Sarasota Estate Lawyer, Florida


William  Galarza Lawyer

William Galarza

VERIFIED
Divorce & Family Law, Criminal, Bankruptcy & Debt, Estate, Wills & Probate

Finishing his undergraduate degree at The State University of New York at Oswego, William Galarza went on to St. John’s University to earn his Juris... (more)

Daphane Dee Stevens Lawyer

Daphane Dee Stevens

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Divorce & Family Law, Accident & Injury, Motorcycle Accident, Estate, Criminal

A member of the Florida Bar since 2004, Daphane brings the knowledge and experience needed to represent clients in Probate, Family Law, and Personal I... (more)

David Wayne Wilcox Lawyer

David Wayne Wilcox

VERIFIED
Estate, Real Estate, Business, Estate Planning, Mediation

With an office only two blocks from the Manatee County Courthouse, I enjoy being in the heart of downtown and close to the river. It reminds me of how... (more)

Dawn Marie Bates-Buchanan Lawyer

Dawn Marie Bates-Buchanan

VERIFIED
Estate, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Estate Planning, Bankruptcy

Dawn Marie Bates-Buchanan, was raised in Venice Florida, where her Father was a Police Officer and where she graduated from local Vence High School. D... (more)

Anthony Joseph Comparetto Lawyer

Anthony Joseph Comparetto

VERIFIED
Business, Tax, Estate

Anthony Joseph Comparetto is a practicing lawyer in the state of Florida who handles Business, Tax, and Estate law.

Mitchell  A Sherman Lawyer

Mitchell A Sherman

VERIFIED
Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Trusts, Living Wills, Estate
Mr. Sherman is a Florida native, with over 30 years of experience.

Mitchell Sherman is a practicing attorney in the state of Florida, handling Real Estate and Estate Cases.

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Jerome Barton Blevins Lawyer

Jerome Barton Blevins

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Estate, Power of Attorney, Wills & Probate, Trusts, Elder Law

Jerome B. Blevins is a partner in the Liability division in the St. Petersburg office. Over the past 20 years, Jerry focused his practice in several a... (more)

Hildegund Pabst Wanders Lawyer

Hildegund Pabst Wanders

Divorce & Family Law, Bankruptcy & Debt, Estate, Credit & Debt

Elizabeth A. Walch

Condominiums, Trusts, Estate Planning, Family Law
Status:  In Good Standing           

Jack Wm. Windt, Esquire

Family Law, Wills & Probate, Construction, Securities
Status:  In Good Standing           

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LEGAL TERMS

CERTIFIED COPY

A copy of a document issued by a court or government agency guaranteed to be a true and exact copy of the original. Many agencies and institutions require certi... (more...)
A copy of a document issued by a court or government agency guaranteed to be a true and exact copy of the original. Many agencies and institutions require certified copies of legal documents before permitting certain transactions. For example, a certified copy of a death certificate is required before a bank will release the funds in a deceased person's payable-on-death account to the person who has inherited them.

BENEFICIARY

A person or organization legally entitled to receive benefits through a legal device, such as a will, trust or life insurance policy.

RESIDUARY BENEFICIARY

A person who receives any property by a will or trust that is not specifically left to another designated beneficiary. For example, if Antonio makes a will leav... (more...)
A person who receives any property by a will or trust that is not specifically left to another designated beneficiary. For example, if Antonio makes a will leaving his home to Edwina and the remainder of his property to Elmo, then Elmo is the residuary beneficiary.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)
The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

AUGMENTED ESTATE

In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used on... (more...)
In general terms, an augmented estate consists of property owned by both a deceased person and his or her spouse. The concept of the augmented estate is used only in some states. Its value is calculated only if a surviving spouse declines whatever he or she was left by will and instead claims a share of the deceased spouse's estate. (This is called taking against the will.) The amount of this 'statutory share' or 'elective share' depends on state law.

GRANT DEED

A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as descri... (more...)
A deed containing an implied promise that the person transfering the property actually owns the title and that it is not encumbered in any way, except as described in the deed. This is the most commonly used type of deed. Compare quitclaim deed.

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974 (ERISA)

A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to o... (more...)
A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA: sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker provides some protection for workers in the event certain types of pension plans cannot pay the benefits to which workers are entitled, and requires that employers provide full and clear information about employees' pension rights, including the way pension benefits accumulate, how the company invests pension funds, and when and how pension benefits can be collected.

TITLE COMPANY

A company that issues title insurance.

FUNDING A TRUST

Transferring ownership of property to a trust.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

In re Estate of McKibbin

In re ESTATE of Loyette D. McKIBBIN, deceased. Larry H. McKibbin, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Loyette D. McKibbin, Appellant, v. Alterra Health Care Corporation a/k/a Alterra Healthcare Corporation; Beth M. Guinn a/k/a Beth Marie Waters Guinn; Tammie ...

Estate of Johnson v. Badger Acquisition

Failing to appropriately monitor the dispensing of medication for Norma J. Johnson; failing to appropriately monitor the proximity in which the same medication was dispensed for Norma J. Johnson; failing to adequately monitor Norma J. Johnson's medication administration; ...

SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE v. Estate of Huerta

SOVEREIGN HEALTHCARE OF TAMPA, LLC, a/k/a Sovereign Healthcare of Tampa, LLC, d/b/a Sovereign Healthcare of Tampa (as to Bayshore Pointe Nursing & Rehab Center), Appellant, v. The ESTATE OF Florinda HUERTA, by and through Dennis HUERTA, ...