Sarasota Family Law, Estate Planning, and Business Attorneys
Sarasota is a place people choose on purpose: the Gulf, the arts, a slower pace, and often a second home or a retirement that needs real legal structure. We serve Sarasota, Venice, Bradenton, and Longboat Key from our Naples office and by virtual meeting, so you get full-service counsel without driving across the state for every conversation. We are Kelleher + Holland, LLC, a full-service firm built around 360 degrees of legal solutions.
Estate Planning for Sarasota Residents
Estate planning leads our Sarasota work. Wills, revocable living trusts, and incapacity documents form the foundation, and homestead decisions shape the rest. If your documents were signed in another state, we review them against Florida law before you assume they still do what you intended.
Snowbirds and dual-state families. If you split the year between Sarasota and another state, domicile, probate venue, and which documents control are practical questions. We align Florida and out-of-state documents, title property to reduce ancillary probate, and coordinate tax residency with the plan.
Blended families and second marriages. Providing for a spouse while protecting children from a prior marriage takes deliberate structure. We build plans that hold both goals at once.
Divorce and Family Law Attorneys in Sarasota, FL
Divorce does not stop being complicated because the setting is beautiful. Our family law attorneys represent Sarasota clients in contested and uncontested divorce, equitable distribution, alimony, child custody and timesharing, and child support, including high-net-worth cases involving businesses, retirement accounts, and property in more than one state.
Marital agreements are a strength here. A prenuptial or postnuptial agreement drafted well can protect a premarital home, an inheritance, or an ownership stake in a company, and it works hand in hand with the estate plan. When families change again through relocation or modification, we handle post-judgment matters with the same planning lens.
Elder Law and Long-Term Care Planning
A strong estate plan can still fail if a long-term care stay drains the assets you meant to leave. We advise on Medicaid planning, special needs trusts, and guardianship designations alongside your will and trust, so one decision does not undo another.
Probate and Trust Administration in Sarasota County
We guide personal representatives and trustees through inventory, creditor claims, tax filings, accountings, and distributions in Sarasota County and beyond, and we coordinate multi-state estates when assets sit elsewhere.
Business and Corporate Law in Sarasota
Sarasota’s business community is growing, and our corporate attorneys support it at every stage: Florida LLC and corporation formation, operating agreements, contracts, commercial real estate ventures, and buy-sell agreements that keep a partner’s divorce or death from becoming the company’s problem.
When it is time to buy or sell, our M&A team handles letters of intent, due diligence, and asset or stock purchase agreements for small and mid-sized transactions, with tax and estate planning at the table from the first call.
Real Estate
How you hold a Gulf-front condo, a homestead, or an investment property changes probate, creditor protection, and taxes. We handle residential real estate and commercial transactions with those outcomes in view.
Why Sarasota Clients Choose K+H
The “+” in Kelleher + Holland is the point: one firm that treats your homestead, your business, and your family as a single legal picture, with attorneys licensed in Florida and many other states.
Serving Sarasota and the Gulf Coast
We work with clients in Sarasota, Venice, Bradenton, Siesta Key, and Longboat Key. In-person meetings take place at our Naples office; virtual consultations are available whenever that is more practical.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where do meetings take place for Sarasota clients?
A: Our Florida office is in Naples. Most Sarasota clients meet virtually, and in-person meetings are scheduled in Naples when preferred.
Q: Do I need a Florida estate plan if my documents are from another state?
A: Have them reviewed. Florida homestead rules, elective share, and execution requirements can change how out-of-state documents operate.
Q: Is a living trust better than a will in Florida?
A: A will is the baseline. A funded revocable living trust is often better when you own Florida real estate or assets in more than one state.
Q: How is alimony handled in a Sarasota divorce?
A: Alimony depends on need, ability to pay, and the length of the marriage under Florida’s current statute. We will apply the law to your facts, including cases involving businesses and multi-state property.
Q: Do you handle dual-state planning for snowbirds?
A: Yes. Multi-state planning is a core part of our Florida practice.