♠ Posted by Marc J. Soss in elder law,estate plan,Family Trust,florida estate planning,florida probate attorney,florida probate lawyer,Last Will and Testament,pre-marital agreement,Revocable Trust at Monday, August 17, 2015
Statistics show that two in every five marriages is
a remarriage and the number of individuals who have been married more than once
has nearly doubled. The end result is more step-parents, half-siblings, and
step-nieces than ever before.
While many of these families get along while both parents
are alive, fierce fighting can occur when one parent dies with a sizeableestate. The battles occur over what assets each parent and their children
claim they accumulated prior to and during the marriage. The best way to solve
many of these issues is with a pre-marital agreement. However, in the absence of one, to avoid
these battles, the classic advice is for families to talk it out before a
spouse’s death. If everyone knows how much money is at stake and how it will be
divided at death, they will be less likely to be surprised or offended when the
estate plan is implemented. Unfortunately,
nothing can stop or dissuade a greedy child from challenging or interfering
with the implementation of an estate plan.
