Florida Asset Protection and Estate Planning

Generally Florida Estate Planning Lawyers do not talk to their clients about Florida Asset protection. I find that Florida Estate Planning and Florida Probate and Florida Elder Law are often intertwined with asset protection.

Estate Planning tends to be preserving ones assets for your children and family.
Probate is the process where the decedents assets are distributed by the terms of a will, or under the states intestate statutes. With proper planning the amount of assets that are subject to state and federal death or estate taxes can be limited or eliminated.
Elder law tends to be transferring assets so that they do no disqualify one from government benefits like medicaid. Often people to much money or income to qualify for nursing home coverage, but not enough to pay for the costs for more than a few months.