When it comes to estate planning, many people in Florida -- perhaps especially those whose parents are recently deceased -- might believe that the law requires their parents to divide any inheritance equally between siblings. However, that is not the case. In many cases it is perfectly legal to leave an estate unequally divided among beneficiaries, although it can sometimes lead to disgruntled family members and contested wills.
Is an equal inheritance a fair inheritance?
Why not create a unique estate plan?
What do you value most in life? Family? Work? Helping others? Many people choose to put time and money into things they care about. This might mean spending time outdoors with family members on weekends or volunteering at a food shelf during one's free time. How one chooses to spend time and money may indicate where one would like money from an estate to go.
Estate planning can help family members and protect assets
Managing a parent's or spouse's estate is probably one of the last things a person wants to do after losing a loved one. Estate planning is a very important issue though. In order to ensure a person's assets end up in the intended person's pocket, one must plan an estate carefully.
