Our Florida Legal Blog
Florida law is always changing and legal topics can easily become complex. Here, our legal team offers helpful blog posts to share the relevant information that will help you understand the law and recent changes that may affect you or your loved ones.
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Changes to Long-Term Care Medicaid Retroactive Benefits Florida is currently looking to change retroactive long-term care Medicaid in the 2018 budget. Learn more about how this will effect your elder from our Pinellas County elder law attorneys. -
What Happens if I die Without a Will? What happens if you die without a last will and testament in Florida? Dying without a will in Florida means dying "intestate". Learn more about intestacy from our Florida estate planning attorneys. -
Home Inspection Checklist If you are purchasing a home in Florida, the home should be inspected by using this checklist to avoid legal and maintenance issues. -
A Death Close to Home With the recent passing of my mother-in-law, it made me think about what my clients experience with the death of their loved ones. As an estate planning attorney, I finally got to see things from this side of the fence. -
Rep Speaks at the 4th Annual Caregivers Conference D. Rep DeLoach III presented at the Fourth Annual Caregivers Conference about the legal nightmare caregiving can be. Watch the presentation given in March of 2018 here! -
Ways to Pay for the Nursing Home in Florida Will the nursing home take your assets in Florida? Find out how to pay for long-term care in Florida, including Medicaid and asset protection planning from our elder law attorneys. -
Congratulations to Our Scholarship Recipient - Marley Dodd We would like to congratulate Marley Dodd who is our recipient of the DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis, P.A. Law Scholarship. Read her essay and story here. -
Five Important Points About Your Durable Power of Attorney One important point about durable powers of attorney for couples is that there comes a time when you should not name each other. Our Pinellas elder attorney can help. -
Medicaid Pay Back in Florida You may get on nursing home or assisted living Medicaid in Florida, but what about the Medicaid pay back or lien upon death? Learn more about Medicaid here. -
Florida's New Personal Needs Allowance For long-term care Medicaid, the Florida legislature just raised the personal needs allowance to $130 per month from $105 per month. -
Our New Guide to Florida Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts Will you lose all of your money to the Florida nursing home? Not if you properly plan with an irrevocable asset protection trust with our Pinellas elder attorneys. -
Florida 2018 Long-Term Medicaid Financials Income and asset levels for Florida Medicaid long-term care programs were updated for 2018. Learn more about Medicaid planning from our Pinellas elder attorneys -
Florida Assisted Living Medicaid Waitlist Florida has a wait list for assisted living facility Medicaid but it can be bypassed with 60 days in the nursing home. Find out more from our elder law attorney -
2018 VA Pension Increase Pension benefits, including aid and attendance, went up in 2018. Find out about using VA benefits to assist your elder with long-term care in Pinellas, Florida. -
Three VITAL Estate Planning Documents At the very least, good planning means having a your Florida durable power of attorney and your advance directives. Learn more from our Largo elder law attorney.