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Loss and Grief: Navigating an Estate Plan After the Loss of a Loved One
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...
How to Avoid Family Conflict with an Unconventional Inheritance
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...
A New Year’s Resolution That Doesn’t Involve Working Out or Dieting
If you’ve ever read T.S. Eliot’s poem “The Wasteland” you might have wondered why April, not January, is described as “the cruelest month.” Surely, Eliot had his reasons and yet January seems like a strong contender for this dubious honor. After all, it is the coldest...
The Secret About Probate Planning: A Cautionary Tale About Disability Protection
Ask any ten people on the street to explain probate court to you and, as less than half of US adults have any sort of estate plan, five will likely have no idea, and the rest will tell you it’s where your family goes to suffer after you die. Neither of these answers...
Top 5 Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
Some estate planning mistakes are inevitable, after all, it can be a complicated process. However, you don’t want to take a chance on making a permanent mistake in your estate planning documents. You’ve had a meaningful life, both acquisitively and through the...
Why It’s More Important Than Ever to Start an Estate Plan
It is hard to believe that we are heading into winter and flu season with the pandemic continuing to rage on. The coronavirus has been unforgiving with how deadly it has proven to be. With mortality at the forefront of the minds of so many, now is the time to finalize...
Wills Do Work…But May Not Be the Best Option for Your Loved Ones
Rest assured be it through a will or a living trust, your assets will end up distributed to your loved ones according to your wishes. Your choice of estate planning vehicle does not influence the distribution of your life’s work; however, it does determine the route...
But What Will Really Happen if I Don’t Have an Estate Plan?
If you’ve ever found yourself asking the above, we’ve found the root problem. After all, estate planning is not just a task for the elderly or the dying. Despite common misconceptions, an estate plan is not an end of life plan or something you prepare in old age....
Avoiding Misconceptions: How to Create an Estate Plan that Upholds Your Financial and Family Goals.
Ask ten people on the street what the first step to building an estate plan is and I’ll bet my pinky finger that the majority will tell you to talk to a lawyer (or to ask Google) and the rest will hastily shuffle away, thinking you’re trying to sell them something....
The Impact of the SECURE Act on Your Estate Plan
Estate planning is a game of timing. Regulations change constantly meaning best practices are in continual flux. Ensuring you and your loved ones are well taken care of means treating your plan as an evolving document. With the passing of recent legislation and the...
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