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Don’t Say a Little Prayer: Estate Planning Lessons from Aretha Franklin's Probate Trial

Aretha Franklin's contested handwritten will, found in her couch cushions, ignited a legal battle. Michigan accepted it, but Florida's stricter standards reject such wills. The case underscores the importance of proper estate planning and legal guidance.

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Dispelling the Myths of Reverse Mortgages in Probate

A reverse mortgage balance comes due when the borrower dies, which makes it a probate issue. We take on four common misconceptions about what happens to the surviving spouse, the heirs and the home.

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Lost but not Forgotten: Lost Wills and How to Establish Them

Florida presumes a lost will was revoked. Learn what counts as a correct copy, who qualifies as a disinterested witness, and how an interested person can establish a lost will for probate.

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How To Use Estate Planning to Avoid Probate

Probate in Florida is time-consuming, expensive and public. Revocable living trusts, joint ownership and payable-on-death accounts are all ways to pass assets to your beneficiaries without going through it.

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