You changed your driver's license. You registered your car. You filed for Florida homestead. But what happened to the estate plan sitting in the filing cabinet?

Leaving New Jersey for Florida?

Leaving California for Florida?

Trading New York winters for Florida sunshine?

Want your Florida home to pass to someone after you die — without giving up control of it today?

Warm winters, no Florida personal income tax and a wide range of coastal, suburban and retirement communities make Florida a popular destination for retirees.

Moving to Florida does not automatically complete every legal, financial and administrative step associated with becoming a Florida resident.

Moving to Florida involves more than forwarding your mail and unpacking boxes. If you bring a vehicle from another state, you will generally need to obtain Florida insurance, transfer the vehicle’s title and complete its Florida registration.

Facebook can be an effective source of local notary clients, but repeatedly posting a business card or writing “Mobile Notary Available” usually isn’t enough.

A bad power of attorney gets handed back to you at the bank. A bad quitclaim deed gets recorded — and then it lives in the public records of your county forever, attached to your property, waiting for the day you try to sell, refinance, or settle an estate.

There is a free durable power of attorney form about four seconds away from you right now. Type the search, click the first result, download the PDF. It costs nothing.

Every notary who has ever slid a power of attorney across the table has heard some version of the same question: "So what does this one actually do? Should I sign it?"