Florida Estate Planning, 2009-2010 ed. (Vol. 12 & 13, Florida Practice Series)

This comprehensive, practical approach to estate planning in Florida includes examples, practice tips, and forms. Among its features are in-depth looks at drafting testamentary instruments, including the specific assets, use of trusts, and the division of principal and income; documents that may be executed as part of an estate, such as durable power of attorney and the health care proxy; the federal tax issues that should be considered; the rights and duties of personal representatives, trustees, spouses, and children under testamentary instruments; and the laws affecting the method of planning and distribution of an estate, including elective share, qualified retirement plan, and homestead exemption.