Focus on Elder Law

Sherri and Ammie discuss why its important to have your affairs in order, what can happen if they aren't, and when it too late to make those decisions.

Estate Planning for LGBTQ+ Families, unmarried families, and unconventional families.

On this episode of Focus On Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss the importance of Sherri's Office Team and how they work together to serve their clients.

On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss the Probate Process and answer some of the following questions:

- How does the process work?

- When do you need Probate?

- How can you make Probate go faster and smoother?

- Who does Probate benefit?

On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie talk about Probate. What is Probate? Can Probate be avoided? Is Probate as bad as everyone says? How long does Probate take?

On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Aimme discuss why it is important for you to use an attorney when you are dealing with real estate.

In the episode Sherri and Ammie discuss why it's important to use an attorney when drafting your Estate Plan, especially when real estate is involved.

In this episode, Sherri discusses why it is never too early to create an Estate Plan and why it's important to update your Estate Plan anytime there is a major life change such as a marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, or the death of a beneficiary.

On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss why it is important to take care of Estate Planning if you have a blended family and some of the pitfall that you can encounter if a will is not updated after a divorce or second marriage.

Sherri discusses Family Mediation and how it can help Elder Disputes, Caregiver Agreements, and Long Term Care Planning. What is Elder Mediation and how it can help you and your family?

On this episode, Sherri and Ammie discuss the basics of Estate Planning and what to discuss while you have the whole family gathered for the holidays.

When you get an early Alzheimer's diagnosis, what should you do in regards to your capacity, Estate Plan, and End of Life Planning?

Ammie and Sherri discuss this questions along with how capacity is judged, what happens when you lose capacity, and how you can avoid the Guardianship process if you've been diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia.

In this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss Elder Mediation and how it can help avoid expensive and lengthy Guardianship Proceedings.

On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss how specific you can get when putting together your Estate Plan.

On this next episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss planning for disability. Disability is something most people will experience at some point in their life so it is a good idea to plan for it and make your wished known so those around you know how you would like to live your life.

Covid has highlighted why it is so important to plan ahead and have your Estate Plan in place and up-to-date just in case of an untimely illness or death.

In the most recent episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss Estate Planning and why Covid has made it even more important to put all these documents together.

In this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri discussed an often over looked component of an Estate Plan: Funeral Pre-Planning.

Planning a funeral can be a stressful time for family members.  It can be made even more stressful when family members don’t know what you wanted for your funeral or worse, have differing ideas about your wishes.

A few weeks ago, Sherri and Ammie sat down and talked about different things to consider when doing Estate Planning for a blended family.

In this week’s episode of Focus On Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss the Probate Process and the important dates and deadlines that people need to be aware of.

One this week’s episode of Focus on Elder Law Sherri and Ammie discuss why it is important to start the Probate process in a timely fashion after a person passes.

On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Ammie discuss why the rise of the Covid Delta Variant highlights the need to have your final wishes in order.

This week on Focus on Elder Law, Sherri and Aimee talk about the legacy of Sherri’s father, the late Dr. T. Wayne Bailey.

In this week’s episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri talks about why you need an Estate Plan even if you think you don’t have much or you think everything will automatically go to your spouse.

How do you work with or work around Spousal Rights in Florida?

On the most recent edition of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri talks about the Probate Process.

What happens when a family member needs extra help or needs to move in with you? How do you keep everyone happy and avoid family strife?

This week on Focus on Elder Law, Sherri discusses Caregiver Agreements and how they can help you when you have a family member in need of extra care.

Florida Homestead Exemption deadline is March 1st!

There are several common and easily avoidable errors that we commonly see.  On this episode of Focus on Elder Law, Sherri Akin discusses a few of the most common mistakes she encounters.

What is a Trustee?  What are your responsibilities as a Trustee? Sherri Akin answers these questions and more on this episode of Focus on Elder Law

Sherri discusses some special circumstances that mean it’s time to update an existing Estate Plan.

As featured on WSBB AM1230, Focus on Elder Law originally recorded 10/5/2020

Sherri talks about how the corona virus is effecting daily life at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Did you know you can include your pets in your Estate Plan?

How does charitable giving affect your estate?

A second marriage brings with it many changes.  From name changes to beneficiaries, don’t forget to add your Estate Plan and Will to the list of things that need to be updated.

Sherri was inspired by her brand new grand-fur-child this week

Here is a handy checklist to make sure your Estate Plan is in tip top shape for the New Year.

In the state of Florida, a $25,000 exemption is applied to the first $50,000 of your property’s assessed value if your property is your permanent residence and you owned the property on January 1 of the tax year.

Doing business with a family member can often be as simple as a hand shake over dinner.

But should it??

Last week Sherri talked about the new Electronic Wills available in Florida.  Listen in to find out her thoughts on this new option.