What is an execution ceremony?
Like most states, Florida requires that your estate planning documents be executed in compliance with very particular formalities. These formalities exist because you are executing documents that take effect or govern your financial and administrative affairs after you’ve passed away, when you are therefore no longer able to communicate your wishes and clarify ambiguity and confusion. To this end, for estate planning documents to be valid, you need to have the requisite mental capacity and your documents absolutely must be properly witnessed and executed. Failure to adhere to these formalities will likely result in the documents being held invalid and, therefore, unenforceable. If that happens, you are treated as if you didn’t go through the trouble and expense of preparing for your family’s future in the first place. The execution ceremony takes about 30-45 minutes from start to finish.
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