3 Simple Mistakes That Can Derail Your Estate Plan
If you’re tempted to use a DIY estate planning service or have already created a plan you aren’t 100% confident in, be sure to read how these three simple mistakes can derail your estate plan and leave your family with an expensive mess. We regularly meet with clients...
Top 5 Questions To Consider Before Hiring A Lawyer For Your Estate Planning Needs
I know discussing topics like death, incapacity, and other potentially frightening life events, with someone like me, an estate planning lawyer, may feel intimidating or even morbid. Take a deep breath and relax… it doesn’t have to and shouldn’t be that way. Hiring a...
Estate Planning Before Vacation
A vacation can be the perfect opportunity to relax, disconnect from work and responsibilities, and enjoy your spouse, partner, kids’ or friend’s company. But before you head off on your next getaway, there’s something else you should consider doing that might not...
Why You Need To Keep Your Estate Plan Up-To-Date
As the world and its laws continue to evolve, everyone needs to keep their estate plans up-to-date. An estate plan is a set of documents, such as a will or trust, that dictate how assets will be distributed upon death or incapacity. An individual's current legal and...
Obtaining A Power Of Attorney For Elderly Parents
Making important decisions for aging parents can be a challenging task, but power of attorney (POA) can provide peace of mind and clarity in times of need. POA enables individuals to make crucial decisions on behalf of their parents, such as managing their finances or...
Your Rights As The Parent Of A Young Adult — What You Need To Know When A Medical Crisis Hits
As a parent, you are quite accustomed to managing your children's legal and medical affairs, as circumstances require. If your child requires urgent medical attention while away from you, a simple phone call authorizing care can do the trick. But what happens when...
Keep the Government and Lawsuit Happy Opportunists Away From Your Children’s Inheritance
If you have a current estate plan, I'll bet you plan to leave your assets to your children outright and unprotected by age 35, or maybe a little later. Go take a look at your estate plan, and see what it does right now. And, if you don’t have an estate plan, and you...
5 Reasons Why Shopping For The Cheapest Estate Plan Could Leave Your Family With An Unintended Mess
In most cases, from the most sophisticated business people with the highest net worth to those just starting in the workforce and on their path to adulthood, you very likely do not know how to evaluate estimates when shopping for an estate plan. Shopping for an estate...
Will Your Estate Plan Work When Your Family Needs It?
Like most people, you likely think doing your estate plan is just one more task to check off your life’s endless “to-do” list. You can shop around and find a lawyer to create planning documents for you or create your own DIY plan using online documents. Then, you’ll...
Before You Agree to Be a Trustee, Read This!
Being asked by a loved one to serve as Trustee for their Trust upon their death can be quite an honor, but it’s also a significant responsibility—and the role is not for everyone. Indeed, serving as a Trustee entails a broad array of duties, and you are both ethically...
3 Simple Mistakes That Can Derail Your Estate Plan
Top 5 Questions To Consider Before Hiring A Lawyer For Your Estate Planning Needs
Estate Planning Before Vacation
Why You Need To Keep Your Estate Plan Up-To-Date
Obtaining A Power Of Attorney For Elderly Parents
Your Rights As The Parent Of A Young Adult — What You Need To Know When A Medical Crisis Hits
Keep the Government and Lawsuit Happy Opportunists Away From Your Children’s Inheritance
5 Reasons Why Shopping For The Cheapest Estate Plan Could Leave Your Family With An Unintended Mess
Will Your Estate Plan Work When Your Family Needs It?
Before You Agree to Be a Trustee, Read This!
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