by Jim Miskell | May 13, 2021 | Blog, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
An estate plan’s primary purpose is to organize how an individual’s estate will be disposed of when they die. In addition, estate planning documents may outline how the estate owner—referred to as the testator—should receive medical treatment, who will manage their...
by Jim Miskell | Apr 28, 2021 | Blog, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
Few experiences put more strain on a family than when aging parents come to require regular care. Such situations present a minefield of potential conflict. While some families have the skills needed to navigate the complex situations that come with this territory...
by Jim Miskell | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
Before word-processing programs or typewriters were ever invented wills were handwritten and as long as they meet all of the legal requirements stipulated by the state, those executed in this format continue to be valid. Nonetheless, writing your will by hand opens...
by Jim Miskell | Feb 24, 2021 | Blog, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
If there were ever a list of cardinal sins in the world of estate planning, dying intestate would be at the top. To die intestate is to pass away with no legal will in place. Those who make this oversight subject their loved ones to the pains of the probate court and...
by Jim Miskell | Feb 10, 2021 | Blog, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
Tragically, now is a moment when many are navigating the loss of a loved one. At the time of writing, 472,920 lives have been lost to Covid-19 in the US and that number only continues to grow. Navigating an estate plan in the shadow of a loved one’s passing is an...
by Jim Miskell | Jan 20, 2021 | Blog, Estate Planning, Probate and Estate Administration
In December 2020 a wild story began to circulate among estate planning attorneys. The tale told of a friend’s father who had buried $50K in the backyard, intending to pass the money onto his yet unbegotten grandchildren. When the father passed away, his two sons each...
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