Page 28 - Southern Exposure - January '22

Page 28, Southern Exposure

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Major sponsors for the
event included the law firm
of Steinger, Greene & Feiner
and Eastpointe Country
Club, as well as hundreds
of members, residents and
personnel contributing for
the cause.
Eastpointe Country Club
is honored to host this event
and is already planning
the next one. For more
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iT’s The law!

Did You Know

That, In Florida…

By Adam S. Gumson, Esq. Players with decorated golf carts Volunteers

E st a t e pl a nni ng
documents need to be
reviewed periodically.
Properties might have been
bought/sold, designees
might not be the best choice
any longer or other events
may have happened which
made you change your mind.
A review of documents
every few years helps ensure
that your documents reflect
your up-to-date desires.
Alimony is no longer tax deductible to the payor and Volunteers Play for P.I.N.K. committee
taxable to the recipient (if the divorce was finalized on or
after January 1, 2019). However, for divorces finalized
before that date, the spouse paying support may be entitled
to report the payments as a tax deduction and in such case
the recipient is obligated to report the alimony received
as income (and, therefore, pay taxes on such income).
While Florida law doesn’t require a lawyer be involved
in completing a real estate transaction, retaining one
at the beginning of the buying or selling process can
prevent having to hire one due to a contract dispute later.
Remember, there is NO such thing as a standard contract!
Certain assets of a deceased person (“the decedent”)
may be distributed to a beneficiary without having to
commence probate proceedings. The most common types
of transfers without needing probate court approval are:
properties or financial accounts which are jointly owned
or held as joint tenancy with rights of survivorship or
an account in which a “payable on death” (POD) or
“transfer on death” (TOD) beneficiary designation has
been completed. Owning assets in the name of a living
revocable trust is another way to avoid probate.
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support and time sharing, alimony, property distribution,
modifications, collaborative law, pre/post nuptial
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residential and commercial transactions, deeds, closings).

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