Manatee Probate Attorney

Manatee, FL Probate Attorney Are you looking for a probate attorney in Manatee, FL?  Bart Scovill, PLC handles probate throughout the State of Florida.  Below is information concerning probate administration […]

Bradenton Probate Attorney

Bradenton, FL Probate Attorney Are you looking for a probate attorney in Bradenton, FL?  Bart Scovill, PLC can assist you with all your probate needs throughout the State of Florida. […]

Venice Probate Attorney

Venice, FL Probate Attorney Are you looking for a probate attorney in Venice, FL?  Bart Scovill, PLC can assist you with all your probate needs throughout the State of Florida.  Below […]

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Sarasota Probate Attorney

Sarasota, FL Probate Attorney Are you looking for a probate attorney in Sarasota, FL?  Bart Scovill, PLC can assist you with all your probate needs throughout the State of Florida.  Below […]

Bayfront Park, Sarasota

Asset Protection

Asset Protection – Our assets are always at risk. Whether it’s through unknown creditors, accident, divorce, or acts of God; there will always be risks. However, this risk can be […]

Intestacy

Intestacy occurs when someone dies without a will.  In this instance, the individual’s property will be distributed according to state law. Also, if the person had minor children and did […]

Getting Married

Couples getting married need to be aware of how marriage immediately changes property rights for both individuals. Intestacy When someone dies without a will, their estate is intestate. Without a […]

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Effect of Divorce on Your Estate Plan

If you are getting divorced, or are already divorced, you need to be aware of how the dissolution of your marriage affects your estate plan. It is important to understand […]

Bayfront Park, Sarasota

New to Florida?

You’ve chosen a wonderful state in which to live. We certainly love it; however, any time you change your residence to a new state, there are changes that need to […]

Could An Ex-Spouse Inherit Your Property?

It has long been established in Florida that when a marriage is dissolved (divorce, dissolution or annulment), the ex-spouses are treated as having died before each other. This prevents divorced […]

Estate Planning For Parents

Few groups have more need of estate planning than parents. Without a plan, parents will have no say to whom their children go in the event the unthinkable happens. Furthermore, […]

Living Wills

Livings Wills in Sarasota Of all the documents included in an estate plan, perhaps none is as important as your living will. Unless you are a judge, this is probably […]

Probate & Probate Avoidance

When an individual dies in Florida or while owning real property in Florida, probate is the procedure used to transfer his or her assets to the proper heirs. Some assets […]

Creditors’ Claims

One of the primary purposes of Probate is to ensure creditors of the deceased individual (“decedent”) have an opportunity to make a claim against the estate. The Personal Representative (“PR”) […]

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Guardianship For Minors

One of the most important benefits to parents in estate planning is it allows them to name who their children would go to if they were to pass away. Who […]

Guardianship And Guardianship Avoidance

With proper planning, guardianship for adults is, for the most part, avoidable. The purpose of guardianship is to allow a third person to act on behalf of an individual that […]

Corporations

Corporations are one of the most commonly used business entities in the world. Properly set up, corporations limit the liability of the owners (or shareholders) to their investment in the […]

Limited Liability Companies

Limited liability companies, or LLCs, are one of the most versatile business entities available to business owners today. Like corporations, they provide limited liability to the owners. However, they can […]

Legal And Binding Contracts

Contracts are agreements between persons or legal entities in which one party agrees to perform a service or provide a good in exchange for the payment of money or other […]

Buying A Home

Buying a home may be the biggest single investment of your lifetime. Your life’s savings may be invested in this one venture. Thus, it is extremely important that you, the […]