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purposes.
If you are living together but not married, it is par-
ticularly important that you have the basic legal doc-
uments in Florida to protect you if either or both of
you become incapacitated. This includes the Desig-
nation of Health Care Surrogate for making medical
decisions, the Living Will or pulling the plug docu-
ment and the Durable Power of Attorney for legal
and financial matters. If you jointly own your home
and/or other real estate, it is important to look at the
benefits of a Revocable Living Trust or a Life Estate
Deed to avoid probate when you both die.
Even if you are married, it is important to have
these legal documents. If you were living together
and got married after doing those documents, it is
important to review them now for any changes due to
your new legal status.
If you are considering getting married, regardless
of sexual orientation, you should review with an
attorney the legal benefits and disadvantages of
doing so. Ultimately, a decision to marry should be
based on love and compatibility; however, it is cer-
tainly important to also be aware
of the legal and financial issues.
Please feel free to call me for
a free personal or phone consul-
tation regarding any issues per-
taining to Wills, Trusts, Estate
Planning and Probate. Call me at
954-569-4878. My address is
3275 W. Hillsboro Blvd., Suite
204,
Deerfield
Beach,
Florida. My website is www.mart-
inzevinpa.com and my e-mail
address
is
[email protected].
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