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The state of Florida recognizes the right of any capable adult to create an advance directive known as a health care surrogate designation. This designation is typically used to allow your named surrogate (and their successors) to make every day medical care decisions like consent to surgery, consent to treatment, admission to a health care facility and the hiring and firing of doctors, nurses and therapists.

A durable financial power of attorney in Florida is a simple and reliable way to arrange for someone to manage your finances if you become incapacitated and are no longer able to make your own financial and legal decisions.

Nobody wants to imagine that one day they might not able to take care of themselves. However, you can never be certain about your future, which is why it’s important to plan ahead.

Florida is one of the states that permit you to add a personal property memorandum to your estate plan. This is a supplemental document that must be referenced in your will or living trust and allows you to specify the items of personal property you wish to leave to your loved ones.

Parents are making professional designations with the intention that the professional representative will be able to efficiently and harmoniously administer their affairs and estate at an overall lower overall cost.