Like your living, breathing child, the trust you create for them must grow as they do. It should be a flexible, evolving legal tool that matures alongside them, from first steps to first jobs, from childhood to adulthood. You may not always be there, but with the right trust setup and thoughtful updates, your care and protection can be.
From unrecorded deeds to accounts held solely in a deceased spouse’s name, many people discover too late that what they thought they owned is not legally theirs. When that happens, the fallout can be costly, time-consuming, and deeply disruptive.
Golf pros recommend that you reduce intrusive, unnecessary thoughts on the course by having an established, repeatable preshot routine. For your estate plan, that process starts with gathering your essentials.
The holiday season is right around the corner, and you have likely been shopping for the perfect gifts for your loved ones. You may have been wandering through crowded stores,
It is a frigid November night. You put on a sweatshirt and sweatpants to warm up—to no avail—and decide to light the season’s first fire. You open the woodstove door
Thanksgiving is built on a shared story and tradition, but every family has a different way of celebrating the country’s second-favorite holiday.[1] Unlike Christmas and the gift-giving anxiety that can
The bad news: Going through probate court may lead to various expenses, including fees for attorneys, executors, appraisers, accountants, court filings, and other costs required by state law. The good news: Many costs can be reduced by avoiding probate altogether.
Who wants to live to be 100? That depends on who you ask. Whatever the answer, one thing is clear: The odds of reaching that milestone are rising, along with
Amid shifting family structures, there is a good chance that you are part of a stepfamily, or know somebody who is. At its heart, stepfamilies embrace the unique challenges of
Including in your trust a trust protector who will have the ability to make necessary adjustments to the trust provisions as circumstances, beneficiaries, and governing laws change is important.