Florida Probate Attorney and Florida Inheritance Lawyer Florida Probate Attorney Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2548362011-06-08T15:15:56-04:00Florida Probate Attorney and Florida Inheritance Lawyer. Probate administration, Wills, Trusts, Estates, Tax and Elder Law. Will Contests, Probate Litigation and Estate Dispute information. Florida Probate help 954 920-2886 TypePadUS Senate working on Estate Tax compromise tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef015432e00b5c970c2011-06-08T15:15:56-04:002011-06-08T15:15:56-04:00At the end of last year a tax agreement was reached that allowed for an estate tax exemption to rise to $5 million from $3.5m it had been in 2009. It also raised the gift tax exemption to $5m and...David S. LuberTV Plot explained inheritance law incorrectly Sunday. Pretermitted Spouse law. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e6117ed42970c2011-04-20T21:37:28-04:002011-04-20T21:37:28-04:00On Sunday night flipping channels to see a few minutes of tv I happened to see part of the show Desperate Housewives. The interesting thing to me and this blog is that one character who was the mom of a...David S. LuberAre you saving enough for retirement?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e874f9778970d2011-04-07T14:05:05-04:002011-04-07T14:05:05-04:00It is important that people save and invest whenever they are able to do so and that they work with financial professionals to achieve a plan for a comfortable retirement. To give a quick general snapshot though regarding ones retirement...David S. LuberFlorida Homestead Law tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0147e3a6ac17970b2011-03-31T19:11:10-04:002011-05-08T20:04:58-04:00Florida law provides a number of benefits to a Florida resident’s primary residence, also known as their homestead. This includes protection from all creditors with a couple exceptions, reduction of the tax base of the property by $50,000 and more...David S. LuberWhat is Common Law Marriage? What states allow it?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e8725ba03970d2011-03-31T16:48:47-04:002011-03-31T16:48:47-04:00A common law marriage is one in which the couple who hold themselves out as a husband and wife can be considered married despite lacking the marriage license or ceremony. Florida stopped allowing common law marriages for actions after January...David S. LuberEstate Tax Preferences of Obama Administration for 2013 and beyond. tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef014e86e9ee90970d2011-03-23T10:54:25-04:002011-03-23T10:54:25-04:00February 14 of last month the Treasury Department released its explanations for the 2012 fiscal year revenue proposals. This also provided the President and his administrations thinking regarding estate tax laws and potential changes they anticipate or what will remain...David S. LuberFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg agreed to give half his wealth to charity tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0148c6905a79970c2010-12-09T14:48:26-05:002010-12-09T14:48:26-05:00Mark Zuckerberg the 26 year old Chief Executive Officer of Facebook has signed the Charitable Giving Pledge proposed by Bill Gates and Warren Buffet for multi millionaires and billionaires to give away half or more of their wealth to charity....David S. LuberVirginia Lottery Winner waited 5 months to come forward to meet with attorney and financial advisortag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83516f63853ef0133ec424b36970b2010-03-27T12:15:44-04:002010-03-27T12:15:44-04:00As AOL News reports Virginia man working as a carpenter who never had a lot of money but won a lottery jackpot worth up to $200 million decided to keep his winning a secret and did not come forward for...David S. LuberTo avoid will disputes & achieve intent intestate succession law revisedtag:typepad.com,2003:post-676467812009-06-04T17:46:24-04:002009-06-04T17:48:35-04:00In the article Spouses automatically inherit under new law it was mentioned that New South Whales Australia changed their intestate succession laws. While it will not impact my clients the article was of interest to compare how things are there...David S. LuberEstate Tax Law Revisiontag:typepad.com,2003:post-97655312006-04-01T01:20:40-05:002006-04-01T01:20:40-05:00Estate Tax Repeal or Revision has been scheduled to be discussed by the US Senate on May 4, 2006. The Current exemption amount is $2 million per taxpayer until 2009 when it will become $3.5 million and then be repealed...David S. Luber2006 Estate Tax Exemption tag:typepad.com,2003:post-81546742006-01-01T02:05:34-05:002006-01-01T02:05:34-05:00The Estate Tax Exemption for 2006 is $2 million dollars. The Gift Tax exemption remains $1 million. The annual exclusion is now $12,000. Happy New year.David S. LuberEstate Planning for Alternative Lifestyle Couplestag:typepad.com,2003:post-77647342005-12-03T14:37:02-05:002005-12-03T14:37:02-05:00The Issue of Estate Planning for Alternative Lifestyle Couples has been in the news and a recent article can be read by clicking on the link above. "There are very few attorneys who specialize in these issues, and the law...David S. Luber