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Nov 20, 2025

Florida’s Elective Share Law Dilemma: Planning Your Estate When You Can’t Fully Disinherit a Spouse

Under Florida law, a surviving spouse cannot be wholly disinherited by the deceased spouse. Florida’s elective share law provides a recourse for a surviving spouse...

Oct 23, 2025

Splitting Retirement Accounts in Divorce: How QDROs Secure Your Share of 401(k)s and Pensions in Florida

In the case of a divorce in Florida, retirement benefits earned during the marriage (i.e., 401(k)s, IRAs, and pension benefits) are assumed to be marital...

Oct 23, 2025

Don’t Accidentally Disinherit Your Spouse: Understanding Florida’s Elective Share Law

Florida law protects surviving spouses from being disinherited. Even if a will leaves everything to the decedent’s children or a charity, the surviving spouse can...

Sep 22, 2025

Unmasking Hidden Compensation in Divorce: Valuing RSUs, Stock Options, and Carried Interest Under Florida Law

Some of the most valuable assets in a divorce never show up on a paycheck. Equity compensation, like restricted stock units (RSUs), stock options, and...

Sep 22, 2025

SLATs Before the 2026 Sunset: Avoiding the Reciprocal Trust Doctrine and Gift-Splitting Traps

When Congress doubled the federal estate and gift tax exemption in 2017, many families gained a rare planning window. That exemption, however, is scheduled to...

Aug 20, 2025

Dividing Frozen Embryos: Legal Battles When Divorce and Family Planning Collide

Couples who go through in vitro fertilization (IVF) often freeze extra embryos for later. That works well until a marriage ends. Suddenly, a deeply personal...

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Florida’s Elective Share Law Dilemma: Planning Your Estate When You Can’t Fully Disinherit a Spouse

Splitting Retirement Accounts in Divorce: How QDROs Secure Your Share of 401(k)s and Pensions in Florida

Don’t Accidentally Disinherit Your Spouse: Understanding Florida’s Elective Share Law

Unmasking Hidden Compensation in Divorce: Valuing RSUs, Stock Options, and Carried Interest Under Florida Law

SLATs Before the 2026 Sunset: Avoiding the Reciprocal Trust Doctrine and Gift-Splitting Traps

Dividing Frozen Embryos: Legal Battles When Divorce and Family Planning Collide

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Florida’s Elective Share Law Dilemma: Planning Your Estate When You Can’t Fully Disinherit a Spouse

Splitting Retirement Accounts in Divorce: How QDROs Secure Your Share of 401(k)s and Pensions in Florida

Don’t Accidentally Disinherit Your Spouse: Understanding Florida’s Elective Share Law

Unmasking Hidden Compensation in Divorce: Valuing RSUs, Stock Options, and Carried Interest Under Florida Law

SLATs Before the 2026 Sunset: Avoiding the Reciprocal Trust Doctrine and Gift-Splitting Traps

Dividing Frozen Embryos: Legal Battles When Divorce and Family Planning Collide

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