How Do I Decide What Type of Will Is Best For Me?
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How do I decide the best Will for me? Well, that is by discussing with your attorney, your situation, meaning, well, are you married? How many family members you have, who you want to receive your estate, whether or not they are minors, whether they have special needs. All of these things go into considering who you want to receive your assets and what type of well is best for you. Whether it be a trust, whether it be a testamentary trust, meaning a trust inside your will, or whether it’s simply designated who you want to be, your beneficiaries and what percentage they receive or specific devices as far as the amount of money or certain personal property. So that is what you need to discuss with your attorney as well as your other estate planning documents such as your power of attorney, living well and a designation of a healthcare surrogate. If you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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What Is Not Covered By Insurance After A Hurricane
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What is not covered by insurance after a hurricane? Well, the first answer the question is, whatever’s not covered by your insurance policies as far as what’s not covered. So let’s start with, do you have flood insurance? Flood insurance is necessary to cover your loss as a result of rising waters or flooding. If you don’t have flood insurance, you don’t have coverage for rising waters or flooding. If you have homeowner’s insurance, again, you need to look at what coverages you have. And, if you don’t have wind coverage, well then you not gonna be covered for any wind damage to your home. Also on your homeowner’s insurance, there’s a hurricane deductible damage caused as a result of a hurricane. And I believe the smallest percentage of your policy is like 3%. So if your home is insured for a hundred thousand or, let’s say $200,000, the first $6,000 of damages is not covered by your, your homeowner’s insurance and that there’s a hurricane deductible. My suggestion is that you might wish to contact your insurance agent before you have a problem, or if there’s a hurricane coming your way, give them a call and ask them what exactly what coverages you do have. I’m not an insurance expert and don’t practice insurance law. And this is more of a practical approach to your insurance. If you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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How Do I Handle An Inherited 401k
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How do I handle an inherited 401k? Well, the, whenever the decedent passes away and you’re designated as the beneficiary of 401k you need to deal with the company’s custodian or whoever is handling the 401k, and they’ll explain to you what your options are. I think one of the primary options you’ll always have the 401k paid out a lump sum right after the death of the decedent. And so you take it in a lump sum. The disadvantage of that, of course, is that you have to pay all the income tax on the money that you receive. You can then discuss with the provider or the one who is managing the 401k as far as your other options whether or not you can roll it into your own IRA and spread it out over your lifetime. And some of the other questions: are they already receiving some of these distributions? Also are they what their age are and whether or not you’re the spouse. All these are factors which would need to be discussed with the provider or whoever manages the money on in the 401k. I can’t tell you that I’m an expert in this area but if you give me a call, And as far as that’s concerned, my phone number’s (727) 847-2288.
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What Do I Need To Include In My Will
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What do I need to include in my will. It is very simple. A Will says that you leave whatever you have, wherever it’s situated, whether it be real property or a personal property to, and you need then designate whom you would like to receive your assets when you pass away. The Will will only cover assets that are just titled in your name alone. If you have designated a beneficiary, let’s say on a bank account, the Will will not cover that. The account card will cover that and whoever’s designated will receive it. Likewise, if you have any asset or jointly owned, your Will will not cover that. So you really just need to know whom you would like to leave the assets and also designate who you would like to be your executor. It’s rather than just having the will done, I suggest you do estate planning and talk to an attorney to find out about taxes and also, your other rights, or other people’s rights in your estate. If you have any questions, give me a call (727) 847-2288.
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Is There A Redemption Period After The Foreclosure Sale In Florida?
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Is There A Redemption Period After The Foreclosure Sale In Florida? Yes, there is, but it is very, very short. After the sale the redemption period must, must be redeemed before they issue the certificate of sale, which is usually very shortly thereafter. So as a practical matter, no there isn’t. I understand that in states that have non-judicial foreclosures, that the redemption period is a considerable amount of time. However, in Florida where a judicial foreclosure state and foreclosures take a long period of time and the property is sold at a judicial sale which is an auction, and then you have third party bidders and they have to make a deposit. And then once they, the successful bidder, deposit the balance of the money into the register of the court the same day that they are the successful bidder. So your redemption period needs to take place prior to the foreclosure sale because the certificate of sale is issued shortly thereafter. If you have any questions, give me a call at (727) 847-2288.
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