Wills, Probate

Trusts, Estate Planning

210 South Beach Street, Suite 202
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 257-3332

Personal Representative

Heidi Webb did an amazing job with our estate planning. She is extremely knowledgeable and explains things so that you can really understand how things will work. Quick turn around time and very reasonable fee. I highly recommend her for any and all of your estate planning needs.

~ Tami G

Through one of the most turbulent times of life, Heidi and her colleagues offered professional guidance and an empathetic heart. It cannot be stressed enough how grateful I am to have had someone of her character and calibur assisting me after my father's passing.

As the executor, both Heidi and her team made sure I had a holistic understanding of what was going on, keeping me consistently engaged. Despite my father not having a will, any complications or hurdles encountered in the process were quickly overcome by her excelling competence.

It is with the utmost sincerity that I would recommend Heidi's services to anyone.

~ Connor R

probate process

Probate & Estate Planning

Probate and Estate planning are two distinct parts of my practice and clients often ask me what is the difference between Estate Planning and Probate.

Here are the two definitions according to the American Bar Association:

Estate planning

A process by which an individual designs a strategy and executes a will, trust agreement, or other documents to provide for the administration of his or her assets upon his or her incapacity or death. Tax and liquidity planning are part of this process.

Probate

The court-supervised process of proving the validity of a will and distributing property under the terms of the will or in accordance with a state’s intestacy law in the absence of a will.

In my words: Estate Planning is creating an exit strategy that often involves putting your wishes down on paper and/or managing beneficiary designations so that your property efficiently passes after your death while Probate is a court assisted process following your death that may involve effectuating your wishes or may impose what the law says should happen if you did not do any planning. Both can manage/transfer your assets post-death but estate planning happens while you are alive and probate after death.

Side note: Estate Planning & Probate are not mutually exclusive. Many think having an estate plan must avoid the probate process for their heirs after they pass and while MOST plans are geared towards probate avoidance, sometimes in Florida a Summary Probate is PART of the Estate Plan [that is a subject for another blog that I promise to write ☺ ].

Heidi S. Webb, Attorney at Law, serves clients all over the state of Florida with Estate Planning and Probate. She has offices in Daytona Beach and Melbourne but can meet via phone or Zoom with clients statewide. Contact her today to schedule a free consultation. Visit her page on Facebook or see what her clients are saying to learn more about Heidi at www.heidiwebb.com.

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