By Phillip B. Rarick, Esq., Miami Asset Protection Attorney If you have never checked Florida’s website for lost accounts and abandoned property you should do so – immediately. You may be pleasantly surprised! You may think that it is not possible that you have any “unclaimed” property held by the…
By Phillip B. Rarick, Esq., Miami Probate Attorney Florida’s 30% elective share law was completely rewritten in 2001 because the old law could be easily circumvented by placing assets in a revocable trust or using non-probate transfers (e.g. life insurance, IRAs etc.) In an effort to curtail such tactics, the…
By Phillip B. Rarick, Miami Lakes and Weston Estate Planning Attorney Note: This 10 Point Checklist is for those persons who have interests in one or more Florida entities, such as a corporation, limited liability company (LLC), or limited Partnership (LP). 1. Annual Fees. In January the State of Florida…
By Phil Rarick, J.D. 7 TIPS 1. Before You Clean Up Document Your Losses Do not start clean up until you have documented your losses from Hurricane Irma. Use your cell phone to document your structural, equipment, and water damages with ample video and pictures. (Hopefully you also took pictures…
By Phil Rarick, Weston Estate Planning Attorney This report is a reminder that the FBAR or Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Account is due June 30. The FBAR is required for U.S. persons having a financial interest or signature authority over one or more foreign financial accounts, including a…
By Phil Rarick, Weston Business Attorney Here is a Big Red Flag: bundling multiple investment properties in the same LLC. This is a mistake we are seeing more and more often: a real estate investor has six condo rental homes; all rental homes are owned by the same LLC. This investor…
By Phil Rarick, Esq. Here is a simple fact: most small businesses cannot afford or even survive a major dispute between partners if the dispute ends up in court. Such disputes can doom the small business due to interruption of the company business, distract the principal partners from focusing on…
By Phil Rarick, Esq., Miami Trust Attorney Family law attorneys are increasingly using trusts to secure and safeguard the payment of financial obligations in their marital settlement agreements. Such trusts can provide the following key benefits: Security that payments will be made in a timely fashion Assurance that the monies will…
By Phillip B. Rarick, Esq., Weston Asset Protection Attorney The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande is a current, hot selling book written by a physician and advising how to get things right by implementing commonsense systems. In today’s modern medicine, coupled with our information age, where virtually every procedure can…
By Phillip B. Rarick, Miami Asset Protection Attorney* Action Item Done Homestead is under ½ acre if in municipality; if not in municipality then under 160 acres Note: Consider leaving mortgage on property – even if not necessary – as excellent asset protection option. The mortgage can be paid down to…