Estates & Trusts

Can Beneficiary Designations Replace a Trust?

Feb 22, 2019

Living trusts have become increasingly popular in the past decade or so. For many people, this esta...

Using “Incentive Trusts” to Control From Beyond the Grave

Oct 11, 2018

"Control from beyond the grave." It sounds likes something out of an episode of the Twilight Zone ...

Don’t Let a Stranger Control Your Loved One’s Estate!

May 26, 2017

It sounds unbelievable: mere weeks after your elderly parent passes away, while you're still grievin...

Am I Entitled to a Copy of the Will When My Loved One Dies?

Apr 25, 2016

When a loved one passes away, getting a glimpse at the will is not the first thing on most people's ...

Preventing Will and Trust Contests

Jan 12, 2016

You already know you can't take it with you. But have you thought through what could happen as a res...

What to Do When a Family Member Dies

Dec 10, 2015

Common Sense Tips from 25 Years of Experience The first minutes and hours after a loved one dies ar...

Important! Free Review of Your Estate Plan

Oct 30, 2015

During 2015, Estate Planning and Elder Law Services has been busy contacting our estate planning cli...

Who Gets Mom’s Ceramic Chickens?

Aug 20, 2015

Unlike money, personal belongings usually cannot be divided equally after their owner passes away. F...

The Ins and Outs of Estate Sales

Mar 27, 2015

We accumulate a lot of stuff over a lifetime and at some point – perhaps due to death, divorce, de...

Lifetime Probate & How to Avoid It

Feb 26, 2015

One of our firm’s primary goals is to assist our clients prepare an estate plan that prevents any ...