Elder Law

Florida Homestead Protection

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This is a legal provision that protects a primary residence from forced sale by creditors. Key points include: The Florida Homestead Exemption This is a property tax benefit for Florida residents. Main features: In essence, homestead protection safeguards your home from creditors, while the homestead exemption reduces your property tax burden. The Save Our Homes (SOH) … Read more

The Challenges of a Husband Caregiver

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As dementia slowly changed his marriage, one husband learned that empathetic legalsupport could bring both clarity and compassion. One of the difficulties of being an elder law attorney is seeing a husband or wife deal with theemotional and physical demands of caregiving for a spouse with dementia. The changes thathappen are not changes they planned … Read more