New Smyrna Beach Lawyer
Debra G. Simms is an experienced and board certified attorney who specializes in the concept and theory of elder law in Florida, U.S. she is registered as a practicing attorney with the Florida Bar Board and apart from elder law, specializes in other legal and paralegal areas such as trusts and wills, powers of attorney, guardianship, probate of wills, Medicaid planning and advanced medical directives.
Debra is also certified with the Florida Bar Council as an arbitrator and mediator to settle disputes outside the court of law using the alternate dispute resolution system or mechanism otherwise known as ADR. ADR is a useful technique if the parties to the dispute want to settle legal proceedings outside the expensive judicial courts of law and who want a speedy trial and disposal of the case with minimal court interference. ADR is less costly and much faster and easier than taking the normal route of court proceedings. This is also what makes Debra Simms’s law firm quite well-known and appealing in the state of Florida.
She operates from three offices located at three different locations – Prestige Executive Center, 823 Dunlawton Ave. Unit C, Port Orange, FL 32129, 629 N. Dixie FW
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168 and The Villages. Her operating hours are 9 am to 6 pm on Monday to Friday and she is always available at her fax, local and toll-free numbers. The easy to use website allows customers from all over the States to post in their queries by filling out a simple registration and request form which is available on the website. The office staff is prompt in replying to any incoming queries within a maximum of two working days.
Some of Debra Simm’s law firm services include:
Elder Law:
Her main field of specialization, Debra uses an effective and preventive approach towards protecting and preserving the financial assets of the elderly and their families in Florida. This law is primarily to protect the financial and economic interests of old and elderly people who are disabled, incapacitated and financially dependent and whose families either don’t care for them or cannot provide them as much as they require in their old age.
Guardianship:
The law attorney at New Smyrna Beach also specializes in the appointment, duties, liabilities and termination of guardians appointed by the court of law to protect a minor or any incapacitated person. The said person is called a ward. The guardian controls the property and assets of the ward and will oversee his social, medical and personal care. Every guardian must have an attorney to protect his legal rights and interests as well as he may be required to secure a bond or surety based on the size of the ward’s assets. He is also responsible for filing an annual plan before the court of law regarding the ward’s activities and performance of his assets invested, etc. all this requires the legal expertise and protection of an experienced and qualified attorney.
Planning for your future often consists of more than just a will. Attorney Debra G. Simms makes use of several estate planning tools including:
- Wills
- Trusts
- Powers of Attorney
- Living Wills
- Healthcare Directive
- Same Sex or Unmarried Partner Planning
- Lady Bird Deeds
- Pet Trusts
- Digital Afterlife
To contact attorney Debra G. Simms, P.A. in Port Orange or New Smyrna Beach, FL please call 877.447.4667.
