People in Nevada sometimes forget that, even if they are young, it is important to begin the estate planning process. This is especially true for parents of young children. By using available estate planning tools, parents can ensure that their kids will be cared for...
When Your Life Is On The Line
Month: March 2013
Employee, two co-owners charged with synthetic marijuana sales
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office recently mailed updated information to convenience stores throughout the area related to bans on synthetic drugs. At least one store blatantly ignored the letter and the new laws and was fined and warned. One of the co-owners and a...
Estate planning in Nevada may take sequester into account
Readers in Nevada know that estate planning is very important if a person wishes to protect their assets and preserve them for their future heirs. What is less clear to many people in our state and elsewhere is how the laws surrounding estate planning may change as a...
Twelve former college students charged with manslaughter
A dozen former college band members at Florida A&M University were recently charged with manslaughter following the 2011 hazing death of another 26-year-old band member. These charges have been added onto original charges of felony hazing that 10 of these...
Two St. George men face drug charges
Two 37-year-old St. George men have been recently charged in Tampa County with possession of marijuana and conspiracy with a third man to distribute the substance, in violation of federal law. The indictment was until recently sealed. In addition to the identities of...
Nevada estate planning similar to Downton Abbey
Matthew, Mary, O'Brien, the Dowager Countess and the Earl of Grantham are names that people in Nevada may recognize well. Each of these people is a fictional character on the hit television show Downton Abbey. The drama details the doings of the Crawley family and...
Man in Nevada leaves millions but no estate plan
Many people in Nevada know that one of the most popular reasons for people to create an estate plan is to ensure that their assets go to the people they want them to when they die. An individual can make his or her intent clear by using estate planning tools such as...
Murder charge against robber for accomplice’s death
An attempted robbery of a Florida gas station turned deadly when the store clerk shot and killed one of the accomplices. The surviving accomplice, a 19-year-old man, faces murder charges for the death of his 23-year-old partner even though he did not pull the trigger...
After nearly 7 years, Safety Harbor man accused of murder
In May 2006, a Safety Harbor resident and his ex-wife vacationed on a Mediterranean cruise. They took an excursion together to Messina, Italy on May 25th. Two days later, the ex-wife's body was found off the coast of Paola. The ex-husband has since remarried. The man,...