Legal Question in Elder Law in Florida

Parent's home

I was wondering is there a way not to have to pay an estate tax on my parents home. I would say her home is valued at maybe 70,000. My mother wants everything free and clear for me.


Asked on 6/02/09, 9:20 am

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Frank J. Pyle Probate Attorney Throughout Florida

Re: Parent's home

There is no estate tax unless her total estate exceeds $3.5 million. Doesn't sound like the case. Maybe what you are trying to avoid is the cost of going through probate at her death - a completely different issue.

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Answered on 6/02/09, 10:29 am
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: Parent's home

There is no federal estate tax due unless the totak assets are greater than $3,000,000 (the exact figure escapes me).

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Answered on 6/02/09, 10:31 am


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