Estate Planning

Anne Heche Leaves an Estate With No Direction

Sep 08, 2022

Actor Anne Heche made recent headlines with a dramatic car crash into a house that resulted in her d...

What to Know About Portability

Aug 25, 2022

The months after the loss of a spouse are difficult for a variety of reasons, not the least of which...

Required Minimum Distributions and the Qualified Charitable Deduction

Aug 18, 2022

As people move into their seventies, a couple of things are likely to happen. They may become increa...

Aging Parents and Estate Planning

Jul 22, 2022

Bringing up the topic of estate planning with your aging parents can be challenging, which is why ma...

What Makes a Will or Trust Invalid?

Jul 15, 2022

If you are thinking about making a will or creating a trust as part of your estate plan, you want t...

Establishing Guardianship for an Elderly Parent

Jul 12, 2022

For the early part of your life, your parents were the ones you looked to when you needed care or he...

Can an Estranged Relative Contest My Estate?

Jun 27, 2022

There are many reasons to create a will or estate plan: to provide for your family; to have peace o...

What Is an in Terrorem Clause?

Jun 07, 2022

One of the reasons you create an estate plan is to make sure that your wishes for the distribution o...

Why Do I Need to Set up a Living Trust?

May 23, 2022

If you have been thinking about making or updating an estate plan, chances are you have wondered if...

What Legal Rights Does a Trust Beneficiary Have?

May 18, 2022

At its most basic, a trust is a legal relationship between three parties: the grantor (also called t...