- Divorce
- GuardianshipWe advise families on issues that arise as we age, including disability, long term care, and Medicaid eligibility. We also represent clients in probate and guardianship cases.
- Business DisputesFollow the links below to learn more about our areas of elder law, real estate law, business law, and estate planning services provided at King & Wood, P.A....
- Business Transactions
- Limited Liability Companies
- Intellectual Property
- Antitrust
- Employment ContractWe advise and represent business owners and entities in the areas of planning, formation, finance, capitalization, operation, reorganization, merger, acquisition, and sale of business entities, including corporations, limited liability companies, and partnerships. We help our business clients with Federal and State tax planning, Uniform Commercial Code issues, landlord-tenant issues, commercial loans, contracts, franchise agreements, employment agreements, independent contractor agreements, confidentiality and noncompetition agreements, real property matters, and legitimate asset protection strategies.
- Real Estate LitigationThe law firm of King & Wood, P.A. represents clients throughout North Florida and South Georgia from offices located in Tallahassee, Florida’s capital. Our practice is concentrated mainly in the areas of elder law (including Medicaid planning), real estate law (including closings and title insurance), business law, wills, trusts, probate, and guardianship. However, we have diverse law practice experience that enables us to provide a broad range of services within related areas of the law.
- Eminent DomainWe advise and represent buyers, sellers, and lenders in connection with the purchase and sale of land, title searches, deeds, tax deeds, real estate subdivision and development, fractional ownership, timeshares, vacation clubs, condominiums and condominium conversions, homeowners' associations, commercial and residential leases, eminent domain, homestead laws, commercial loans, and foreclosures. We also represent clients in court proceedings to establish or clear title to land and to establish easements. Cases of this type include probate, quiet title, declaratory judgment, determination of heirs and homestead, partition, and mortgage reformation. We also represent private and institutional lenders in mortgage foreclosure actions and loan workouts. We facilitate § 1031 like-kind exchanges.
- Easement
- Landlord-Tenant Disputes
- Condominium Law
- Social Security DisabilitySome of these major programs include: (i) Medicaid, which gives basic medical care; (ii) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Food Stamps) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), which provide allowances for food and shelter to people with disabilities; and (iii) Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), which helps those with a disability, but requires that the individual hasn’t been able to work for at least a year because of the disability.
- Medicaid PlanningBefore facing a situation like this, you need to discuss the Medicaid planning and application process with an experienced elder law attorney. An elder law attorney will have the necessary skills and contacts required to help you address the important issues, create a strategy, engage and direct the required healthcare staff, and work with you to get the Medicaid application approved by your state Medicaid agency.
- Estate PlanningThere are a myriad of legal strategies you might consider implementing as you design your estate plan. Regardless, there are a handful of "must have" estate planning documents you must create before anything else.
- WillsA will (sometimes called a “Last Will and Testament”) is a written document a person with the required mental capacity signs to provide for the orderly disposition of the willmaker’s “probate” assets after the willmaker’s death. A will has no legal effect until the willmaker dies and the original will is admitted to probate by a court. At that point the will (unlike a revocable trust) becomes public. Everyone should have a clearly written will that is prepared and executed under the supervision of a licensed attorney. Careful estate planning, including a clearly drafted will, makes your wishes clear. It can also (i) reduce the cost of probate, (ii) reduce estate and income taxes, (iii) reduce the risk of successful challenge by a disappointed relative, and (iv) protect the inheritance of the willmaker’s children by an earlier marriage. A will can include testamentary trusts to save taxes and protect the surviving spouse, minors, and disabled beneficiaries. The willmaker can use the will to nominate guardians for the willmaker’s minor children. Generally, a will does not control nonprobate assets, such as jointly owned bank accounts, pay-on-death accounts, and life insurance benefits. Be sure to review the ownership of, and beneficiary designations governing, those kinds of assets with your estate planning attorney.
- TrustsPlanned gifts can provide significant tax benefits and also even lifetime income for you and your family. King & Wood, P.A. will explain charitable giving options that allow you to integrate your own values into your giving, as well as into your financial goals. These options may include charitable trusts and charitable gift annuities.
- Power of AttorneyYou should have: (i) a will – everyone needs a will; (ii) a health care directive for decisions concerning treatment when you cannot make or communicate your own wishes; (iii) financial and health care powers of attorney authorizing "agents" you know and trust to take care of your financial matters and make your health care decisions when you are unable to do so yourself; (iv) a legal authorization that allows a loved one or friend to access your medical information; and (v) a trust (based on your situation) to manage, protect and eventually distribute your assets.
- Probate
- Bankruptcy
- Foreclosure
- Tax LawA regular visit with your attorney helps ensure that your estate plan would still work as originally designed and provides an opportunity to make any needed course corrections based on your present situation and your future estate tax planning goals.