Florida Estate Planning
Estate planning for families who want more than documents.
Mingo Law helps Florida families create plans that keep the people they love out of court and out of conflict — plans you actually understand, built to work when your family needs them most.
Wills · Trusts · Probate Avoidance · Powers of Attorney · Legacy Planning
Most estate plans fail quietly.
Many families believe they are protected because they signed documents years ago. But documents alone are not a plan. Assets change, laws change, children grow up — and a plan nobody looked at again often fails at the exact moment it is needed.
- Documents your family cannot find
- A trust that was never funded
- Outdated beneficiary designations
- No clear plan for incapacity
- Family conflict after a death
- Probate delays and expenses
Planning built around your life, not just your paperwork.
At Mingo Law, planning starts with education, not forms. During a guided planning session Allison looks at what you own, who you love, and what would actually happen to both if something happened to you — then designs a plan at the level of protection that fits your family, your assets, and your budget.
Your estate plan should be clear enough for you to understand and strong enough for your family to rely on.
How Allison helps families plan
Wills
Clear, legally sound instructions for who inherits, who administers your estate, and who raises your children if you cannot.
Revocable Living Trusts
Keep your family out of probate court, keep your affairs private, and make the transition easier for the people you love.
Powers of Attorney & Healthcare Directives
Name the people you trust to make financial and medical decisions if you become unable to make them yourself.
Probate Avoidance
Structure what you own so more of it passes directly to your family — without unnecessary court involvement, delay, or expense.
Protection Planning for Children
Guardianship nominations and clear instructions so your children are cared for by the people you choose, exactly how you want.
Ongoing Legacy Planning
An ongoing, education-first relationship — asset inventories, regular reviews, and a plan that keeps working as your life changes.
A more complete way to plan
Mingo Law is built on an education-first planning model: you are educated before you decide, guided while you choose, and supported after you sign — because a plan is not a stack of documents. It is a relationship that keeps your family protected as life changes.
Educate
Understand what you own and what would actually happen to it — and to your family — under Florida law today.
Prepare
Gather what matters before your planning session, so the time you spend is focused and productive.
Plan
Choose the level of planning that fits your family, with clear explanations and transparent choices.
Document
Sign documents you actually understand, tailored to your wishes — not templates with your name typed in.
Maintain
Review and update as life changes, so the plan works when your loved ones need it most.
Serving Florida families
From Clermont and Groveland to Leesburg, Mount Dora, and Tavares; Orlando, Winter Garden, Apopka, and Kissimmee; Lakeland, Winter Haven, and Davenport; and The Villages — Mingo Law helps Florida families plan for the people and places they love.
Planning sessions are guided, unhurried, and designed around your family — not a form.
Questions families ask
Do I need a will or a trust in Florida?
Many Florida families need more than a will — especially if they want to avoid probate, plan for incapacity, or make things easier for the people they love. A will tells the court your wishes, but it does not keep your family out of court. A revocable living trust, properly funded, usually does. The right answer depends on your assets, your family, and your goals, which is exactly what a planning session is designed to sort out.
What happens if I die without a will in Florida?
Florida’s intestacy laws decide who inherits your property — not you. The court appoints someone to administer your estate, and the result may look nothing like what you would have chosen, especially in blended families. For parents of minor children, a judge chooses the guardian without written guidance from you.
How can I keep my family out of probate?
Assets avoid probate when they pass by design: through a funded living trust, beneficiary designations, or properly structured ownership. The key phrase is “by design” — a trust that was never funded, or beneficiary forms left outdated, sends your family straight to court anyway. Probate avoidance is planning work, not paperwork.
What is the difference between a will and a revocable living trust?
A will speaks only at death and must go through probate to work. A revocable living trust works during your life — including if you become incapacitated — and lets assets pass to your family privately, without court involvement, as long as the trust is properly funded and maintained.
What happens if I become incapacitated without a plan?
Without a durable power of attorney and healthcare directives, your family may have to petition a Florida court for guardianship just to pay your bills or make medical decisions for you — a public, expensive process at the hardest possible time. Incapacity planning lets you choose your decision-makers in advance.
Is estate planning only for wealthy families?
No. If you have children, a home, retirement accounts, or people who depend on you, you have an estate — and Florida has a plan for it if you don’t make your own. Estate planning is less about wealth and more about deciding, clearly and legally, who handles things and who is protected when it matters.
Meet Attorney Allison A. Mingo
Allison A. Mingo is a Florida attorney and the founder of Mingo Law. She earned her J.D. from Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law and an LL.M. from the University of New Hampshire’s Franklin Pierce School of Law, and is admitted to practice in Florida and before the U.S. District Courts for the Middle, Northern, and Southern Districts of Florida.
She built Mingo Law around a simple conviction: families deserve to understand their own plans — and to have a lawyer who knows them, not just their paperwork.
Don’t leave your family guessing.
The best time to create a clear estate plan is before anyone needs it. Make the hard decisions now — calmly, with guidance — so your family is never forced to make them later under stress.