Things to Consider When a Parent Is Out of Town
Your estate plan may include powers of attorney that allow a trusted person to act on your behalf and advocate for you with regard to medical and financial matters when ...
Pros and Cons of Naming Many Residuary Beneficiaries in a Will or Trust
You have meticulously created your estate plan to ensure that it includes and addresses all of your most important assets (accounts and property). You have reviewed your asset list repeatedly, ...
Can I Leave My Spouse Out of My Estate Plan?
The relationship between spouses is special in all contexts, not the least of which is the estate planning context. In many instances, you can exclude people from your estate plan, ...
A Trust for Fluffy or Fido? Why Every Pet Parent Needs to Consider a Pet Trust Today
Estate planning is about protecting what is important to you. Although much of the traditional estate planning conversation focuses on surviving spouses, children, grandchildren, and charities, many pet parents wonder ...
Why Snow White’s Father Should Have Had an Estate Plan
Many of us are familiar with the story of Snow White and the seven dwarfs. Central to the story is the relationship between Snow White and her stepmother. After losing ...
Things To Know When Planning For An Addicted Loved One
It has been said that the only thing harder than being an addict is loving one. Having someone in your life who struggles with substance abuse is never easy, no ...
Estate Planning Is About Knowing Your Priorities
Thinking about the world and how our loved ones will fare after we pass away can be very difficult. Although we all know that we will pass away at some ...
To The Millennials: The Time To Plan Is Now
As a millennial, you are contributing to the workforce in a major way and are making positive changes in the world around you. We understand that your concerns may differ ...
Corporate Transparency Act Update
Under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which took effect January 1, 2024, many business entities including small limited liability companies (LLCs) and partnerships are required to file reports with the ...
What You Can Learn from the Leno Conservatorship Proceedings
When most people think about creating an estate plan, they usually focus on what will happen when they die. They typically do not consider what their wishes would be if ...