Probate: What It Is & How To Avoid It – Part 2
Probate: What It Is & How To Avoid It - Part 2 Unless you’ve created an estate plan that works to keep your family out of court, when you die (or become incapacitated) many of your assets must go through probate before those assets can be distributed to your...
Probate: What It Is & How to Avoid It
Probate: What It Is & How To Avoid It Unless you’ve created a proper estate plan, when you die many of your assets must first pass through the court process known as probate before those assets can be distributed to your heirs. Like most court proceedings, probate...
Don’t Leave Your Children With The Babysitter Until You Read This
Don’t Leave Your Children With The Babysitter Until You Read This As we head into the third year of the pandemic, we are coming to terms with just how fragile our lives and health really are. If you haven’t gotten sick yourself, it’s almost certain you know someone...
4 Reasons Why Estate Planning Is So Essential For Business Owners
4 Reasons Why Estate Planning Is So Essential For Business Owners If you are running a business, it’s easy to give estate planning less priority than your other business matters. After all, if you’re facing challenges meeting next month’s payroll or your goals for...
Why Putting Your Family Home In A Trust Is A Smart Move – Part 2
Why Putting Your Family Home In A Trust Is A Smart Move - Part 2 If you are like many homeowners, your home is likely your family’s most valuable and treasured asset. In light of this, you want to plan wisely to ensure your home will pass to your heirs in the most...
Why Putting Your Family Home In A Trust Is A Smart Move – Part 1
Why Putting Your Family Home In A Trust Is A Smart Move - Part 1 If you are like many homeowners, your home is likely your family’s most valuable and treasured asset. In light of this, you want to plan wisely to ensure your home will pass to your heirs in the most...
2021 Estate Planning Checkup: Is Your Estate Plan Up to Date?
2021 Estate Planning Checkup: Is Your Estate Plan Up to Date? Even if you put a totally solid estate plan in place, it can turn out to be worthless for the people you love if it’s not regularly updated. Estate planning is not a one-and-done type of deal—your plan...
11 Things You Should Know About Living Wills
11 Things You Should Know About Living Wills When it comes to estate planning, you’ve most likely heard people mention a couple of different types of wills. The most common is a “last will and testament,” which is also known simply as a “will.” But you may have also...
How Estate Planning Can Bring Blended Families Closer
How Estate Planning Can Bring Blended Families Closer Yours, mine and ours … in today’s modern family, it’s oh so common. The blended family is the product of 2nd (or more) marriages, in which one or more of the parties comes with children from a prior marriage. And...
Everything You Need to Know About Including Digital Assets In Your Estate Plan
Everything You Need to Know About Including Digital Assets In Your Estate Plan Recent advances in digital technology have made many aspects of our lives exponentially easier and more convenient. But at the same time, digital technology has also created some serious...
Don’t Forget To Protect Your Furry Family: Estate Planning For Your Pets
Don't Forget To Protect Your Furry Family: Estate Planning For Your Pets It’s sad but true that many pets end up in shelters after their owner dies or becomes incapacitated. In fact, the Humane Society estimates that between 100,00 to 500,000 pets are placed in...
Estate Planning Must-Haves For Single Parents
Estate Planning Must-Haves For Single Parents If you are a single parent, life for you right now probably couldn’t get any busier. You are likely being pulled between work, school activities, and home - and the inevitable emergencies that fill the lives of single...
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