David Milch, celebrated the premiere of his new television series called ‘Luck’ which aired on January 29, 2012. The screenwriter and producer was first introduced to the sport of horse racing and the art of gambling when he was just a young boy of 6 years in Saratoga Springs, New York. But his father didn’t let his tender age stop all the fun. A deal was struck with a local waiter at the horse track to run Milch’s bets. This led to an unexpected gambling addiction and later to a show about horse races and wagers.

Many us of us don’t realize that every day we are gambling with our lives, and worse yet, our families’ lives. We hardly stop to think about our ticking life clocks, let alone even attempt to face the reality that one day we will all die. After all, the death rate in Florida is 100%. It is unlikely this statistic will budge any time soon. Therefore, it is vital that we all start thinking about our estate plans for the sake of our loved ones before it is too late. It’s a scary thought that only less than half of all Florida residents have one in place. Don’t fall victim to the misconception that you are too young or not wealthy enough to worry about it. You need to worry about it. South Florida estate planning is rarely about the money. It’s about the protection of your loved ones.

Don’t place a dangerous wager on your life or the lives of your loved ones. Not scheduling a free consultation with a highly qualified and experienced South Florida Attorney is like betting a Pick 6. Your chances of winning are impossible. When it comes to life, the key is in the planning process. After all, when was the last time lady luck was by your side?

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

This week is welcomed by the holiday known as Celebration of Life Day.  Every January, it is a day to take the time to honor children and grandchildren in America. Each life is held to be a precious gift. However, sometimes we are too busy existing in life that we forget to actually live it, let alone stop to appreciate the people we love most. Hardly do we ever contemplate life after death and rarely do we stop to consider what will happen to our children after we pass away.  There can be no better way to show love and honor to our progeny than to protect them from future legal distress and financial insecurity after we are gone. Ensuring a brighter future for our children and grandchildren starts with estate planning and asset protection. The attorneys at Wild Felice & Partners are well-equipped with the necessary tools, legal knowledge, and expertise of South Florida estate planning strategies and asset structuring to ensure the financial stability of society’s most vulnerable individuals in order to guarantee the quality of life they deserve. Whether it’s a drafting a will or forming a trust, there are countless benefits to strategic estate planning. You can protect your children and grandchildren from potential lawsuits and creditor claims to your family life savings. You can protect your children against inadequate insurance coverage. You can eliminate the need for probate and reduce the burden of estate taxes. It is difficult to think of a better way to celebrate the life of your offspring and acknowledge them as precious gifts of life than to ensure their financial protection and shield them from unnecessary legal hassles after we are gone. In return, our children will be honoring us …on Remembrance of Death Day.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

I am trying to come up with a topic related to South Florida estate planning and asset protection as I watch this South Carolina Republican debate and the candidates are currently stuck on the topic of the right to life and debating which of them are pro life.  If anyone took a look at what’s going on with the estate tax and how difficult and costly the South Florida probate process is, theyd surely be pro life.  With a 55 percent estate tax, there’s no way a person would be pro death.

I hope that was what they were talking about.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

The South Florida estate planning and wealth protection firm of Wild Felice & Partners, PA is proud to announce that managing partner Michael D. Wild has recently received an “AV® Preeminent Rating” by Martindale Hubbell.

An AV® certification rating is the highest rating provided by Martindale-Hubbell – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him/her at the highest level of ethical standards and legal ability, based on legal knowledge, analytical capabilities, jud…gment, communication ability, and legal experience.

We thank everyone who rated Michael with such a high distinction and we especially thank all of our clients and referral sources for the continued trust they place in Michael and in our firm for something as important as estate planning and asset protection.

AV Preeminent (4.5-5.0)- AV Preeminent is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

Tim Tebow just lead the Denver Broncos past the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of this year’s NFL playoffs when very few Floridians thought that he could.  Just like most Florida residents thought the Steelers would win, most residents of South Florida believe that they will never die.  This must be the case because the percentage of people in South Florida with trust based estate plans already in place is very low.  Furthermore, when speaking about estate planning, most people will ask what is going to happen “if” they die.  Then I have to break it to them that the death rate in Florida is 100 percent.  Death is a certainty; whether you are prepared for it is able to be controlled.  Tim Tebow always does the right thing so I am sure that he has a living trust as well as the other Florida estate planning docments that make up the foundational Trust-based estate plan.  Do you?

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

All too often, even after realizing the indispensability of a comprehensive South Florida estate plan - people try to cut corners.  When it comes to preserving hard-earned assets for posterity, being penny wise is not only pound-foolish. It may even be fatal to all your hard work, hopes, and dreams of perpetual prosperity for future progeny.

Why Not Do Estate Planning Yourself?

A plethora of workbooks full of fill-in-the-blank forms is available online and at local retailers. Some subscription-based websites offer downloadable standardized materials with audio or video instruction.

Although helpful, such resources are woefully ineffective estate planning tools. In the “game” of planning estates, what is good for the goose will not always work for the gander. Everyone has different needs and objectives. No two situations are exactly alike.

There is simply no substitute for the specialized expertise of a Florida estate planning attorney. As your legal representative, an attorney is legally and ethically bound to represent only your interests and desires when devising any estate plan on your behalf. The availability of free initial consultations gives you nothing to lose and everything to gain by consulting a qualified estate lawyer in Florida.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

What does Bono have to do with South Florida estate planning?  Probably not much.  After all, most of Bono’s assets probably lie overseas and are governed by that country’s specific estate planning and probate laws.  However, as a non-US citizen, his estate tax exemption amount for all property held in the United States will be a measly $60,000.  He may want to become a resident of Florida so that he can avoid the state estate tax shouldered by the residents of many of the other 50 states.  He should also consider some agressive estate tax planning and probate avoidance techniques to assure that his family or his charities end up with more of his assets than the IRS does.  After all, they say that this is the Golden age and nothing changes on New Year’s Day.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

The Costanza-created holiday of Festivus is almost upon us and the people of South Florida are a flurry with excitement.  Whether you prefer the Feats of Strength or the Airing of Grievances, the holiday of Festivus has something for just about everyone.  Speaking of everyone, in this time of overlapping different holidays, it is important to remember the one commonality that we all share – mortality.  That’s right, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Ramadan, the death rate in South Florida is 100 percent which means that every single one of you need estate planning.  We may not agree where our souls go after we die but there is no argument as to what happens to our stuff.  If you have no Will, the Florida Intestate Statutes will distribute your assets as the state of Florida decides.  If you have a Will but no Trust, your assets will first be dragged through the Florida probate process and then distributed outright to you beneficiaries.  If you have a Trust in place, your beneficiaries will be able to minimize both probate and the estate tax, as well as receive assets that are protected from creditors, litigation, bankruptcy and divorce.  Even for Frank Costanza, Trust-based estate planning is a no brainer.

Festivus is for Some but Estate Planning is for All

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Partners, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

This week, millions of Jewish families will be celebrating the anniversary of a miracle.  When there was only enough oil for one more night’s light, the oil ended up lasting 8 full nights.  Implementing a revocable living trust as the centerpiece of your South Florida estate plan will allow you to avoid Florida probate and estate taxes for a lot longer than that.  A revocable living trust can avoid probate upon your death and eliminate any estate tax burden, not to mention the ability to control your assets and protect your beneficiaries for up to 360 years after your death.  A revocable living trust is not a miracle; it’s just good planning.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate techniques, please contact the South Florida law firm of Wild Felice & Pardo, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world.  Are you protected?

After recovering from my Thanksgiving food coma, I managed to avoid the Black Friday mobs for the 32^nd consecutive year. While the deals may be great, the risk of bodily harm is just too great of a risk and I have to be healthy in order to handle all of your South Florida estate planning, asset protection and probate needs? It is my contention that the “must have” gift for this holiday season is a Trust-based estate plan; which makes it even more surprising that I was the only person lined up outside my Plantation law office at 4 am on November 25^th.

 Put Down the Sky Mall Catalog…

Even if you aren’t shopping in Sky Mall, half the gifts you’ll give this year (and an even higher percentage of the gifts you’ll receive) will end up in the back of a closet, the bottom of a drawer or even re-gifted to someone that you aren’t too fond of.  Instead of wasting thousands of dollars on an outdoor elliptical machine with your favorite meteorologist’s face on it, how about protecting your family with a Trust-based estate plan so that they can avoid probate and eliminate any estate tax?  Already have your Florida estate plan in place?  How about treating a friend or family member to a free consultation with me so that they can protect their loved ones?

 Estate Planning is truly the gift that everyone can use and benefit from and please also remember:

Any Casualties from Black Friday? We handle probate.

For more information on successful Florida estate planning and probate, please contact the South Florida law firm of  Wild Felice & Pardo, P.A. at 954-944-2855 or via email at info@wfplaw.com to schedule your free consultation.

It’s a Wild world. Are you protected?