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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Can a Will Revoke a Trust in Florida? Florida probate and estate planning are not easy. Our courts were asked if a will can revoke a living trust. Our St. Petersburg attorneys answer this question. -
Ventilator Use Surges for Nursing Home Residents w/ Dementia Ventilator use surges for nursing home residents with dementia - why is that? Find out more about elder law and Medicaid planning in Florida. -
Medicaid v. VA Benefits for Your Elder Can you get both Medicaid and VA benefits to pay for long-term care in Florida? Find out more about Medicaid planning in Pinellas with our elder attorneys. -
Have The New Florida Designation of Healthcare Surrogate? Florida uses a designation of healthcare surrogate for incapacity planning decisions. Let our Pinellas County law firm update your incapacity documents. -
Download Our Free Book on Navigating Probate in Florida What is probate in Florida and how does it work? Get your free guide to our probate process, drafted by our Pinellas County, Seminole probate attorneys. -
What to Look for in an Estate Planning Attorney Wills, trusts, and estates in Florida can be confusing. See questions to ask an estate planning attorney when you are looking. Attorneys are not created equal! -
7 Tips For Special Needs Planning For Your Loved One Special needs trusts planning for your family can be difficult. Let our Pinellas estate planning law firm help assist you in protecting you disabled beneficiary -
7 Lies About Medicaid and Elder Law in Florida Florida nursing home Medicaid and asset protection planning in Florida is difficult. Learn common myths about spend down from our Pinellas elder attorneys. -
Meni Kanner Retirement! Attorney Meni Kanner of Pinellas Park has retired. Contact the Seminole law firm of DeLoach, Hofstra & Cavonis for your real estate, wills and probate needs. -
Don't Sign That Arbitration Agreement! When your loved one is admitted to a Pinellas County Florida nursing home, you may be asked to sign an arbitration agreement. We can help you make the choices. -
Dennis R DeLoach Jr Presents on Founding of City of Seminole On September 28, 2016, Dennis R. DeLoach Jr. gave a presentation on the background of the founding of the City of Seminole in 1970. Watch the presentation here. -
Elder Exploitation in St. Petersburg A professional guardian in St. Petersburg was arrested for exploitation of the elderly. Read how the new Florida Statutes of exploitation will come into play. -
Big Change to Arbitration Clauses for Nursing Home Patients The Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, CMS, recently announced huge changes to binding arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts. -
Calculating the Florida Medicaid Transfer Penalty Florida Medicaid has a 5 year lookback period which may result in a transfer penalty, which our Pinellas elder law attorneys will show you how to calculate. -
Four Reasons to Not Deed Your Home to Your Children Do not deed your home to your children to protect it from Medicaid or the nursing home in Florida. Learn why this is bad planning from our real estate lawyers.