In some families, fighting seems to be the way that siblings relate to one another. If your children have squabbled their entire lives, you likely wish for nothing more than their happiness and to see them have a positive relationship. You probably hate the idea that...
You’ve worked for your money for a long time. Now you’re getting close to retirement age, and you’re starting to wonder what will happen to that money when you pass away. Is it time to write a will? ideally, you will already have a will in place that may only need...
Creating one or more trusts is an excellent way to safeguard your assets and ensure they can pass on to your heirs intact. However, it is not enough to create a trust. You must add your property to give your trust value. When people begin their estate planning...
It can be very difficult to watch a child or other family members struggle with chemical dependence. Addiction not only steals opportunity from people but it also often changes their personality. Someone that you want to trusted and respected might now be capable of...
A person who’s creating their estate plan has a variety of decisions to make. One of these is who will take care of their finances if something happens to them. While some people may not think much about this, others opt to take the proactive approach and name a...
After someone dies, their loved ones go through a lot, emotionally, mentally and even physically. The grieving process is difficult and when legal issues come into play, this time can be even harder. The court-supervised process of distributing and overseeing a...
New Year’s resolutions are an American tradition -- and there is, after all, something refreshing and optimistic about the start of a new year with a blank calendar ahead. If you’re thinking about the resolutions you want to make this year, we have one suggestion:...
Most people put off writing their wills. There are plenty of surveys showing, for instance, that most Americans don’t have a will or that doing estate planning is even becoming less common. While everyone has their own reasons for procrastinating, from feeling...
One question that a lot of people have is if a trust is something that they need in their estate plan. Trusts are sometimes seen as legal documents that are only for the wealthy, but the reality is that they can help most people. There are many different kinds of...
If your child has a disability, you may wish to consider creating a special needs trust as part of your estate plan. While not always necessary, there can be considerable advantages to doing so. Here are some reasons you may wish to create one. A special needs trust...