Charitable Giving and Trusts in a Florida Estate Plan
How charitable giving and trusts work in a Florida estate plan: CRTs, CLTs, donor-advised funds, tax benefits, and statutes for professionals and physicians.
May 8, 2026
How charitable giving and trusts work in a Florida estate plan: CRTs, CLTs, donor-advised funds, tax benefits, and statutes for professionals and physicians.
Miami parents: how to name a guardian for your minor children under Florida law so a court honors your wishes and your kids are protected.
How joint ownership and right of survivorship can quietly wreck a Florida estate plan for physicians and professionals, and how to avoid the common traps.
When do irrevocable trusts make sense in Florida? A Miami estate attorney explains asset protection, Medicaid, tax, and the tradeoffs of giving up control.
How a Florida pet trust under Section 736.0408 lets Miami pet owners set aside funds and name a caregiver so beloved animals are never left behind.
How to fund a revocable living trust correctly in Florida: retitling assets, deeds, beneficiary forms, and the mistakes physicians and professionals must avoid.
Miami families: how Florida Medicaid’s 5-year look-back works for long-term care and why early planning protects your home and savings.
North Miami draws people from all over the world: families building a life on a green card, retirees splitting time between Florida and a home
What Florida intestacy law decides if you die without a will, explained for Miami families, including homestead, who inherits, and how probate works.
How Florida’s 30% elective share protects a surviving spouse, what counts in the elective estate, and how professionals can plan around it.
Trust or will for your Miami family? A plain-English Florida comparison of probate, cost, and control to help you choose with confidence.
A durable power of attorney protects your Miami family if you can’t act for yourself. Here’s how Florida’s Chapter 709 rules really work.
A plain-English look at Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts for Miami families, how ILITs work in Florida, and when they make sense for your legacy.
Practical, Florida-specific ways Miami families can keep an estate out of probate court, from trusts to Lady Bird deeds to beneficiary designations.
How Medicaid asset protection planning works in Florida: the 5-year lookback, 2026 asset limits, irrevocable trusts, and strategies for professionals and physicians.
Florida advance directives let your Miami family honor your medical wishes. Learn about health care surrogates, living wills, and HIPAA access.
How Florida business owners plan their estates and succession: buy-sell agreements, trusts, Chapter 605 LLC rules, and avoiding probate of a company.
How Florida professionals and physicians use spendthrift trusts, staggered distributions, and trustees to protect an inheritance for young or impulsive heirs.