Asset Protection
Protect Your Estate with Five Facts
The inheritance you leave could be eaten away by taxes or given to the wrong person. Here are five tips to avoid that.
November 12, 2020
Elder Law
What Does an Estate Planning Attorney Actually Do?
Estate planning is crucial, setting up a peace of mind for you, as you enter your senior years. Most people don’t create a will because they are afraid to even think about the possibility of death. It feels like too big of a responsibility.
November 11, 2020
Elder Law
What are Attorney’s Obligations after You Die?
Attorney-client privilege requires that attorneys keep confidential and refrain from sharing all secrets and other confidences of clients.
November 10, 2020
Asset Protection
Can a Power of Attorney Protect My Assets as I Get Older?
Many people focus on only protecting their estate from probate. However, in the big picture, probate is the least of their worries.
November 9, 2020
Estate Planning
Can I Fund a Trust with Life Insurance?
Estate planning is all about ensuring that your wishes are met after your death. All estate plans should include a will and powers of attorney. However, in many cases, a trust has additional benefits beyond what can be accomplished with the will and powers of attorney.
November 8, 2020
Advanced Directives
Does My Estate Plan Need an Audit?
Estate planning is the process of transferring the management of your assets, if and when you are unable to manage them yourself due to disability or death. Whether you have $100 or $100 million you should have an estate plan.
November 6, 2020
Asset Protection
Can an Inheritance Lead to Trouble for Marriages?
Most states recognize inheritances as separate property, and many experts say keeping them separate is often the best approach.
November 5, 2020
Estate Administration
Reviewing Your Estate Plan Protects Goals, Family
Most people wish to have more control over who and how their assets are managed than what the state laws provide, and so they draft documents that can override the Laws of Intestacy, when those laws do not match their objectives.
November 4, 2020
Advanced Directives
Avoid Estate Planning Mistakes
These all-too-common misconceptions can steer your estate plans in the wrong direction right from the start. Here’s how to overcome them and tips to build the right plan for your family.
November 3, 2020
Estate Administration
Consider Funding a Trust with Life Insurance
Estate planning is all about ensuring that your wishes are met after your death. All estate plans should include a will and powers of attorney. However, in many cases, a trust has additional benefits beyond what can be accomplished with the will and powers of attorney.
November 2, 2020