♠ Posted by Marc J. Soss in estate plan,estate planning,florida estate planning,florida probate attorney,florida probate lawyer,Last Will and Testament,Sarasota attorney,Sarasota Tax Lawyer at Friday, April 29, 2016
SARASOTA, Fla. -- It's something
that experts say you don't want to have running away from you. If you pass away
without a will in the state of Florida, the state statutes would decide where
your assets go. "Everyone should have a will, because what it does, it
shows the court and all the beneficiaries how you want your assets to
pass," said Marc Soss, a Sarasota attorney. According to estate planning attorneys, around two-thirds of
people don't have a living will. Many folks we talked with at Bayfront Park on
Thursday are in the same boat. "At this point we do not have a will and
it's something we do need to take care of," said Shannon Ashburn. "We
just haven't gotten around to it yet." "I have had a will and it was
up to date," said Donna Wilson, "but I divorced and that's null and
void now, so I need a new one but you know you put that kind of thing
off." It's a little bit of smoother ride for Joe Giannetti. Several years
ago he had an attorney put together his will. "We have two children,
they're both married and we have grandchildren," said Giannetti. "I
feel we're in great shape if something should happen." Attorneys say the
will process is typically quick and easy with costs running as low as $100 for
an attorney to do it. "Creating a will is actually a very simple
process," said Soss. "In most cases, a simple will can take less than
15 minutes." Following the death of Prince, because it's reported he had
no will, a bank has officially been appointed to handle his assets said to be
worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Marc Soss says this a lesson everyone can learn from. "Whether you have
minimal assets or multi-millions of dollars people fail to plan for the
important things in life," said Soss.
