Ask The Experts
Learn more with Debbie London Baker’s featured appearances on Ask the Experts. Debbie regularly appears on Ask the Experts and other media around Tampa. She answers questions, shares tips, and explains lessons from her practice in estate planning and probate.
Estate Planning: So much is about what happens while you’re living.
Who’s going to help you while you’re living, financial decisions, health decisions? People don’t know how to arrange that or they don’t have people they trust.
Sadly, part of my practice is probate.
When a loved one dies without documents, estate decisions are made by the government. It’s usually expensive and often difficult.
Why you need a will.
If you have $500 or anything you want to go to somebody, you need a will.
What is Elder Law?
Elder law is a specialty inside the world of estate planning in order to protect people’s assets. People continue to think they have to go broke to qualify for some programs, and that’s not the case.
People think “I don’t have anything” – So untrue!
Better to have some plan that lays out your wishes whether for $500.00 or $500,000.00 or more. If you don’t plan, whatever state you live in has a plan and there’s a risk your assets get distributed in a manner that has you turning over in your grave.
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, Uncomfortable Family Conversations about Estate Planning
Conversations are an important part of estate planning. Sometimes they’re a little uncomfortable. Hold those conversations anyway.
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, November 2025
Topics Include: Putting planning off is expensive – emotionally and financially. Biggest surprise when people decide to plan. Hardest decisions. Living Wills and Last Wills are often confused. What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, July 2024
Topics include Why planning is important and what motivates me. Avoiding probate. Medical power of attorney.
Debbie London Baker on Ask the Experts, June 2024
Topics include: You never know what’s going to happen. Four Easy Pieces of estate planning. What does an Executor do?
Hurricane Season & Your Legal Documents
This sometimes-personal conversation occurred a few weeks after Hurricane Milton hit Tampa., and now is a good time to remember the lessons: get your documents in order.