Estate Planning
What a Will Can and Cannot Do
A will allows you to distribute your worldly goods, select a guardian for minor children and name an executor to carry out your wishes.
January 31, 2022
Asset Protection
Can I Avoid Password Problems for My Family in Estate Planning?
Creating a list of digital accounts and instructions on how to gain access to them is now akin to having a traditional will or a trust in estate planning.
January 27, 2022
Estate Administration
James Brown Estate Battle Resolved … Almost, but Not Quite
For more than a decade, Brown’s heirs and estate administrators, including Mr. Bauknight and Adele Pope, a former executor, have battled in court over the value of his estate.
January 26, 2022
Advanced Directives
Is It Better to Inherit Stock or Cash?
If you’re planning to leave your heirs any sort of inheritance, you’re already giving them a valuable financial leg up.
January 25, 2022
Asset Protection
What are Digital Assets in a Will?
Most family members may not have a clue what we have floating out in cyberspace. Accessing or deleting accounts can be tricky for family members, if they don’t have your login credentials.
January 24, 2022
Advanced Directives
How Do You Split an Estate in a Blended Family?
Good estate planning must consider more than what you want to happen to your property and for your beneficiaries. It also must consider what you intentionally want to avoid happening.
January 21, 2022
Asset Protection
Why Naming Beneficiaries Is Important to Your Estate Plan
If you’ve ever spent time working through your estate plan, you know how important it is to select and update your beneficiaries.
January 17, 2022
Asset Protection
How Do You Gift Your House to Your Children during Your Lifetime?
There are many ways to pass property on to children, including gifting the family home to them while you are still alive, bequeathing it to the children upon your passing, or selling the residence to your heirs.
January 13, 2022
Asset Protection
Prince Philip’s Will: Are Royals Different than Regular People?
Should the Royal family be an exception to the normal laws governing probate?
January 10, 2022
Asset Protection
Do I Have to Pay Off Debts after a Spouse Dies?
Losing your spouse is a painful, confusing time, but add to that repeated calls from an aggressive debt collector and a bad situation suddenly can get even worse.
January 6, 2022