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A Will Is Not Enough In Florida.


Written by Florida attorney Amelia E. Pohl as part of a series of state-specific books, A Will Is Not Enough In Florida is now available, as well as editions for California, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia. Each book is co-authored by an experienced estate planning Estate Planning

The overall planning of a person's wealth, including the preparation of a will and the planning of taxes after the individual's death.

Notes:
Contrary to popular belief, estate planning involves much more than preparing a will, and it is not only for the
 attorney in the given state, and each explains state law as it relates to estate planning.

More than wills and trusts, they discuss things like the laws of interstate in·ter·state  
adj.
Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states.

n.
One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States.

Noun 1.
 succession, health care advance directives Advance Directive

A document expressing a person's wishes about critical care when he or she is unable to decide for him or herself. However, it does not authorize anyone to act on a person's behalf or make decisions the way a power of attorney would.
, powers of attorney, and the Uniform Gift to Minors Act.

The series is unique in that each book contains a comprehensive chapter on Medicaid estate planning for the given state. Federal and state regulations are described as they relate to income and asset eligibility, spousal spou·sal  
adj.
1. Of or relating to marriage; nuptial.

2. Of or relating to a spouse.

n.
Marriage; nuptials. Often used in the plural.
 impoverishment, exempt resources, spend-down options, Medicaid annuities, preserving the homestead from recovery, and the basic Medicaid appeals process.

Although the book is written for the general public, it is solidly based on federal and state law, giving codes and names and case law cites, and containing references to F.S. [section] 207.

To order A Will Is Not Enough, which is published by Eagle Publishing Company, call Eagle Publishing Company at 800/824-0823 or visit The book is 300 pages and costs $25.95.
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Publication:Florida Bar Journal
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Date:Jun 1, 2003
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