Adam L. Hood, P.A. (Law Office of Adam Hood) is an established elder law, estate planning, real property, and probate administration law firm located at 626 Magnolia Avenue in Downtown Panama City, Bay County, Florida (ZIP 32401). Founded and led by Attorney Adam Lee Hood (Florida Bar #52233, admitted April 30, 2008; J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law)—an active member in good standing of The Florida Bar Elder Law Section and Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section—the firm provides personalized legal counsel to older adults, surviving spouses, and personal representatives throughout Panama City, Lynn Haven, Callaway, Parker, and Panama City Beach.
Located on Magnolia Avenue just blocks north of the Bay County Courthouse (300 E 4th St, Panama City), Adam L. Hood, P.A. assists retirees with comprehensive revocable living trusts, last wills and testaments, Enhanced Life Estate (Lady Bird) deeds and homestead title transfers recorded with Bay County Clerk of Court Bill Kinsaul and Property Appraiser Dan Sowell, CFA, durable financial powers of attorney compliant with the Florida Power of Attorney Act (F.S. Chapter 709), healthcare surrogate designations, living wills, adult guardianship proceedings, and Fourteenth Judicial Circuit formal and summary probate administration.
Official Verification Sources: The Florida Bar Member Profile — Adam Lee Hood (Bar# 52233); Adam L. Hood, P.A. Official Website
Issuer: The Florida Bar
Notes: Principal Attorney Adam Lee Hood (Bar# 52233, admitted April 30, 2008; J.D., Florida Coastal School of Law) is an active member in good standing of The Florida Bar Elder Law Section and Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section.
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What Florida Bar credentials and section memberships does Attorney Adam L. Hood hold?
Attorney Adam Lee Hood (Florida Bar #52233, admitted April 30, 2008) is an active member in good standing of The Florida Bar Elder Law Section and Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section practicing at 626 Magnolia Avenue in Downtown Panama City.
When does an estate qualify for Summary Probate Administration in Bay County?
Under Florida Statutes Chapter 735, an estate in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit (Bay County) generally qualifies for expedited Summary Administration if the decedent has been deceased for more than two years or if the total value of non-exempt probate assets (excluding protected Florida homestead real property) does not exceed $75,000. Adam L. Hood, P.A. represents families in both summary and formal administration.
How does Adam L. Hood, P.A. help Panama City and Lynn Haven homeowners avoid court guardianship?
By drafting comprehensive Florida Chapter 709 Durable Financial Powers of Attorney with specific elder-care initialed superpowers alongside HIPAA-compliant Designation of Health Care Surrogates and Living Wills, the firm enables trusted family members to manage finances and medical care at HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital or Ascension Sacred Heart Bay without expensive court guardianship.
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