Overview of Life Estates
Establishing a Life Estate is a relatively simple process in which you transfer your property to your children, while retaining your right to use and live in the property. Life ...
Upcoming RWay Member Workshop
Funding Your Trust Saturday, April 12, 2014 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. UW Agricultural Research Station-8502 Mineral Point Road, Verona, WI 53593 Who should attend: RWay Members Funding is a critical function ...
Coordinating Property Ownership and Your Estate Plan
When planning your estate, you must consider how you hold title to your real and personal property. The title and your designated beneficiaries will control how your real estate, bank ...
Naming a Guardian for Your Minor Children
Parents with minor children need to name someone to raise them (a guardian) in the event both parents should die before the child becomes an adult. While the likelihood of ...
Protecting Your Vacation Home with a Cabin Trust
Many people own a family vacation home–a lakeside cabin, a beachfront condo–a place where parents, children and grandchildren can gather for vacations, holidays and a bit of relaxation. It is ...
What is Estate Recovery?
Medicaid is a federal health program for individuals with low income and financial resources that is administered by each state. This program is intended to help individuals and couples pay ...
What to Do After a Loved One Passes Away
The loss of a loved one is a difficult time, often made more stressful when one has to handle the affairs of the deceased. This may be a great undertaking ...
Should You Disinherit a Child?
Most parents choose to leave their estates equally to their children. But sometimes, parents intentionally choose to not leave anything to a child. There may be a legitimate reason: one ...
Young and Ill, without Advance Directives
When you are a child, your parents serve as your decision makers. They have ultimate say in where you go to school, what extracurricular activities you partake in and where, ...
8 Things to Consider When Selecting a Caregiver for Your Senior Parent
As a child of a senior citizen, you are faced with many choices in helping to care for your parent. You want the very best care for your mother or ...