If you are a Florida resident who has very strong preferences about what kind of end-of-life medical care you want to receive and/or what types of medical treatments you want and do not want should you become incapacitated by illness or injury, you may wish to...
Wills
What does it mean to die intestate in Florida?
If you are a Florida resident who has not yet gotten around to making a Last Will and Testament, you may wish to reconsider your recalcitrance. While no one likes to think about their own death, having a will is one of the best ways for you to make sure that when you...
Tips for reducing inheritance conflict
Estate planning can be a tricky process, and in many cases, not everyone is going to be pleased with how you decided to distribute your Florida estate. At the Law Offices of Frye & Vasquez, P.L., we understand the many ways in which estate planning and...
What is a holographic will?
Imagine driving home on a rainy night in Miami, and seeing a poor-looking man standing on the side of the road. You stop to assist him by taking him to nearby eatery to warm up and get some food. Before leaving, he claims to be a millionaire, and to repay your...
Reviewing the validity of no contest clauses
For those beginning the estate planning process in Miami, the ultimate goal is to create an inheritance plan that reflects their true wishes, while also being able to avoid disputes between their beneficiaries. The said reality is, however, that it is often impossible...
Family matters in relation to your will
Estate planning experts in Miami encourage you to begin considering the matters of your estate early on in life. The first step in that process may be to create a will. Many of those that we here at The Law Offices of Frye and Vazquez, P.L. have worked with over the...
Spotting the signs of will fraud
You may hear news of disputes over wills in Miami and automatically write them off to simply being the desperate actions of jealous people who are upset about being disinherited. Yet it has been our experience here at The that the motives...
Detailing the descent of homestead in Florida
Questions often arise amongst people in Miami regarding what happens when a person dies without ever having made a will. The answer is that his or her assets and property are transferred to others according to the state’s rules regulating intestate succession....
Outlining the process of revoking a will
Whenever you hear news of an estate dispute in Miami, oftentimes the central issue in such cases is the validity of one will over another. We here at The Law Offices of Frye and Vazquez, P.L. can attest to the fact that such disputes can often be avoided by you being...
Senator’s sons and widow square off over validity of his will
Miami residents are encouraged to begin their estate planning early on in their adult lives, and to involve those who may be beneficiaries of their estates in the process, as well. This attempt at transparency may hopefully help to avoid having disputes arise once one...