What is Settlement Planning?
Settlement planning is a unique and expanding area of law that is designed to help individuals preserve benefits that have been received from a personal injury settlement, inheritance or judgment. ...
Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples
Estate planning is important for everyone. We simply don’t know when something tragic could happen such as sudden death or an accident that could leave us incapacitated. With proper planning, ...
Q & A with Attorney John Haslam: Special Needs Planning
What is special needs planning? People planning for beneficiaries with a special needs must address the following concerns: How will financial benefits be used for their benefit? Who will control ...
3 Reasons Why Every Young Family Needs an Estate Plan
On February 12, 2017,a husband and wife, both in their 30s, were driving down Highway 30 on the east side of Madison. Suddenly, a driver going the opposite direction lost control ...
Top 5 Ways to Protect Your Children With a Trust
Wilson Law Group is glad to present a series of blog posts on Family Planning by Attorney Matthew Underwood Why Your Responsible Children Need Their Inheritance in a Trust Many ...
How to Calculate Your Estate Tax
In order to predict how much your estate will have to pay in taxes, one must first determine the value of the estate. To determine this, many assets might have ...
The Only Constant in Life is Change
When Circumstances Change, So Should Your Estate Plan Your estate plan was written to reflect your situation at a specific point in time – and – as we all know ...
7 Trust-Based Asset Protection Strategies for You and Your Family
You don’t have to make your family’s assets easy for creditors to reach. Protecting your hard-earned assets for the benefit of yourself and your family can be accomplished through careful ...
How to Make a Family Meeting a Successful Part of the Estate Planning Process
You have made the hard decisions, your documents are signed, your trust is funded, a business succession plan is in place. Congratulations, you have finished your estate planning. But have ...
Why Does a Living Trust Cost More than a Will?
It will probably cost more initially to set up a well-drafted living trust than to have a will prepared. A true cost comparison should include not only the expense to ...