The Estate Planning Toolkit for Unmarried Partners
Estate planning is essential for everyone, but it is especially important if you and your partner are in a long-term committed relationship and are not married. Unless you plan properly, ...
What Are the Rights of a Child Born Outside of Marriage?
Despite the prevailing view, children born to unmarried parents are commonplace. If you are a nonmarital child or have a nonmarital child, it is essential to understand how rights to inherit are formed and defined. Failure to adequately provide estate planning for a nonmarital child could be problematic for children and families attempting to assert their rights following the nonmarital father’s death.
Handling the Legal Affairs of an Estranged Noncitizen Spouse at Death
As the world becomes more of a global community, it is no longer uncommon for married couples to maintain different citizenships. While a difference in citizenship alone can present complexities ...
What to Do When a Child Dies
The death of a minor child is one of the greatest shocks that life can deliver. No one can ever prepare for the cascade of challenges that will come with ...
Third-Party Supplemental Needs Trusts
If you want to provide for a loved one who is disabled or has special needs when you are no longer here, care must be taken to ensure that the ...
What to Do When a Loved One Dies Abroad
The death of a loved one can be one of the most disorienting life events. But if the loved one dies while traveling in a foreign country, the emotional and ...
Protecting a Loved one Who Is, Will Be, or Has Been Incarcerated
It is natural to want to protect our loved ones no matter what. However, you may be finding it difficult to provide a prosperous future for your loved one if ...
Vacation Plans? Precautions and Preparations to Consider
After months of near confinement in our homes, many of us are stir-crazy and eager to travel to a vacation destination. Although more states are opening up, there are several ...
Assisted Reproductive Technology and the Real Impact on Estate Planning
According to data provided by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), approximately 1.9% of all infants born in the United States, 81,478 in 2018, were conceived using assisted reproductive technology ...
Why Your Marital Property Agreement Should Be Shown to Your Estate Planner
It is not uncommon for couples to enter into marital property agreements stating what property is separately owned by each spouse and the property rights each spouse will have in ...