Florida Estate Planning Attorney
Looking for the Right Florida Estate Planning Lawyer to Help You Plan For the Future, Protect Your Legacy, Preserve Your Wealth, Ensure Your Wishes are Fulfilled, and Avoid Future Hassles for You and Your Family?
Why Choose Family First Firm?
- Confidential Case Assessment – During your confidential assessment, we will listen to you and help you determine your next steps.
- Office Visits Not Required – We offer Virtual Office Consultations, and Documentation and Signatures can be handled electronically as well.
- Highly Reviewed & Rated – Superb 10.0 rating on respected legal site AVVO, 5-star rating, with over 200 reviews on Google. See some of our reviews below.
- Focused Legal Practice - Our firm focuses on Elder Law, wills, estate planning, asset protection, long-term care plans, and closely related areas.
- No Hidden Fees - Know the costs before starting (in most situations).
- Experienced – In our over 10 years in business, we've helped hundreds of families protect their legacy and plan for their future.
- Custom Plans and Solutions - You and your family are unique. That's why we don't use fill-in-the-blank form documents. Your plan is YOUR Plan. Together we create plans that best fulfill your dreams and goals.
- Highly Responsive - We strive for “freaky fast” returned client calls. No going dark or waiting days to hear back.
- Proactive Approach - We help clients to prevent legal problems and mistakes before they happen.
- Client Education Focused - You'll get a clear & concise understanding of each step in the process.
- We're Here For You Afterwards – After creating your plan, we periodically check in with you and keep you informed and can meet to review changes in your assets, situation, or wishes.
Ask a Question,
Describe Your Situation,
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Call (833) 357-3646 or fill out the short form below. Available for you 24/7, we will usually respond within 1 business day but often do so the same day. Don’t hesitate, your questions are welcome.
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Situations and Reasons to Create an Estate Plan
People come to us when one, or more, of these, apply. How many apply to you?
- Asset protection for you and your beneficiaries from future lawsuits, divorce, remarriage, creditors, etc.
- Don’t have a last will and/or living will
- You want to protect your wealth
- Have young children and want to know what you should have in place while they are still minors and beyond
- You want to name someone to make health care decisions if you can’t
- You want to name someone to make financial decisions if you can’t
- To leave an inheritance to spouse/children/loved ones
- Having surgery, illness, or adverse or uncertain medical diagnosis
- Caring for an aging parent and want to determine your best options to ensure he/she/they are cared for
- Ensure your assets, accounts, and beneficiary designations are titled properly
- The plan was created many years ago, but you haven't revisited it. Concerned that the plan won’t work the way intended to when you need it to
- You moved to Florida and want to update your estate plan to comply with Florida law
- You would like to transfer your business to the next generation
- Have a blended family / 2nd marriage
- Pending or recently completed divorce
- Want to support charitable interests
- You and/or your spouse are “getting up there in years”
Protect Your Quality of Life
Proper estate planning ensures that you’ll maintain a high quality of life and your dignity as well as peace of mind.
Protect Your Loved Ones
Making your wishes known now will protect your loved ones from excessive taxes, debt, court fees, the heartache of the court system, and making medical decisions alone. It will also ensure that they’re taken care of in your will.
Protect Your Estate
We’ll make sure that your plans are documented so that there are no mistakes, and no one can challenge them. Your estate will go where you want it to, protected from excessive taxation along the way.
Client Reviews – Family First Firm
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“I will recommend this firm to all my friends and clients,” “Family First Firm is top notch!,” “every single staff member is brilliant, kind, and caring,” “Geoff Hoatson is the real deal and treats his clients and colleagues with professionalism and compassion,” “The firm fosters a culture of respect and diligence combined with a fun and pleasant environment,” “extremely helpful and made a number of highly useful suggestions,” “I would absolutely refer my friends to this firm in the future,” “Family First has been my go to for any matters outside my scope of practice specifically elder law affairs,” “I’ve heard nothing but positive feedback from their experience with their services,” “Family First is dependable, responsive, professional and always willing to help even with the most complex cases,” “Family First is an Elder Law Firm we without any hesitation can certainly trust and refer our residents and family members,” “They, at all times, provide everlasting support to our Nursing Home Residents in an always understanding and supportive charisma,” “This group has been such a blessing to our family,” “very professional, knowledgeable, honest and above all caring throughout our journey,” “If you need assistance with Medicaid, call immediately,” “Family First Firm is THE BEST at Medicaid qualification, guardianship and all estate or financial planning for seniors!,” “I cannot praise them enough for what they do,” “professional, passionate, compassionate and knowledgeable,” “a great team of folks that really go above and beyond for their clients,” “Family First Firm and everyone who works there are totally outstanding,”
If these things are what you are looking for in a law firm, then contact us to see how we can help you and your family.
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Our Location
We help families locally within or near the Orange County Area.
Locally we serve Orlando, Winter Park, Altamonte Springs, Maitland, Longwood, Apopka, Lake Mary, Clermont, Deland, Kissimmee, Windermere, Oviedo, Winter Springs, Groveland, Casselberry, Celebration, Lake Nona and many other locations.
What To Do Now:
We welcome your questions and want to understand your situation to help you move forward and achieve the peace of mind that comes with having everything done properly and efficiently. Don’t let everything you’ve worked for just slip away due to a lack of proper planning. Invest the time now to learn your options by speaking with us and making the choices that best protect your legacy and wishes. Call us for one-on-one assistance at (833) 357-3646 with your questions, a description of your situation, or schedule a consultation. You may also simply fill out the form above on this page. Your form will be directly emailed to our office. You can expect a reply within 1 business day and often within hours the same day. All information is confidential.