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Designation of Preneed Guardian

March 1, 2018March 1, 2018Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder law, Estate Planning, General Law, Guardianship, Living Will Estate Planning Attorney, guardian, health care surrogate, Last Will
preneed guardian

Not all estate planning “packages” of documents contain a Designation of Preneed Guardian.  But, this oft overlooked document can make a big difference if someone challenges your advance directives or Power of Attorney in court. Who would challenge your documents? You might be surprised.

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Don’t Let Concerns About Proposed Changes to the Estate Tax Law Spoil your Holidays!

December 12, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Planning, Estate Tax Law, General Law, Probate, Probate Estate assets
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There is a lot of talk currently going on in Washington about the estate tax. Remember; however, the estate tax currently affects a very small and very wealthy number of Americans, with only the estates of about 2 out of every 1,000 Americans who die facing the tax.

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Married or Not Married? That is the Question, Part 2

November 21, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Durable Power of Attorney, Estate Planning, General Law, Guardianship durable power of attorney, Estate Planning, health care surrogate, marriage
Wedding Rings

In the recent case of Smith v. Smith, our Florida Supreme Court addressed the question of what happens to a person found to be legally incapacitated, who had a guardian appointed for them, and had the right to contract removed.  Can that person marry?

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Oh! Those Dangerous Instrumentalities: The Estate Owned Automobile

November 7, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Owned Automobiles, Estate Planning, General Law, Probate, Probate Estate Car Accident, Estate Owned Automobile, Estate Planning Attorney, inheritance, Jacksonville probate attorney, personal representative, probate estate
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One of our first admonitions to clients seeking to become appointed personal representative of a decedent’s estate and is to secure all automobiles and not let anyone drive them.  Under Florida’s Dangerous Instrumentality Doctrine, the estate can be held vicariously liable if someone drives the car and injures others in an accident.  Once a person has been appointed personal representative and the probate case opened, the personal representative has personal responsibility for those automobiles.

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Florida Electronic Wills Act

October 23, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Planning, General Law, Wills Chapter 117 Florida Statutes, Electronic Wills, Estate Planning Attorney, Florida Electronic Wills Act, House Bill 277, Jacksonville estate planning lawyer, Last Will, Wills
Electronic Wills Act

Following up on other potentially problematic legislation which has not been codified into law, we have the Florida Electronic Wills Act. The bad news is this potentially disastrous law actually passed both houses of the Florida Legislature.  The good news is Governor Scott vetoed the bill and gave very thoughtful reasons for doing so.

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Adoption Series Part Six: When does a trust beneficiary have legal standing to challenge an adoption?

April 25, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Estate Planning, General Law, Probate, Trusts, Wills Adoption, Estate Planning, Estate Planning Attorney, estate planning lawyer, Florida trust lawyer, inheritance, Last Will, trust, trustee

For some reason, Florida has had more than its fair share of interesting adoption questions. Remember the man that tried to adopt his girlfriend!  (Adoption Series Part 2, June 13, 2014.  Other prior blogs on adoption include:  How does an adopted person inherit? (Adult Adoption Series Part 1, May 30, 2014), Part 3(August 22, 2014), “Virtual” Adoption-No Court Required! (Adoption Series Part 4, September 8, 2014), Can Adoptee Challenge the Legality of Her Own Adoption in Order to Inherit from Her Biological Parent? (Adoption Series Part 5, May 15, 2015).

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Education, Education, Education

April 4, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Planning, General Law, Probate, Trusts, Wills Books about Estate Planning, The Death of Expertise
The Death of Expertise Book

There is a new book out titled: The Death of Expertise.  The subtitle is “The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why it Matters”.  The book deals primarily with politics and reviewers have labeled it “unexceptional”, so I am not recommending that you read it.  However, the title also is applicable to what has been happening in the world of estate planning.

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Movies About Estate Planning: “Make Way for Tomorrow”

January 24, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Planning, General Law, Movies Relating to Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills Foreclosure, Leo McCarey, Make Way for Tomorrow, Movies about Estate Planning
Make Way for Tomorrow

One of the saddest movies of all of time is “Make way for Tomorrow” a 1937 Paramount Production directed by the renowned Leo G. McCarey. The film is a neglected masterpiece, so by all means watch it.  Just make sure you have a box of tissues nearby.  Orson Welles is reported to have said that this film could make a stone cry.  The film stars excellent character actors, Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Thomas Mitchell and Porter Hall.  McCarey won an Oscar for best director that same year for his work on “The Awful Truth.”  When he received his Academy Award, he said:  “You gave it to me for the wrong picture.”

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Whose Property is it Anyway?

January 10, 2017Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Planning, General Law, Probate, Trusts, Wills Estate Planning, Estate Planning Attorney, Florida trust lawyer, Florida will lawyer, inheritance, Jacksonville Estate Planning, Jacksonville probate attorney, Jeweler, Jewelry, Jointly Owned Property, Probate, probate attorney, Rolex Watches
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Here is a new twist to follow our recent series titled “Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law, Part 1”, “Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law, Part 2”, and “Possession is Nine-Tenths of the Law, Part 3”. A case illustrating the difficulties in determining jointly owned versus individually property is the Connell case. In that case, the decedent was an elderly retired jeweler who liked expensive jewelry. While shopping with his wife, (a woman he married only eleven (11) months prior to his death), Mr. Connell bought a $60,000.00 men’s Rolex watch and a $20,000.00 men’s diamond ring. On both occasions he used funds from a checking account titled jointly with his wife; his wife knew of these purchases and did not object. Mr. Connell wore the watch and ring every day. Shortly before his death, he was hospitalized and gave the watch and ring to his wife for safekeeping. She put them in her purse. After Connell’s death, his son/personal representative asked the wife to return the watch and ring. She refused and the lawsuit ensued.

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Happy Holidays from Cramer Law Center

December 21, 2016Jeffrey A. Cramer Areas of Practice, Estate Planning, Estate Tax Law, General Law, Probate, Trusts, Wills holidays, Seasons Greetings
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From the Cramer Law Center family to yours, we wish you the happiest of holidays and a healthy and prosperous New Year. Our office will be closed from December 26, 2016 until January 3, 2017, so that our entire team can spend some much deserved time with their families.
When we return to start the New Year, we will hold our first “Truth About Estate Planning” Workshop on Monday, January 16, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. This is a day off of work for many. So, if you haven’t had time to come to one of our workshops because they are held on week days, now is your chance! Our workshops are packed with vital information about estate planning, taxes, how to protect loved ones from creditors and predators - - and much more. We hope you will be able to join us. R.S.V.P. to 904-448-9978 to start your New Year off wiser and better informed about your estate planning options.

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