Our Services
We Specialize in Real Estate, Probate, Wills & Trusts
Real Estate Transactions
Buying and selling real estate may be the single largest financial decision in your life. It is imperative to have an experienced attorney representing your interests before you sign a contract. We represent Buyers or Sellers in negotiating and reviewing real estate contracts, and assist them with performing their due diligence, making sure they comply with the contract in a timely manner. We will prepare and review any necessary documentation for the closing.
Cristina Henry is also a licensed Realtor with over 10 years experience in the South Florida market.
Title Insurance
Title insurance is a form of insurance which insures against financial loss from defects in title to real property and from invalid or unenforceable mortgage loans. Title insurance is meant to protect an owner’s or a lender’s financial interest in real property against loss due to title defects, liens or other matters. It will defend against a lawsuit attacking the title, or reimburse the insured for the actual monetary loss incurred, up to the dollar amount of insurance provided by the policy.
Probate
Probate is a court-supervised procedure that determines a decedent’s assets, taxes, expenses and claims and distributes the remaining assets to proper beneficiaries. The process was created to help transfer assets in a supervised, fair and orderly manner. If the decedent left a valid will and the will is admitted to probate in the court, it will be effective to pass ownership of probate assets to the decedent’s beneficiaries. If the decedent died without a will, probate court initiation is required to pass the property and the beneficiaries are determined by Florida law.
We understand how overwhelming the probate process can be for our clients, and we strive to guide them through the process with as little stress and difficulty as possible.
Wills & Trusts
Estate planning is essential to protect your family’s assets, minimize estate taxes, and to let family members and medical providers know what steps you want taken to prolong life if your are terminally ill and unable to communicate your own wishes.
Estate planning is extremely personalized and may involve a number of legal documents, including:
Last Will and Testament. In Florida, a Will must be in writing. It may be handwritten or typed so long as it is legible and executed in the form required by law (FS 732.502). Any person who is of sound mind and who is either 18 or more years of age or an emancipated minor may make a will (FS 732.501).
A Living Will. The Living Will informs any medical care givers that you do not want artificial, life-prolonging techniques or procedures such as feeding tubes, if you are in terminal condition without hope of recovery.
Durable Health Care Power of Attorney. This allows you to designate a health care surrogate, which is a trusted friend or family member, to make medical decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated.
Durable Power of Attorney. This allows you to designate a trusted person to handle your financial affairs if you are not able to do so yourself.
A trust can preserve assets and provide loved ones with long-term income and security. They can be simple and designed to benefit a single person, or they can be highly complex and benefit many. Every trust however, needs to be properly created, funded, and administered.
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