BLOG

While pets may be much-loved members of your family the law does not allow you to leave money to your pets when you die. However, you can make sure your pet will be taken care of after your death [...]

Talking to parents about finances, funeral plans, and estate planning is never easy. You may view “the talk” in the same way your parents viewed having “the (other) talk” with you when you were a [...]

Estate planning is a subject that few families want to discuss because it requires family members to acknowledge a loved one’s mortality. However, discussing your estate plan with family members [...]

If you are avoiding estate planning because you think you do not have enough assets to probate or you think estate planning is only for people with lots of money or children, I’d like to invite [...]

When a spouse or parent dies, you may face overwhelming responsibilities, all while dealing with the shock and grief over your loss. There are a great number of things you’ll need to attend to in [...]

If you have already set up your living trust, that is a great step towards ensuring that your assets will be protected from government interference and your wishes will be carried out in the [...]

For most Americans, retirement accounts are one of their biggest assets. When it comes to leaving our retirement accounts to our loved ones through an inheritance, special planning strategies [...]

  Over the past few years, we’ve all read headlines about celebrities not having a will in place before they passed away. Aretha Franklin, Prince, even John Wayne have all undergone [...]

‘Estate’ is a fancy word. It merely means every asset you own, including your home, bank accounts, all your personal property. Depending on the size of your estate and the type of assets you own, [...]

Estate Planing allows you to determine how your property will be distributed at your death, specify your health care wishes in case you are incapacitated and ensure your loved ones are provided [...]