorce, marriage, or relocating to Boca Raton? Learn when and how to update a Florida estate plan, plus the statutes that quietly rewrite old documents.
A Boca Raton Q&A on Florida health care surrogates, living wills, and advance directives under Chapter 765.
A Boca Raton estate planning attorney explains how to avoid probate in Florida with trusts, beneficiary designations, and proper titling for aging parents.
How Florida’s digital assets law (Chapter 740) lets you give heirs legal access to online accounts. A Boca Raton estate planning guide for families.
Boca Raton has long drawn families from across the world, and many of our clients are building lives here while their immigration journey is still
Joint ownership and survivorship can quietly derail a Florida estate plan. Learn the pitfalls adult children face when titling assets with aging parents.
Will your dog or parrot be cared for if something happens to you? A Boca Raton Q&A on Florida pet trusts under section 736.0408.
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, how it’s calculated, deadlines to elect, and how families plan around it. A Boca Raton guide.
Boca Raton Q&A on Florida tools to protect an inheritance for young, immature, or financially troubled heirs using trusts and spendthrift provisions.
How Florida parents protect an inheritance for spendthrift or young heirs using trusts, spendthrift provisions, and staged distributions. Boca Raton estate planning.
How Florida business owners plan estates and succession—buy-sell agreements, trusts, LLC transfers, and probate avoidance. A Boca Raton attorney’s guide.
Every Florida adult needs five core estate planning documents: a will, durable power of attorney, health care surrogate, living will, and often a revocable trust.
Worried a DIY will is enough in Boca Raton? A Q&A on Florida witness rules, homestead traps, and when an attorney plan actually pays off.
When to review your Florida estate plan and why it matters. A Boca Raton attorney’s guide to life events, law changes, and aging-parent planning.
Where do you even start? A Boca Raton Q&A walking through the core Florida estate planning documents and the homestead and probate steps that matter.
