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Homestead protection ≠ homestead exemption

Apr 10, 2026

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13 min read

Homestead protection ≠ homestead exemption

Many Florida homeowners mistakenly believe their home isn’t protected from creditors unless they’ve filed for the homestead tax exemption with their county property appraiser. That misunderstanding can lead to unnecessary panic—and poor legal decisions.

Joseph Seagle
Joseph Seagle
Careful not to leave out the grandchildren

Mar 27, 2026

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12 min read

Careful not to leave out the grandchildren

Many people think their will or trust controls who gets what after death. Not always. For retirement accounts, life insurance, and many annuities, the beneficiary form usually controls. That means a tiny phrase on a form can decide whether a deceased child’s share passes to that child’s kids—or vanishes into the shares of surviving siblings.

Joseph Seagle
Joseph Seagle
 🚨 FinCEN Rule Vacated

Mar 20, 2026

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5 min read

🚨 FinCEN Rule Vacated

Yesterday, March 19, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, vacated FinCEN's Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule that required reporting of all beneficial owners of trusts and entities that were transferees of residential real estate in non-financed (no-bank-involved) transactions.

Joseph Seagle
Joseph Seagle
Move my LLC to another state?

Mar 20, 2026

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12 min read

Move my LLC to another state?

For various reasons, business owners ask us about moving their LLC from or to another state. It requires a conversation, but we can usually determine one of the four different ways to accomplish the feat, or whether it's a smart move in the first place.

Joseph Seagle
Joseph Seagle
Family meeting time!

Mar 13, 2026

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13 min read

Family meeting time!

Spending a lot of time, money, and energy on creating the perfect asset protection, business succession, and estate planning strategies is worthless if it all ends in a brawl of family members after you're gone. To head off conflict, many families are holding meetings to explain the why and how of their plans before they're gone.

Joseph Seagle
Joseph Seagle
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